From Boarding House to Bistro: The American Restaurant Then and Now

The quest for food to fill the body, and food to seduce the soul, has provided a catalyst for the exploding variety of restaurants in the United States. Mapping out the development of the great American restaurant, the author takes us on a nostalgic journey in From Boarding House to Bistro (originally published in 1990) through the history of a nation’s eating houses.

From the earliest taverns and inns to the fast-food chains of 1990s, the restaurant mirrored a changing way of life. Increasi...