Local Diners: A Taste of Down-Home Goodness

Crispy Cinnamon Bun French Toast. Chunky Corned Beef Hash. Lobster Pot Pie. Recipes and Retro Love are revealed in The New England Diner Cookbook by Connecticut’s Mike Urban. What a job the guy undertook — to travel to diners across New England, real places making praise-worthy home-cooked meals often created by the owners.

Mike tasted creamy scallop chowder, Dottie’s donuts, meatloaf with mashed potatoes, rich mac and cheese, and delectable corn-laced Johnnycakes, to name a few.