Diner

Jerry West had always been a taut rope emotionally, the aftershock of growing up with a physically abusive father in a West Virginia home so absent of warmth that one of his sisters named it “the ice house.” It got worse when an older brother he looked up to was killed in combat in the Korean War when Jerry was thirteen. The constant emotional anguish of early life turned him into a future superstar.A kid who would stay outside shooting baskets even in the worst winter weather to avoid being home, until he turned himself…

A man was shot and killed Tuesday night as he was dining at an L.A. Live restaurant. Another restaurant-goer was injured. The shooting took place inside Fixins Soul Kitchen, a restaurant at the downtown entertainment complex, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.The incident was reported at 6:15 p.m. at the restaurant at 800 W. Olympic Blvd., near Crypto.com Arena. LAPD Cmdr. Lillian Carranza said the preliminary investigation determined the gunman entered the restaurant where the two victims were separately…

It was made with boiling water Road Diner Simulator was announced some time ago to be coming from Gas Station Simulator developer Drago Entertainment, and now we’re finally getting our first look at the game. The new teaser mostly just shows off the target aesthetic while also giving a glimpse at some of its intended features. As is often the case with teasers, no gameplay is shown, but we at least get to see a guy guzzle down coffee moments after it’s poured for him. That’s pretty cool. The key takeaway here would be…

Tom’s Starlight — the reincarnation of Tom’s Diner on Denver’s Colfax Avenue — welcomed patrons back to the building this week, with a fresh look, outdoor patio and menu. The path to Tom’s Starlight’s opening was marked with years of twists and turns, including a nixed demolition plan, a spot on the National Register of Historic Places and a forced lull during the COVID-19 pandemic. On Wednesday, the Tom’s Starlight signage popped against the autumn sky above the Capitol Hill neighborhood as customers settled in for…

The National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) has reportedly written to its members in the country alleging that online food delivery services Zomato and Swiggy have been making money through their discount programmes, at the expense of restaurants. According to a report, the advisory by the NRAI refers to Zomato Pay and Swiggy Diner programmes, which are said to make restaurants offer discounts, while paying commission fees on transactions. Swiggy Diner lets customers book tables at discounts, while Zomato Pay is…

Perhaps it goes without saying that the last couple of years have been tough for restaurants. Between required closures, capacity restrictions, hesitation among diners to eat out, rising food and labor costs, and labor shortages, it’s amazing so many eateries survived. But even those that did are now facing the harsh realities of rising rent and being ousted by landlords as real estate continues to change hands. It’s not all doom and gloom, though. More than a dozen new breweries are slated to open along the Front Range…

The owner-opposed landmark application for the Tom’s Diner building on East Colfax was pulled before the City Council could vote on it in 2019, but the controversy was still fresh on some councilmembers’ minds Monday when they voted to tweak the city’s landmark ordinance to give property owners more of a voice in the process. The council voted unanimously Monday to grant property owners time to provide their own presentations explaining why they feel their property should not be a landmark if an application is filed…

Two of Denver’s beloved old-school diner spaces are getting facelifts and reopening later in the summer, a promising development after a spate of closures that started just before the pandemic. Over the past few years, local diners such as Tom’s, Racines, Denver Diner, Breakfast King and, most recently, Annie’s Cafe have all announced closures in the face of property sales and redevelopments. They add to a longer list of decades-old institutions that have recently gone under, from Pete’s Greek Town to Bonnie Brae…

Tesla’s futuristic diner with drive-in theater and Supercharger station is finally becoming a reality, and we get a look at what could look like thanks to renders based on the construction plans. This project has been in the work for a long time. In 2018, Elon Musk said that Tesla plans to open an “old school drive-in, roller skates & rock restaurant at one of the new Tesla Supercharger locations in Los Angeles.” It was yet another, “Is he joking?” kind of Elon Musk idea, but he apparently wasn’t kidding. A…

Eat, watch, supercharge.Order UpElon Musk is finally making good on his 2018 dream of becoming a restauranteur. The world's richest man and CEO of electric auto maker Tesla is apparently combining an old-school drive in movie theater, charging station and diner in one Hollywood location.Back in 2018, Musk tweeted that he wanted to open a "roller skates and rock" diner at a supercharger location so people could charge their Teslas and grab a meal. This week, Electrek reported Tesla filed plans with the city to combine a…