Simple Pleasures: Photographs that Serve Up the American Dining Culture

“I’ll have what she is having” – from When Harry Met Sally…

Michael Eastman, Eddie's BBQ
Michael Eastman, Eddie’s BBQ, 2003, C-Type Color Photograph
Robert Farber, Night Diner
Robert Farber, Night Diner, 1979, Archival Pigment Photograph on Fiber based Paper
Rollie McKenna, Hyde Park School
Rollie McKenna, Hyde Park School, Hyde Park, New York, 1957, Early Silver Gelatin Photograph
Arthur Elgort, Kate Moss, Los Angeles
Arthur Elgort, Kate Moss, Los Angeles, 1995, Archival Pigment Photograph
Elliott Erwitt, Marathon Grill Restaurant
Elliott Erwitt, Marathon Grill Restaurant, 1954, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Michael Massaia, Afterlife – New Jersey – The Dino Cafe
Michael Massaia, Afterlife – New Jersey – The Dino Cafe, 2009, Platinum/Palladium Photograph
Lawrence Fried, Audrey Hepburn, at an Automat in Times Square, NYC
Lawrence Fried, Audrey Hepburn, at an Automat in Times Square, NYC, 1951, Silver Gelatin Photograph
John Baeder, Interior
John Baeder, Interior, 1974, Archival Pigment Photograph
Vincent Serbin, Empire Diner
Vincent Serbin, Empire Diner, (No.3), Silver Gelatin Photograph
Harry Benson, Donny and Marie Osborne
Harry Benson, Donny and Marie Osborne, 1977, Archival Pigment Photograph
Albert Watson, Cindy Crawford, at Mel’s Diner, San Francisco, 1989
Albert Watson, Cindy Crawford, at Mel’s Diner, San Francisco, 1989, Archival Pigment Photograph
John Baeder, Lenzotti's, Arizona
John Baeder, Lenzotti’s, Arizona, Archival Pigment Photograph
Bruce Davidson, Youth With Coke Machine (from Brooklyn Gang)
Bruce Davidson, Youth With Coke Machine (from Brooklyn Gang), 1959, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Jose Lopez & Luis Medina, Interstate 80, Grill-Waitress, New Jersey
Jose Lopez & Luis Medina, Interstate 80, Grill-Waitress, New Jersey, 1971, Early Silver Gelatin Photograph

Simple Pleasures is an ongoing series curated by Holden Luntz Gallery, presenting a selection of our favorite pictures organized thematically.

We hope you find these photographs as a gentle reminder that there are always simple pleasures to be found.