50 Foods, 50 States: The Must-Eat Roadfoods Across America

Invented at Louisville's Brown Hotel as a late-night meal for partiers, the Hot Brown is an open-face, knife-and-fork sandwich of sliced turkey on white toast topped with bubbling-hot Mornay sauce, parmesan cheese, bacon strips, and lengths of pimiento pepper. Nearly every Kentucky restaurant has its own version, ranging from vegetarian to crab meat.