Sun-kissed nostalgia is big at all three spots: aside from the homey names, each traffics in pie à la mode and presents the day's specials in chalk on a blackboard slate.
The restaurant has expanded over the last 50 years, but remains as homey as its name, which means "my little nest".
This homey little storefront's name, Fisk, means fish in Swedish.
Everyone brings a homey specialty, a raccoon named Timothy tries Yoko's sushi and the next day they push their desks together to open a sushi-and-sandwich restaurant.
Here the atmosphere, true to the name, is very homey, like the living room of an older relative, complete with prints and posters, collections of Russian china, a table lamp in the window and some leftover New Year's lights.
Another joyous ending graces the suspenseful saga of a sock doll named Sniffle, related with homey Midwestern sincerity by Colleen Werthmann, playing a loving mother recalling a potentially shattering incident in the life of her youngest daughter, Ingrid.
Even his name, "Hoagy," has a homey-hip ring to it.
They're two different names for the same homey New England dessert: a dumpling crust over a baked (or steamed) fruit base, which was said to make grunting noises as it cooked down.
And putting my name on the door makes it more personal and homey, like 'John's Pizza,' even though it's a huge store.
There are collections by other designers who insist on going by their first names (perhaps because Penney's is a friendly, homey place, like Oprah's couch).
