America Eats Out: An Illustrated History of Restaurants, Taverns, Coffee Shops, Speakeasies, and Other Establishments That Have Fed Us for 350 Years

by John F. Mariani

Traces the restaurant business from stagecoach stops to the present and discusses how it has been influenced by changes in travel.

Genres: Food, History, Nonfiction

272 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 1991

Reviews

[Carol Fischer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very readable book full of interesting info. The impact of car travel, immigration etc. are well covered, as is the distinctly American style of dinning. I've already ordered a book the author mentioned, and look forward to reading it as well.

[Robert · Rating 4 out of 5]

Slightly dated with being printed in 1991 (many of the places and people mentioned in the present tense are closed or dead), but I couldn't come up with any major innovations in the last quarter century that would require an updated version either.

[Rosie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent historical book of the evolution of dining and food and restaurants