More Retro Diner: A Second Helping of Roadside Recipes - Hardcover

Garbin, Randy; Dunn, Teri

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1933112093 ISBN 13: 9781933112091

Publisher: Collectors Pr, 2005

Synopsis

From the roadsides of American highways and main streets, MORE RETRO DINER is the scrumptious sequel to the best-selling RETRO DINER, celebrating the vinyl booths, bar stools, milkshakes, french fries, and meatloaves of classic diner-style food. Beaconing from the neon signs of diners across the country, blue plate specials, grilled cheese sandwiches, and hamburgers have satisfied the tastes of road-weary travelers and neighborhood regulars for decades. Diner food is comfort food. Sidling up to the counter in Anytown, USA, you ’re sure to find a menu full of recognizable favorites —easy on the tummy and easy on the wallet. Filled with vintage photographs, graphics, signs, and colorful food, MORE RETRO DINER includes recipes for all the fried egg sandwiches, fluffy pancakes, and chocolate malts you could ever want to make, selected from popular diner menus across the country. Whether you ’re looking to recreate that late-night special in your own kitchen or enjoy the memories and nostalgia of diner culture, MORE RETRO DINER has you covered.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Vintage photographs of classic diner scenes, waitresses, and food. More than 75 popular and hard-to-find diner-style recipes from diners nationwide, including Jigger’s Pumpkin Pancakes, Banana Caramel Pie, Italian Sausage and Pepper Hero, and more.

From the Inside Flap:

The diner is a delicious slice of our American pie. During the 1950s these chrome and vinyl beauties were important social gathering places, a special treat for milkshake-guzzling kids and a welcome late-night relief to road-weary travelers. Over the years, many diner menu items became immortalized in the American memory.

Fast, cheap, and wholesome, diners served the masses during lunch breaks, train stopovers, and road trips. The warmth, congeniality, and specialty recipes earned regional diners reputations across the country. While fast food drive-thrus have meant the demise of many old-time establishments, others now thrive by catering to changing palates and capitalizing on restaurant-goers’ nostalgic cravings.

Whether you live in suburbia far from the neon glow of a diner sign, or just down Main Street from a classic counter-and-bar-stool joint, these delicious meals are always on the menu when you have More Retro Diner in your kitchen.

About this edition

• Publisher: Collectors Pr
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1933112093
• ISBN 13: 9781933112091
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 127