Croton Dinner located on the corner of 9A and 129 in Croton-on-Hudson, NY. Great food and a family atmosphere in 1970
If you're from my home town of Croton-on-Hudson, or perhaps from any Westchester County town, back to school food as something to do with a local dinner. In my town high school students viewed the Croton Dinner as an iconic symbol of our teenage experience in the 1970s and early 1980s. Open since 1970, the dinner had a Greek owner who we all knew as Pete who wisely opened his place with a 24 hour operating schedule. In our small town no eatery competed with it because of its hours, great burgers, large salads, breakfast food (pancakes, waffles, French toast, and home fries) 24 hours a day, great baked goods—including killer fruit pies, and layer cakes by the slice, and enormous muffins. On a Friday or Saturday night, a corn bread muffin toasted on the grill and served with melted butter was one of my favorites! Baked large and thick, those corn muffins with a large glass of milk tied me over until breakfast the next day. Congrats Pete on celebrating 40 years in business! That is a real accomplishment in a town that has seen its share of restaurants, delis, and other eateries come and go. Here are some corn muffin recipes if you can't make to the dinner:
Sweet corn muffin recipe: http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/sweet-corn-muffins/Detail.aspx
Vegan corn muffin recipe: http://www.theppk.com/recipes/dbrecipes/index.php?RecipeID=68
1 comments:
What a great post about the diner. I live in Michigan now, but for years I've had a "Your Home Away From Home" Croton Diner bumper sticker on my car.
When I tell people about growing up in Croton, I tell them that our town didn't have any fast food, movie theaters, malls or any kind of shops at all. What we did have was the dam, lots and lots of woods and trails, the Hudson and Croton rivers, the diner, and most importantly, each other.
I love the movie diner because I completely relate to the fact that most of my social life as a teen took place at a diner booth.
And it was great that you specifically talked about those corn muffins. I loved them at the diner then, and I love them there now. The two food items I miss most from home are black and white cookies and those jumbo, split, grilled, and buttered corn muffins.
Thanks for the great post and say hi to your brother Marshall for me.
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