Author:
Sitwell, William (William Ronald Sacheverell) author.
Edition Statement:First Diversion Books edition.
ImprintNew York, NY : Diversion Books, 2020.
Description268 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
Note:The Romans -- The Ottoman Empire -- The legacy of Ibn Battuta -- Medieval England -- The coffee house revolution -- The French Revolution -- The British industrial revolution -- Care^me and the New Paris Guide -- The Victorian era -- Britannia & Co. opens in Bombay -- The invention of the taco machine -- Postwar Britain -- The invention of the sushi conveyor belt -- Le Gavroche opens in London -- Chez Panisse opens in the US -- Bibendum opens in London -- The death of Bernard Loiseau -- The future of our eating out.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-256) and index.
Note:Award-winning food critic and writer William Sitwell chronicles the fascinating global history of dining out, from the Roman wine taverns of ancient Pompeii to today's high-tech molecular gastronomy.
