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brighteyedhustler asked:I have a deep love for diners, and I always felt weird for getting so excited over them, while everyone else I know never understood why. I'm glad I found this gem of a blog! Thank you for all you do. You're awesome!
Thank you, you gem of a follower! We really appreciate it. It has been just as exciting for us to learn that we’re not alone in our love for diners, either.
Read more about that here, in a brief profile on our project from Chronogram magazine. Here’s an excerpt: “This project has struck a chord with so many people [because] in every cup of coffee, stack of pancakes, or ice cream sundae, readers can find a bit of themselves.”
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thedawnisathand asked:Do you only feature diners from New York and New Jersey? I live on the East Cost, but I would love to see some diners from different states! :)
Hi there! Great question, and thanks for following Diner Porn.
We are by no means limited to New York and New Jersey, and we’d love to travel more and expand our archive (in fact, we’re currently trying to plan a road trip of diners across America and we hope to collect the stories and images in book form).
However, you may have noticed that there are currently no ads or promotions on the site—right now, we make exactly zero dollars from this project. We don’t exactly have a travel budget, so we do our best with what’s accessible to us. We continue because we love it just as much as we did when we started—sharing your passion with thousands of people is just so much fun.
We do hope to one day monetize the project, because it will allow us more time and freedom to cover more diners in diverse areas (if there’s anything we’ve learned from kicking it into high gear on Instagram it’s that there are “American diners” all over the world). We just want to make sure we’re doing it in the right way—a way that maintains the focus that’s made Diner Porn special, a focus on communities brought together by food, and not simply the food itself.
Long story short—we’re trying. Stay tuned.
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Grazin’ Diner in Hudson, NY
We were in love with this place from the first moment we saw it—the building is a classic piece of 1940s Americana, complete with a chrome exterior, leather barstools, an old-fashioned soda fountain, and a jukebox. But the food is anything but old fashioned. After snagging the place at an auction, the owner, Chip, completed revitalized it to create a farm-to-table restaurant—a combination of old-school setting and new-school eco-awareness that’s a growing trend in the region.
As Chip shows us around, he explains that most of their food—the burgers, the fries, and even the soda—is made from scratch, in house. The soda syrup, in cola, birch beer, root beer, and cream flavors, is made by Chip himself. The beef comes straight from Grazin’ Angus Acres, a farm about 20 minutes northwest, in Ghent. And we watch as the potatoes are peeled, cut, and fried right before our eyes.
The result is a meal that Chip calls “everything that is diner porn,” and we have to agree. The “Uncle Dude” is the best burger we’ve had yet, topped with jalapeño relish, chipotle mayo, local cheddar, greens, and bacon (if that doesn’t get you salivating, we don’t know what will). The fries are crispy. The birch beer is bubbly and refreshing. And the friendly staff and big, sunny windows overlooking the bustle of downtown Hudson certainly don’t hurt. Old-school-meets-new-school gets another A+.
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Roscoe Diner in Roscoe, NY
Contributed by KristenWithACamera
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Saugerties Diner in Saugerties, NY
Even better than the retro decor here (the pleather booths, the neon!), even better than the succulent pepper steak and rice special that we devoured, and even better than the salad bar (yes, a salad bar!), was the amazing staff. Our waitress, Donna, is a diner veteran—she cut her teeth at the Palace Diner in Poughkeepsie when she was 16, and she’s been waitressing in diners ever since.
We left the Saugerties Diner with more than just full bellies. Donna also let us in on some insider info: which diners are the area’s oldest (I-84 Diner in Fishkill) and which are her favorites (Alexis Diner in Newburgh), giving us a whole new to-do list.
Then, she packed us some chocolate creme pie to go. She’s got some fierce competition, but she might just be Diner Porn’s new favorite person.
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Anonymous asked:Just wanted to let you know that the sandwich you mention in the Square Diner post is called the Teddy's Special, not the Tommy's special, named after the owner, Teddy, who created it :)
Thank you for the correction! We shall fix it right away. Happy weekend!
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