Big Rig Diner, Darlinghurst

EDIT: Big Rig Diner has now closed

I've always had a romanticised affection for diners.

Blame it on a childhood brought up on American sitcoms, movies and teenage fiction, but alongside Twinkies, Kool Aid and Milk Duds, diners have always been that elusive promise of the quintessential American experience. The jingle of the bell as the door opens, the gum-chewing waitress with a pen tucked