"When chef Jackie Carnesi was tasked with reopening the iconic Williamsburg restaurant Kellogg's Diner, she knew it was going to be "a hell of an undertaking." A year later, she's still navigating the very particular and seemingly never-ending challenges of running a 24-hour diner. "But I mean, all challenges are good challenges in my mind," she says."
""I've been planning my escape as long as I've been here," she says, "but I just can't imagine myself anywhere else at this point." In the past week, Carnesi snuck away to the Rockaways for Rippers' cheese fries and up to Greenpoint for a several-course spread at Bernie's - not that she necessarily needs to outsource her meals these days. "If I don't feel full, I just end up grabbing whatever's closest," she says. "And for me, that's always tortilla chips and queso.""
Jackie Carnesi reopened Kellogg's Diner in Williamsburg and continues to manage the persistent, particular challenges of operating a 24-hour diner. Her culinary career in New York spans 14 years, including work at Roberta's and as executive chef at Nura, and now includes another project in the West Village. She contemplates leaving but remains rooted in the city. She makes time for short escapes to the Rockaways and Greenpoint and relies on simple comfort foods when busy. A routine family Monday trip to the Rockaways and improvised chicken-salad cooking illustrate how personal life and work intersect.
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