patients are dying mysteriously. Road food experts Jane and Michael Stern titled their guidebook Blue Plate Specials and Blue Ribbon Chefs: The Heart And Soul of America's Great Roadside Restaurants (2001). See also List of restaurant terminology References External links Blue Plate Special, anyone? Kevin Reed's article Blue Plate Special A competing explanation by Michael Quinion Blue Plate Special "a square for two bits" Children's museum show (sponsorship by Blue Cross mentioned elsewhere) WREK Sound Blocks (Georgia Tech's WREK radio) Restaurant terminology Food combinations History of American cuisine