True to the egalitarian allure of the restaurant chain itself, Lisa Hurwitz’s documentary “The Automat” is both a touching farewell and a fond hello-again for those old enough to remember the ...

Mention Horn & Hardart or the Automat to anyone who visited one, and you'll find yourself captivated by a flood of memories. Established in 1888 by Joseph Horn & Frank Hardart, the Automat, ...

The author works for Temple University Library, which is also the employer of John Pettit, an archivist in a separate department mentioned in the article. Hurwitz’s film shows that the Automat’s ...

“Nostalgia - it's delicate, but potent…. In Greek, nostalgia literally means “the pain from an old wound.” It’s a twinge in your heart far more powerful than memory alone. This device isn’t a ...

Former Lazy Bear sous chef Matt Kirk’s much-anticipated Automat all-day cafe swung open its doors on the down low today, welcoming diners for a “neighborhood sneak preview.” The restaurant, which is ...

The high style of movies such as “The French Dispatch,” “Zola,” and “Strawberry Mansion” is more than a matter of décor; their performances are stylized because style is as much a way of life as it is ...

AUTOMAT_film_Mel Brooks drinking coffee photographed by Carl Reiner while the two were writers for Your Show of Shows, c. 1950-1954 in The Automat. Photo courtesy of A Slice of Pie Productions Mel ...

After all, she got such celebrities as comedian Carl Reiner and Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who were interviewed not long before their deaths, to reminisce about what the unique food ...

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 ...

Lisa Hurwitz's film takes us back to a lost form of dining, and to an America where everyone came together to share it. Long ago, in a distant and far away America (you know, the ancient days of 2018 ...

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 ...