The diner in your kitchen

Everyone who walks into a diner immediately feels they can be themselves. The sight and aromas of the unpretentious food that greet us are as familiar as the fare produced in generations of American homes. Hot coffee, eggs, bacon, pancakes, waffles, corned beef hash, soup and chili, turkey or roast beef with gravy, pudding and pie.

By Steven L. Katz, Special to Tribune Newspapers

January 23, 2013