Corn corn everywhere but not a niblette to nibble

Yesterday, Friday, the Traveleers put in 60 plus miles and landed in Iroquois,  Illinois lookin for a hot meal. Apparently there is not a lot of food in these parts as both Chuck and Leah complained bitterly about the lack of good eats. Small towns in the midwest; population 1000 or less, have difficulty supporting a grocery store or a decent restaurant. Hey, they ain't askin for Whole Foods or Chez Pannise (although that would be lovely) no,we're talkin just a good hardy feed of something other than  burgers and fries. Something with a little seasoning already. Chuck says he's getting scurvy from the lack of fresh fruit, and Leah laments the absence of excellent pie.  

CR also was incredulous at the fact that they are in the middle of the so called "bread basket" of America and there are no fresh fruits or vegetables and the only restaurants are franchises like Burger King and Pizza hut and the only grocery store is Cacy's, a kind of convenience store that specializes in processed hydrocarbons that vaguely resemble food. Ironically, thousands of square miles of Illinois is devoted to growing inedible corn and soybeans for ethanol (pictures attached) so we should perhaps be calling this America's "fuel pump" instead of "bread basket". Another irony is that they are only 70 miles from Chicago, where at Walinskys they could eat one of the best damn Porterhouse steaks on the continent. Perhaps they should consider a detour. 

Stevie Roman