A recent report from TIME reports that the average American diner is dead. With the Census being this year this really should come as no surprise to anyone. All year long the Census has been building up that this will be the year where there is no more average American.

Ethnic ,foods are on the rise, what a surprise, drive through Frederick, Maryland sometime. A slightly larger then Main Street town with a population of a little over 50,000 people. In this town there are numerous restaurants and specialty grocery stores of almost every style. Ethiopean, Cuban, Greek, Italian, French, Spanish, Mexican, Vietmanese, Japanese, Chinese, Indian, South American, Halal grocery store. Why do these restaurants exist in such a small town, because there is a market for their styles of food. Maybe all of these businesses are not flourishing in Frederick every night of the week, but with restaurants like these opening up all over America and its small cities/towns, it is a sign that Americans are willing to leave the meatloaf pans in the back of the cupboard and try new foods.