Social Enterprise comes in a multitude of permutations, but we found one of the most provocative in this recent New York Times article, Youthful Offenders Restoring Luster to Diners of Old. The article describes a unique program in which offenders at the Rhode Island juvenile detention center are working to restore four vintage diners for the New Hope Diner Project. Those not nailing, varnishing, or tiling are learning the culinary skills critical to operating these restored eating establishments, and some of the new chefs will be employed in the diners once they have fulfilled the terms of their incarceration.

PS - Read the article if you need to  translate  such traditional diner fare as the “slider, sinker, and Adam and Eve on a Raft.” Bon Appetite!!