It’s not easy eating well on the road, but if you’re Danny Barria from Brooklyn’s the Big Sleep that’s no biggie. The guitarist in this psych-noise noodling trio clued us in on the good, the bad and everything in between (like beef jerky!) that comes with eating on tour. And here’s a fun fact about the band: drummer Gabe Rhodes reportedly worked on a cookbook for Dom DeLuise.

Best road meal:
An Indian restaurant in San Francisco across from Bimbo’s -- the lamb korma there was perfect.

Worst road meal:
A questionable taco place in Tucson, AZ.

Favorite quickie meal in the van:
Beef jerky, all the way. No question.

Best diner food:
Fleetwood Diner in Ann Arbor, MI. I just read Black Postcards, the Dean Wareham book about Galaxie 500 and Luna, and he knocks the Hippie Hash [ed note: see recipe on Recipezaar], but I was all for it. And it happened to be the first place we went to on this tour.

Is it possible to eat healthy on the road?
Bassist Sonya Balchandani, our resident healthy eater, seems to manage -- she can find good options at places like Whole Foods or Trader Joe’s.

Convenience store gourmet ideas:
Sonya seems to go for the hardboiled eggs, yogurt and whatever fruit is available.

Top three foods to have in the van:
Slurpees, beef jerky and hot dogs

The band’s favorite cuisine:
I think the collective TBS favorite cuisine is Thai, but Indian is pretty high on the list, too.

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