Word: diner
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...would lock, and the eyes would veil. And just when you dismissed him as no fun, he could surprise you, coming back on the plane to offer you a slice of birthday cake or winking in acknowledgment as he handed you a cup of coffee at a Cuban diner in Miami. Secret Service wouldn't let you reach out for him, but he could reach out for you, to joke about how the suit you're wearing looks remarkably like one on Hillary Clinton that the magazine had ridiculed that week. And if you peeked up at the front...
...into in a restaurant designed by Pat Kuleto, but chances are it's going to be at least as interesting as the food. That's why his creations are behind some of the most popular restaurants in the land. From the warm, masculine interior of Atlanta's Buckhead Diner to the twinkly, romantic curves of San Francisco's Jardiniere, Kuleto's masterly blend of stone, glass, tile and copper, often whimsical and always hand-crafted, has made him one of the most innovative--and imitated--restaurant designers around...
...offered to design some steak houses for free if the owner let him build them. Despite a lack of formal training, the burly carpenter had an intuitive feel for creating dramatic, bustling environments that complemented rather than competed with the food. By the time his '50s-style Fog City Diner (in his home base of San Francisco) caught critics' eyes in 1984, Kuleto had thrown away his hammer and turned full time to restaurant design, a field that had barely existed before then...
...shadow of the gold-domed State House, Jose Morales and Gustavo Restrepo were eating late lunches at a Greek diner, The Fill-A-Buster, yesterday afternoon. They are regulars here and yesterday. Morales was eating a plate of beef kebobs. Restrepo was eating chicken kebobs...
...ardent campaigning for his Vice President to push Bush Sr. over the finish line. If Gore gets over his desire to keep the President at a distance, the Happy Warrior is ready to roll. On his way to meet Hillary in Queens, Clinton stopped at the Jackson Hole diner for its renowned Burger Deluxe (peppers, onions and mushrooms with a side of fries), signed a T shirt for a waitress's daughter and posed with everyone from grill man to busboy to fellow patrons. He dropped three quarters in the jukebox, selecting Elvis' Don't Be Cruel, Aretha Franklin...