The Diner - A Totally American Icon Serves Up Good Cookin’ and the Family Experience in “Al Roker’s Diner Destinations” (January 22 - New York, NY) You might have thought that they were wiped out after the 60s. But American diners are back with a vengeance. New diners are being built all over the country to look like the old classic ones. Old classics diners are being restored. More and more baby boomers, their kids and their kid’s kids are turning to diners for good cookin’ and the family experience. From the perfect waitress to perfect eggs, Al Roker finds great American diner experiences all over the country as he takes us on a retro road trip on “Al Roker’s Diner Destinations” in a Food Network special airing January 22nd at 9:00pm EST. Get an inside look at how classic old diners are restored and rebuilt from rubble to lip smackin’ down home dining joints. See classic diners from the 40s and 50s that have been converted into amazing dining destinations. Learn all about scratch cookin’ and how to put the fluff back in your black jacks. Join Al as he takes us behind the scenes of the world’s biggest and busiest diner and finds out in a hard and hilarious way, how to keep his orders straight. Or watch him wait tables in a New Jersey diner owned by a family with a diner legacy stretching back to the roaring 20s. Will it be lobster benedict in a Rhode Island diner or a lesson in Greek home cooking from a diner family in the Cleveland area? At the Jackson Hole Diner in New York, seen in the movie “Goodfellas,” hang out with Al as he grills up a burger you can’t refuse. Learn the true origin of the diner. (No, they weren’t railroad cars. They started out in the 1870s being pulled by horses.) It’s all there for the eyes to feast upon in “Al Rokers Diner Destinations” on January 22 at 9:00pm EST on the Food Network. Check local listings or visit Al’s web site at www.alrokerproductions.com. ### Close Window