It seemed like magic: A restaurant without waiters. Instead, walls of shiny glass and chrome doors, which opened to reveal comfort foods to match Mom's cooking. "Pies, pies, pies. Yes, the pies were ...

The director Lisa Hurwitz discusses the history of the Horn & Hardart chain of restaurants, which offered comfort food in coin-operated glass boxes. By Nicolas Rapold What do Ruth Bader Ginsburg, ...

Filmmaker Lisa Hurwitz brings a piece of Philadelphia history back to life with her film “The Automat.” The Automat was a dining experience that brought people from all social classes together to ...

At first, Horn & Hardart was known for its coffee. Frank Hardart had discovered the French drip method in New Orleans, and he and Joe Horn served up a brew that made their 15-seater Philadelphia ...

Is it possible to feel an emotional attachment to a restaurant you never went to? After watching “The Automat,” and hearing people like Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Mel Brooks, Howard Schultz and Colin Powell ...

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The Automat: The History, Recipes, and Allure of Horn & Hardart's Masterpiece, By Lorraine B. Diehl and Marianne Hardart The Automat: The History, Recipes, and Allure of Horn & Hardart's Masterpiece, ...

A century-old dining concept is being resurrected in the New York metro area, as restaurant owners struggle for customers amid the continued coronavirus restrictions. Automat Kitchen in Jersey City ...

The above chorus blared from the speakers at Eatsa, a fast-casual restaurant chain that recently opened in New York, as I entered the eatery for the first time. I laughed to myself at the irony. Eatsa ...