There’s a special kind of magic that happens when you step into a genuine small-town diner – the kind where the coffee mugs have a reassuring heft and the griddle has decades of seasoning built into its surface.
Cherry Valley Cafe in Cherry Valley, Illinois, is precisely this kind of enchanted place – a brick-fronted haven of homestyle cooking that makes those corporate chain restaurants feel like the culinary equivalent of elevator music.
Ever notice how food tastes better when it’s made by people who actually care about what they’re serving?…