It’s such a thrill discovering another Missing Piece from David Lynch’s 1992 masterpiece, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. Thanks to an Instagram post from Executive Producer Sabrina Sutherland, we now know what Sarah Palmer wore during a scene they filmed at the Double R Diner.
With the passage of time, my fascination of how Mark Frost, David Lynch and the entire Twin Peaks crew created the show continues growing. I love understanding how exactly the show was assembled. Thanks to a production memo from a DVD extra, we learn which “insert shots” were captured on November 20, 1989 during production…
Twin Peaks feels like home because of its believable clutter. Rich set decoration makes its spaces feel real and occupied, and the coziness of a place like the Double R Diner is palpable through the screen. To me, the giant ice cream cone displayed behind the counter is a beacon of the diner’s small town…
Norma Jennings, played by the late Peggy Lipton, looked radiant in every episode of Twin Peaks. Today, I’m turning the costume spotlight on the queen of the Double R Diner by taking a closer look at her costumes from the pilot episode through episode 1.007 from season 1.
Every day I was in Snoqualmie Valley, Washington, I dropped by Twede’s Cafe in North Bend to give myself a present – a slice of cherry pie and cup of coffee. Since I don’t live in Washington state, I long that delicious treat when I return home to Florida. With March 14 being Pi Day…
After Twin Peaks aired on the ABC television network in April 1990, demands for the world famous “Twin Peaks pies” skyrocketed at Twede’s Cafe in North Bend, Washington. Known then as the Mar-T Cafe, Pat Cokewell and her staff couldn’t keep up with the demand. Tourists from all over came to the Real Twin Peaks to…
Fans of Mark Frost and David Lynch’s Twin Peaks are some of the most dedicated and passion individuals in the world. From the earliest days of the series, they rallied to save the show and would later be instrumental in the release of deleted scenes from Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. It’s no surprise then that…
Throughout Twin Peaks’ second season, a coffee cup with a blue eagle design appears in various places around the Double R Diner. This was produced by New York-based Syracuse China, who you may remember from a previous article as the maker of the airbrushed dinnerware used at the Blue Pine Lodge.
The windows of Twede’s Cafe look out onto years of history in the small town of North Bend, Washington. This location served as the interior and exterior location for the Double R Diner in the pilot episode, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me and season three. For this article, I’m examining the views as seen in the…
One of my favorite characters in Twin Peaks is Windom Earle as played by Kenneth Welsh. Known for his many costume changes late in season two, i loved his portrayal of Agent Cooper’s former partner. For this Costuming Peaks article, I’m taking a deep dive into Earle’s many outfits (faux mustache not required).