Podcast Episode 56: Food Trucks, Diners and the Johnson & Wales Culinary Museum
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In this episode of the Find Dining Podcast, we speak with Richard J.S. Gutman, the Director and Curator of the Johnson & Wales Culinary Museum in Providence, Rhode Island. We talk about the museum and the history of food trucks and diners.
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Get one of Richard's books, American Diner Then and Now
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Read Consider the Fork: A History of How We Cook and Eat by Bee Wilson
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The first diner was created by Walter Scott in Providence, Rhode Island in 1872
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John Baeder paints and photographs food trucks
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Kenny Lao runs the Rickshaw Dumpling Bar in New York City
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Clover Food Lab in Cambridge has an awesome food truck
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Check out our 2011 Food Truck Mystery Meet Dinner on the Rose F. Kennedy Greenway
Food for Thought:
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Q: Patrick J. "Pop" Tierney was an early diner-building pioneer at the turn of the 20th century in New Rochelle, New York. What innovation in the industry is he credited with?
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A: Moving toilets inside the diner.
Out of the Frying Pan Picks:
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Favorite Diner: Seaplane Diner
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Favorite Food Truck: Little Billy's
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Restaurant You go to Most Often: Al Forno
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Favorite Chef: Derek Wagner of Nick's on Broadway
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Favorite Brew Up: Trinity Brewhouse
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Favorite Place for a Cocktail : The Dorrance