A sunny country escape jumps off this mid-century chrome postcard — the Yellow Aster Restaurant sits proudly along Routes 7 & 20 just south of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, its cheerful yellow clapboard exterior and sweeping glass-enclosed dining pavilion beckoning travelers through the Berkshire hills. The manicured lawn, dormered second story with shuttered windows, and twin chimneys evoke the genteel roadhouse dining culture of postwar New England, when a "Gourmet Dining in a Country Atmosphere" sign was a genuine promise of white-tablecloth hospitality off the highway. A separate roadside sign advertises Luncheon, Dinner, and Cocktail Lounge — the holy trinity of mid-century dining out.