Sharon O'Connor

Rock & Roll Diner (Menus and Music) is an older book (1996), but diner food is always in style. The cookbook came as a box set with diner music! Mustang Sally, Blueberry Hill, and Where Did Our Love Go? all remind me of those little jukeboxes you find on diner tables. The only problem: it’s a cassette tape. I don’t even own a tape player anymore!

O’Connor provides a cute introductory section. There are sections on the history of the diner, descriptions of formica and blue plate specials show more and a glossary of diner terms. Some of them are familiar (Adam and Eve on a raft), but others were new to me (like biddy board and splash of red noise). There are little biographies of the featured diners and a lot of regional features.

The recipes are a mix of classic diner food and some things I have never seen on a diner menu. There are at least 6 meatloaf recipes, pot roast and pie! Key lime pie, peanut butter pie, pecan pie, buttermilk pie…and when I think of diners, I think of pie.

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This is a lovely book about the North American inns and resorts and their best dishes and wines. Wine labels, pictures, paintings, menus and lovely recipes grace this wonderful book. The information included is interesting and would be enjoyed by most of you who love to cook, read, try new recipes and new places, especially stately old Inns in lovely areas. It is fun to use for travel and for cooking with wine. It is more than a cook book. The book gives a glimpse into the gracious ways that show more can be experienced when traveling or when staying at home and cooking with wines. show less

Recipes for Thanksgiving through New Years (150) from historic and grand rooms all over America.

Ingredients are fresh, high quality, easily prepared and fairly fast. Symphonic pfood!