Pull up a chair and get ready to feast — not on food, but on stories. This reading challenge invites you to travel back in time and explore the United States through 20 prompts inspired by the quirkiest, most obscure, and downright fascinating restaurants that once dotted the map between 1950 and 1999. 

From UFO-themed diners to underwater seafood joints, each prompt pays tribute to a bygone eatery and challenges you to pair it with the perfect book.