56: Food Trucks, Diners, and the Johnson & Wales Culinary Museum

In this episode of the Find Dining Podcast, we speak with Richard J.S. Gutman, the Director and Curator of the Johnson & Wales Culinary Museum in Providence, Rhode Island. We talk about the museum and the history of food trucks and diners. Visit the Johnson & Wales Culinary Museum's website Get one of Richard's books, American Diner Then and Now Read Consider the Fork: A History of How We Cook and Eat by Bee Wilson The first diner was created by Walter Scott in Providence, Rhode Island in 1872 John Baeder paints and photographs food trucks Kenny Lao runs the Rickshaw Dumpling Bar in New York City Clover Food Lab in Cambridge has an awesome food truck Check out our 2011 Food Truck Mystery Meet Dinner on the Rose F. Kennedy Greenway Food for Thought: Q: Patrick J. "Pop" Tierney was an early diner-building pioneer at the turn of the 20th century in New Rochelle, New York. What innovation in the industry is he credited with? A: Moving toilets inside the diner. Out of the Frying Pan Picks: Favorite Diner: Seaplane Diner Favorite Food Truck: Little Billy's Restaurant You go to Most Often: Al Forno Favorite Chef: Derek Wagner of Nick's on Broadway Favorite Brew Up: Trinity Brewhouse Favorite Place for a Cocktail : The Dorrance