automat

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Apart from the tellingly-named ghost kitchens, fast-food companies, the successors of the original Automat, seem eager to find out.

From Salon • Jan. 22, 2024

In 1902, Horn and Hardart imported this equipment and launched the first Horn & Hardart Automat, at 818 Chestnut St. in Philadelphia.

From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 2022

Although he conceived Automat Kitchen 15 years ago, it did not open until January 2021.

From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 2022

Eventually I made a short film in a nonfiction media class, a profile about Steve Stollman, the Automat collector.

From New York Times • Feb. 18, 2022

Francie wished she could ride across the bridge to work and eat in the Automat instead of carrying sandwiches from home.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith