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

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.

List of contents

Introduction 1. Taverns and boarding house rows 2. Street vendors to diners 3. Castles and queens 4. America transformed 5. Sprouts and baked beans 6. Cornucopia becomes smorgasbord 7. The patchwork quilt 8. "Parts is parts" 9. Feeding the soul: some last thoughts

About the author

Richard Pillsbury is Professor Emeritus of Geography at Georgia State University, USA.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Pillsbury, Pillsbury Richard
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2025
• EAN: 9781032994857
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3299485-7
• No. of pages: 262
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology; Sociology, HISTORY / General, PSYCHOLOGY / General, Psychology, HISTORY / North America, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, TRAVEL / Food, Lodging & Transportation / General, TRAVEL / Food, Lodging & Transportation / Restaurants, Interdisciplinary studies, History of the Americas, Urban communities, Industrialisation & Industrial History, Industrialisation and industrial history