New York City’s EJ’s Luncheonette on the Upper East Side has gone full retro with a new TV Dinner menu item featuring Salisbury Steak, green beans, mashed potatoes, homemade gravy, cherry pie and an egg cream! This special will be available next Thursday, October 1st at 4 PM to coincide with our “Counter Culture” book signing event from 4-6 PM.

 

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We hope you can join us TOMORROW for our Counter Culture: New York City’s Greatest Diners and Luncheonettes book signing event at Lexington Candy Shop!

We hope you can join us TOMORROW for our Counter Culture: New York City’s Greatest Diners and Luncheonettes book signing event at Lexington Candy Shop on Lexington Avenue at 83rd Street on Thursday, September 24th from 1-3 PM

Meet John Philis, the 3rd-gen co-owner who has kept this time capsule luncheonette a favorite spot for egg creams and Coca-Cola served the old-fashioned way for generations.

We will be signing books available for purchase and celebrating at the front table.

"James and Karla Murray's pictures reveal the beauty and durability of the New York diner." Thank you Tim Hayward for Financial Times

Read full article: https://www.ft.com/content/ea34d615-0751-4058-8295-7a7c582f5ca7?fbclid=IwY2xjawUgvDtwZG9mBWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR7CuwY56iiibrFvoIMZtadCIfU-jbn6GZMXWbitM33IOonNeaQk3Jg4ruGZ-Q_aem_58cM9mkVrlqqWBAlnyKfYw&syn-25a6b1a6=1

NYC Largest Street Festival: Feast of San Gennaro Walking Tour Opening Weekend 100th Annual 2026 in 4K!

We hope you enjoy watching our latest recorded video tour in 4K from the Feast of San Gennaro on opening weekend 2026 as we walk the entire length of the Feast and showcase the huge crowds, delicious food stalls, games and music performances and the Grand Procession with marching bands performing and celebrity guests carrying the statue of San Gennaro on opening weekend on Saturday, September 19, 2026. 

It looks amazing to watch on the TV in 4K!

Barney Greengrass is one of the many fabulous spots we feature in our new book “Counter Culture: New York City’s Greatest Diners & Luncheonettes” which is available at your local bookseller or online worldwide.

 

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"What does a city lose when its ‘ordinary’ places disappear? The photography couple's “race against time” to document New York’s mom-and-pop diners" By Alan Palazon Digital Camera World

https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/books/what-does-a-city-lose-when-its-ordinary-places-disappear-the-photography-couples-race-against-time-to-document-new-yorks-mom-and-pop-diners

"I’ve Never Been to a NYC Diner. This Photobook Fixed That" by EMMA VALBRET Sept 21, 2026 Feature: Them Frames

"It has to be said that the photographs themselves are extremely aesthetically pleasing as standalone images. James and Karla’s experience as architectural and interior photographers really shines through in this series." 

https://themframes.com/features/ive-never-been-to-a-nyc-diner-this-photobook-fixed-that/