Ten Restaurants That Changed America

Posted on 19 February 2017 by Paul Freedman

Combining a historian s rigor with a foodie s palate, Ten Restaurants That Changed America reveals how the history of our restaurants reflects nothing less than the history of America itself Whether charting the rise of our love affair with Chinese food through San Francisco s fabled The Mandarin, evoking the richness of Italian food through Mamma Leone s, or chronicling the rise and fall of French haute cuisine through Henri Soul s Le Pavillon, food historian Paul Freedman uses each restaurant to tell a wider story of race and class, immigration and assimilation Freedman also treats us to a scintillating history of the then revolutionary Schrafft s, a chain of convivial lunch spots that catered to women, and that bygone favorite, Howard Johnson s, which pioneered midcentury, on the road dining, only to be swept aside by McDonald s Lavishly designed with than 100 photographs and images, including original menus, Ten Restaurants That Changed America is a significant and highly entertaining social history. Free Read Kindle ePUB Ten Restaurants That Changed America By Paul Freedman – kino-fada.fr This is a very good book It looks at a series of restaurants throughout American history Paul Freedman, the author, says of his goal Reading about the ten restaurants gives me a sense of American diversity, and how these different experiments expressed a sense of love that is the basic ingredient of any major endeavor The restaurants selected Some great names and some surprises The places Delmonico s America s first great restaurant , Antoine s a Creole restaurant , Schrafft s a re This is a very good book It looks at a series of restaurants throughout Amer...Weighty, intense, and amazing The author delivers exactly what the title promises examinations of ten restaurants that for whatever reason changed America Not the ten historically best, not the ten most famous, not the ten most influential, yet nevertheless ten fascinating stories Every chapter not only looks at the restaurant in question but places it in context for its place and time No PR puff p...Disdain for gastronomic pretentiousness has often influenced politics During the 1840 presidential campaign, the incumbent Martin Van Buren was portrayed as routinely eating fricandeau de veau and omelette souffl , or in another attack, enjoying p t de foie gras from a silver plate followed by soupe la Reine sipped from a golden spoon His opponent, William Henry Harrison, an aging hero of the War of 1812, was extolled for his simple tastes, by contrast, favoring raw beef without salt, and Disdain for gastronomic pretentiousness has often influenced politics During the 1840 presidential campaign, the incumbent Martin Van Buren was portrayed as routinely eating fricandeau de veau and omelette souffl , or in another attack, enjoying p t de foie gras from a silver plate followed by soupe la Reine sipped from a golden spoon His opponent, William Henry Harrison, an aging hero of the War of 1812, was extolled for his simple tastes, by contrast, favoring raw beef without salt, and he adopted a campaign image of a hard cider man In fact, Van Buren was the son of a tavern keeper, while Harrison was a member of the priveleged class, but mere facts are often unimportant in politi...I wanted to like this book Started off liking this book Then ended up barely skimming the last 100 pages or so The concept is not just about the ten restaurants the author identifies as being particularly influential in America, it s also a social history of times and places from long ago to the present Some chapters were really strong, but others were not to the point where they felt poorly written and often boring His discussion of the key French restaurants was really good Delmonico I wanted to like this book Started off liking this book Then ended up barely skimming the last 100 pages or so The concept is not just about the ten restaurants the author identifies as being particularly influential in America, it s also a social history of times and places from long ago to the present Some chapters were really strong, but others were not to the point where they fe...This is a book that will keep giving for years to come Do you want to remember all the flavors of Howard Johnson s ice cream That information is here The origin of the chop suey craze Asked and answered The original name for Baked Alaska Alaska, Florida impress your cruise tablemates with that one Which restaurant changed its typewriter ribbons with the seasons The Four Seasons, of course Can one restaurant review launch a place into decades of success Ask Sylvia s When did Chez Pan This is a book that will keep giving for years to come Do you want to remember all the flavors of Howard Johnson s ice cream That inf...This is a good book that makes valid points on how restaurants and the experience of dining have a place in American history The Four Season restaurant costto create than the Guggenheim museum Mind BlownI m giving this remarkable book only 3 stars because its readability is severely undermined by its design The book is physically larger than it should be there is a second color in use that is such a dark green it is indistinguishable from the black the type size leading and the wide type page make tracking extremely difficult much eye strain But there is so much fascinating information and excellent illustrations that it is worth the struggle The book is so muchthan a discussi I m giving this remarkable book only 3 stars because its readability is severely undermined by its design The book is physically larger than it should be there is a second color in use that is such a dark green it is indistinguishable from the black the type size leading and the wide type page make tracking extremely diff...I have to give this book five stars.An excellent, informative, and detailed look at ten restaurants that had an impact on American history There are many things we take for granted about restaurants and cuisine, and so this look at the development of that in the dynamic of history, change and the future is a neat idea to study Kudos to the author for a richly detailed look at these individual restaurants and the people who made them what they were You ll even find things you might not have kn I have to give this book five stars.An excellent, informative, and detailed look at ten restaurants that had an impact on American history There are many things we take for granted about restaurants and cuisine, and so this look at the development of that in the dynamic of history, change and the future is a neat idea to study Kudos to the author for a richly detailed look at these individual restaurants and the people who made them what they were You ll even find thin...Really fascinating look at why we eat what and how we eat.I love all things food, so this was an interesting exploration of restaurants over the past hundred and fifty years.

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19 February 2017

Paul Freedman