Last week, uber-video master and former food editor John Lindner did a fabulous story for Taste on road-side food, or more specifically, gas-station food. Elizabeth Large linked to it on Dining at Large, where Lindner is an occasional contributor.

Much commenting ensued. Someone mentioned the gas station on Kent Island. I'd been there before, so I posted a comment, but I returned yesterday and have much more to add about the Kent Island Depot/BP.

This is a great place to stop on your way to the Shore. It couldn't be easier to find...first exit after crossing the bridge going east is Route 8. Take that, follow it to the right for about a half a mile, and you will see the Depot (second driveway is entrance, not the first.)

What's so special about the Depot? Two words: boxed wine.

No, just kidding. But seriously, I spend a lot of time on the road, and it's a struggle to find healthy, wholesome options out there (and no, Royal Farms chicken doesn't count as healthy, though I find it tastier than Lindner seemed to.)

Some of the Depot's road food options: fruit salad, eggs with salsa, wheat bagels. In the evening, I have seen crab cakes and quiches, plus various pasta salads. They of course have the usual gas-station fare: crackers with peanut butter and the like. They also seem to sell staples, like soaps and things, in case you forgot something.

There is seating, and a bulletin board tells you what's going on in the community.

A friend tells me the place used to be run by a French chef named Gerard. Only on the Shore. I think I actually do remember him. But the new owners haven't really changed things.

I assumed Lindner hadn't been there because he didn't want to take his bike across the bridge. But I was wrong. He loves to do that. So, maybe on his next visit, or yours, you may check out this alternative to the usual fare.