Hickey's Diner 1954 Chevrolet COE has arrived.The restoration has began on the cabover and engine for the truck that will carry Hickey's Diner.

COLETTA'S COLLISION CENTER will be assisting us with the restoration of our Chevrolet truck for Hickey's Diner. We will post photos as soon as they are available.

The restoration of the engine for our 1954 COE is almost complete..

Students at New England Tech inspect the engine that will go into

the COE.

Students at New England Tech in Warwick, RI. and Coletta's Garage will under take the restoration of our truck.

If you would like to offer assistance be it technical or financial with the restoration of our COE, please email the museum at HickeysDiner@AmericanDinerMuseum.org

We will be listing parts needs as we get further into the project..

Our 1954 Cheverolet COE for Hickey's Diner has arrived and restoration has begun...

Click here to see the information on the restoration of Hickey's Diner.

The New Hope Diner Project Receives its First Award!

Congratulations to John Scott and the New Hope Diner Project for being the recipients for the New England Council on Crime and Delinquency's 2008 John R. Manson/Carl Robinson Award.

This award honors an individual who has truly made a significant contribution to the field of Criminal Justice within the New England area. The award is named for two outstanding New England professionals:

John R. Manson served the State of Connecticut as Commissioner of Corrections until his death in 1983. He had a long and distinguished career and was credited with initiating major reforms in the State’s prison system.

Carl Robinson was also a pioneer in prison reform in the State of Connecticut where he served as Warden of Somers State Prison. In 1982 he was honored by the A.C.A. as the “National Warden of the Year”.

New Hope Brand Coffee's Favorite Roaster May Also Be Our Favorite Barista!

New Hope Brand Coffee's Favorite Roaster May Also Be Our Favorite Barista!

As you may know New Harvest Coffee Roasters is the roaster of our New Hope Coffee. Well one of our roasters is also one "HECK OF A BARISTA"!

Devlin Rice will be competing in the Specialty Coffee Association of America's Northeast Regional Barista Competition in Pittsburgh this week. He has been working tirelessly perfecting his techniques and hisfabulous specialty drink for the competition.

I was invited by Gerra Harrigan of New Harvest Coffee Roasters to sit on two of several his review panels with some of Rhode Island's most respected coffee, food,and pastry artisans (I have to admit I was a bit Star Struck). When I walked in for the first time and sat next to the owners of Coffee Exchange and Seven Stars Bakery I though I was in the wrong room!

One behalf of the New Hope Diner Project I want to congratulate Rik Kleinfeldt owner and Gerra Harrigan Director of Business Development of New Harvest Coffee Roasters...

But most of all we want to wish Devlin Rice the best of luck and we are all behind you.
FYI whenever you need someone to sample your creations just let me know. Here is the link to read the whole story: http://tinyurl.com/dflb35