This is part of our ongoing "New Jersey Foodways" series, where we explore New Jersey's rich food culture.

Many of the diners we think of as “local” were never built on site.

In this episode, we explore New Jersey’s role as the center of prefabricated diner manufacturing, the companies that built them, and the Greek immigrant families who gave them permanence. From O’Mahony, Silk City, and Kullman diners to real, still-operating examples across New Jersey, this episode looks at diners not just as restaurants, but as manufactured buildings designed to move.