A look back at the future of dining sunday-morning November 21, 2021 / 9:41 AM / CBS News
The Automat:
It seemed like magic: A restaurant without waiters.

Instead, walls of shiny glass and chrome doors, which opened to reveal comfort foods to match Mom’s cooking. “Pies, pies, pies. Yes, the pies were fabulous!’ said Broadway legend Chita Rivera. Correspondent Mo Rocca asked, “Had you ever seen anything like this?”
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