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Watchung Booksellers Author Event: Michael Gabriele, "The History of Diners in New Jersey"

Please join us at Watchung Booksellers for an exciting event with Michael Gabriele, author of The History of New Jersey Diners!

The silver Airstreams and neon signs of the classic American diner have brightened New Jersey's highways and Main Streets for decades. But the intrinsic role they have played in the development of our state's culture and industry is much more than eggs-over-easy with coffee! Diners are New Jersey's ultimate gathering places: at any moment, high school students, CEOs, construction workers and tourists might be found at a counter chatting with the waitresses and line cooks. Although the industry is allbut gone today, New Jersey was once the hub of diner manufacturing, producing mobile eateries that fed hungry Americans as far away as the West Coast. Gabriele's delicious history includes countless insights from owners, patrons and experts, and indulges in many fond memories of that cultural staple - the New Jersey diner.

New Jersey native Michael C. Gabriele is the author of The Golden Age of Bicycle Racing in New Jersey and has worked as a journalist for over 35 years.

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