The owner of Sparky’s diner in Garnerville was honored earlier this month with an Empire Award, New York State’s highest honor for small businesses. Bill Cahill a long-time Sparky’s guest and friend of owner Jeannie Nicolakis, says the honor is well-deserved, and the diner’s occasional appearance in movies and TV shows adds to its charm…
Nicolakis went right back to cooking after the award presentation, as she’s been doing for decades. The movie “Ben is Back” starring Julia Roberts filmed at Sparky’s last year, as did the NBC TV series “Rise.”