--- product_id: 13947673 title: "The American Diner Cookbook: More Than 450 Recipes and Nostalgia Galore" price: "$46.14" currency: USD in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.us/products/13947673-the-american-diner-cookbook-more-than-450-recipes-and-nostalgia store_origin: US region: United States of America --- # The American Diner Cookbook: More Than 450 Recipes and Nostalgia Galore **Price:** $46.14 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The American Diner Cookbook: More Than 450 Recipes and Nostalgia Galore - **How much does it cost?** $46.14 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.us](https://www.desertcart.us/products/13947673-the-american-diner-cookbook-more-than-450-recipes-and-nostalgia) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Come On In! Everyone Is Welcome! With a surge in fascination with Americana and a nostalgia for simpler times, a once vanishing treasure is finding its way back into the popular culture and back onto the roadsides of the country. Their names once tempted customers with a little magic to go along with a meal--the Miss Albany, the Mayfair, Webbies, the Night Owl. Now their warmth and great food draw us toward a grand dining adventure. Indeed, the American roadside diner is a place like no other, with excellent service, reasonable prices, and conversation as plentiful as the coffee. The story of the diner began more than 100 years ago when coffee and sandwiches were first served from the back of a horse-drawn lunch wagon in Providence, Rhode Island. Slowly these roadside treasures evolved into the stainless steel railroad cars that are now associated with diners. While their popularity declined in the 1960s as fast-food chains became popular, today they are gaining in-favor as more people want the personal touch present in a homey environment. The American Diner Cookbook contains more than 450 recipes for delicious foods that can be found on diner menus nationwide. Interviews with owners and others who have worked in diners and more than 100 black-and-white photographs appear throughout. Review: Diner style - Love the simple recipes in this book and the simplicity of meals for yesterday year. Review: Blue Plate Special: The American Diner Cookbook: My Favorite Cookbook! - I have a collection of over 200 cookbooks, and this one is, by far, my favorite. All of the most delicious meals made by family and friends are here. This book brings back fond memories of my mother's meals. No fancy recipes, just easy to prepare, down-home goodness on every page. I just gave two copies away as gifts to my daughter and a friend, and they love it too. This cookbook will not rest on a shelf. It is one that you will turn to often. Over 450 recipes from diners all over America. Just a few delicious dishes are: jelly surprise muffins, down south omelette, chicken noodle soup, egg salad sandwich, maple barbecue oven spareribs, cabbage rolls, chicken cacciatore, crab cakes, home-style cole slaw, scallops in cream sauce, milk shakes in every flavor: coffee, english toffee, orange cream, and more, and deserts: carrot cake, pineapple upside-down cake, mississippi mud cake, Libby's key lime pie, apple crisp, rice pudding, and peach cobbler. Yum! ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #379,512 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #283 in Gastronomy History (Books) #899 in U.S. Regional Cooking, Food & Wine | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 232 Reviews | ## Images ![The American Diner Cookbook: More Than 450 Recipes and Nostalgia Galore - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/717aHHpACqL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Diner style *by T***A on June 4, 2025* Love the simple recipes in this book and the simplicity of meals for yesterday year. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Blue Plate Special: The American Diner Cookbook: My Favorite Cookbook! *by T***R on July 29, 2012* I have a collection of over 200 cookbooks, and this one is, by far, my favorite. All of the most delicious meals made by family and friends are here. This book brings back fond memories of my mother's meals. No fancy recipes, just easy to prepare, down-home goodness on every page. I just gave two copies away as gifts to my daughter and a friend, and they love it too. This cookbook will not rest on a shelf. It is one that you will turn to often. Over 450 recipes from diners all over America. Just a few delicious dishes are: jelly surprise muffins, down south omelette, chicken noodle soup, egg salad sandwich, maple barbecue oven spareribs, cabbage rolls, chicken cacciatore, crab cakes, home-style cole slaw, scallops in cream sauce, milk shakes in every flavor: coffee, english toffee, orange cream, and more, and deserts: carrot cake, pineapple upside-down cake, mississippi mud cake, Libby's key lime pie, apple crisp, rice pudding, and peach cobbler. Yum! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good book of classic diner recipes *by J***N on January 29, 2009* The title sums up this book, 'American Diner Cookbook'. I was hoping more history on some of the diners that these recipes came from, but I won't hold that against it. 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