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For a time, Louise ran an outfit of bookies from her room; Mae taught Burnett to filch toilet paper from a local luncheonette.
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Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
The luncheonette takes its name from one of Rouse’s favorite country acts, Pinto Bennett & the Famous Motel Cowboys.
—Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
In addition to the luncheonette and pharmacy, there’s a full-service store stocking necessities from greeting cards to over-the-counter medications to beach accessories and sunscreen.
—Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 11 Aug. 2025
However, this June, that counter in Bakersfield is reopening, serving hot meals again, after renovations by husband-and-wife owners Emily and Sherod Waite, who have installed images of historical sit-ins above the luncheonette, as well as landmark pieces by artists of color from the 1930s to today.
—Katya Cengel, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2025
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Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
The luncheonette takes its name from one of Rouse’s favorite country acts, Pinto Bennett & the Famous Motel Cowboys.
—Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
In addition to the luncheonette and pharmacy, there’s a full-service store stocking necessities from greeting cards to over-the-counter medications to beach accessories and sunscreen.
—Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 11 Aug. 2025
However, this June, that counter in Bakersfield is reopening, serving hot meals again, after renovations by husband-and-wife owners Emily and Sherod Waite, who have installed images of historical sit-ins above the luncheonette, as well as landmark pieces by artists of color from the 1930s to today.
—Katya Cengel, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2025
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“Luncheonette.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/luncheonette. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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luncheonette
noun
lun·cheon·ette
ˌlən-chə-ˈnet 
: a place where light lunches are sold
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