Writer and broadcaster Stephen Smith re-envisions the story of 20th century American culture through its most iconic institution - the diner. Whether Edward Hopper's `Nighthawks' or the encounter between Pacino and de Niro in `Heat', these gleaming, gawdy shacks are at the absolute heart of the American vision.
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Have you watched America on a Plate: The Story of the Diner yet? What did you think about it?
