In Lord of the Rings when that orc said "LOOKS LIKE MEAT IS BACK ON THE MENU!" means those orcs have prior experience with restaurant dining.

@ItsMrBozToYou

2 жыл бұрын

Orcs don't have time to cook and buy groceries! Too much land to sack.

@joshentheosparks7492

Жыл бұрын

Checks out. Mordor represents the industrial revolution and urbanization. The feudal humans were lucky to get a joint of mutton at a pub. So orcs were there to class up the joint... literally.

@Treblaine

Жыл бұрын

@@joshentheosparks7492 I smell a broadway musical where they tell the story of Lord of the Rings from Mordor's perspective.

@robinvmars6191

Жыл бұрын

@@Treblaine idk if I wanna smell anything to do with Mordor

@ukyoize

Жыл бұрын

​@@Treblaine there is two russian quasi-fanfictions that fit this niche

"Despite the fact that both the Chinese and the French have a tendency to claim they invented just about everything." So much love.

@Cotonetefilmmaker

2 жыл бұрын

he missed Italians as well, hahaha

@kazsmaz

2 жыл бұрын

He didn't mention the Brits because we did invent everything

@swedneck

2 жыл бұрын

meanwhile sweden is in the background repeatedly trying to interrupt, eventually slinking away with a tear in its eye

@SirBojo4

2 жыл бұрын

@@kazsmaz Excluding the English language.

@jonjohns8145

2 жыл бұрын

@@kazsmaz If I recall, it was the Scots who invented stuff and the English who basically stole/marketed it .. 😉

Interesting to note that many places in semi-urban and rural south India and Sri Lanka use the word "Hotel" to mean "Restaurant". They don't have any rooms to stay but are actually true restaurants.

@chezmoi42

2 жыл бұрын

I was surprised when I went to Sydney, AU, and saw that on nearly every corner were what appeared to be pubs that were called hotels. Turns out it had to do with the old liquor licensing laws, which said that if you served drink, you must also have rooms where your clients could sleep it off, since public drunkenness was/is unlawful. They complied with a few perfunctory rooms, but didn't encourage the trade. Times have changed, but a lot of the older pubs still bear their 'Hotel _____' names.

@mwrkhan

2 жыл бұрын

In Bangladesh road side eating establishments mainly catering to the less well off used to be called hotels.

@aragusea

2 жыл бұрын

Fascinating!

@hbfdfgjcyk555

2 жыл бұрын

In Chinese the word for hotel is 酒店 which literally means "alcohol store", I think it was only fairly recently (like 50-60 years ago) that the definition shifted

@fnjesusfreak

2 жыл бұрын

@@hbfdfgjcyk555 And in Japanese it still means "liquor store".

I thought my mother invented "Yes food" or "No food!" That's what she served.

@barbarab9375

2 жыл бұрын

It's in the *mother* job description, along with the patented *eat it or starve casserole*.

@alsaunders7805

2 жыл бұрын

@@barbarab9375 Or father, depending on who does the cooking. I was never into casseroles but what I made for dinner was what everyone ate(or not). I wasn't cooking separate meals for everyone and restaurant food was a treat a couple of times per month. 🤓🍻

@withnail-and-i

2 жыл бұрын

I bestow a new trick upon parents : yes or yes food.

@maenad1231

2 жыл бұрын

@@withnail-and-i “If you think you’re leaving this table until you finish that meal I slaved over you done lost your mind”

@SimuLord

2 жыл бұрын

Your mom and my mom should get together and go bowling. My mom's cooking put the quease in cuisine.

As a Frenchman, I will not NOT be pedantic and complain that you showed a painting from the WRONG revolution, the "Liberty guiding the people" portraying the 1830 July revolution. A common mistake, arguably

@chezmoi42

2 жыл бұрын

Few countries have so many to choose from...

@erelde_

2 жыл бұрын

@@chezmoi42 It's our specialty menu. Do you want the 1789 revolution with a bouquet of Robespierre ? A 1830 quick meal on the go for the busy man ? The 1848 is also recommended by the chef. You can also take a look at our carte of Coup d'État. We have a few to choose from.

@aragusea

2 жыл бұрын

Fair mon frère

@alsaunders7805

2 жыл бұрын

@@erelde_ You left out Vercingetorix revolting against the Romans,of course just about everyone did that at least once.

@zackaes

2 жыл бұрын

Don't forget the Constitutional coup that brought up the Vème République!

This definition of a restaurant is interesting, because the closer you get to a fancy french-style restaurant, the less the menu is emphasized. Many french restaurants (and I would argue they most certainly fit the mold of a restaurant) will offer "beef or fish" as the entire choice, the remainder of the meal being whatever the chef decided to cook that day. Or perhaps not even that for a tasting menu - you would pay for whatever the chef has decided to cook, laid out as a designed experience rather than your choice. I think for me the essence of what makes it a restaurant is the presence of a separation between parties - not common seating for everyone - as well as some degree of separation from the kitchen. You go, get a table only with those who you have chosen to sit with, and food is brought to you.

@Florkl

2 жыл бұрын

I would also argue the food part is important. Serving health drinks off of a list is catering to an entirely different need compared to getting your belly filled. The name may connect them, but the fundamental purpose behind a modern restaurant is far closer to a food stall than it is to the Restorative Houses. Especially when you realize that many food stalls had multiple options to choose from.

@aragusea

2 жыл бұрын

The shrinking of the menu is a more recent development we’ll discuss another day!

@a-sleeping-lion

2 жыл бұрын

I think the meat and fish part is in a lot of places a matter of seasonal ingredients. I heard of a lot of places that cook in the manner you described so most of the complimentary ingredients are seasonal and fresh

@nawm8

2 жыл бұрын

@Sara V. Who is 'these people' in this case?

@slickl9608

2 жыл бұрын

@@aragusea I find it funny that fast food is going the opposite route, where the options are rigid by design for the modern world of "warming it up" rather than cooking.

I went to law school in Bloomington and it’s so funny to me to see all these places that I used to hang out at in your videos!

@somewhatrepresentable5207

2 жыл бұрын

I have so many friends who went to IU and I’ve visited once or twice. Super nice place and amazing food. Went to a brewery that made their own sours.

@intervention861

2 жыл бұрын

We get it, you’re a lawyer

@fenyx2558

2 жыл бұрын

@@intervention861 average McDonalds employee:

@konnorboyette8631

2 жыл бұрын

🧢

@abelmishagilleesbenshade7904

2 жыл бұрын

IU represent threaddd

Max from tasting history has a really good video of ancient roman equivalent of restaurants and made a snail dish that may have been served at one of them. He talked about how they were social places, notably with the amount graffiti on the walls.

@Skeloperch

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely fantastic channel. Tasting History with Max Miller is right below Historia Civilis and Oversimplified in the "They uploaded?! I'm going to drop everything to watch them immediately" category.

@alexmoufarrige7352

2 жыл бұрын

i love tasting history ngl… maybe Adam should do a collab with him for a video

@deanzirolli7826

2 жыл бұрын

Why u promoting another persons channel on his channel kinda odd

@benjamintillema3572

2 жыл бұрын

@@deanzirolli7826 I mean at least it's related to the content of the video. And it's not like people subscribing to Tasting History is going to hurt Adam's channel. Most people who like Adam Ragusea videos will probably like Tasting History.

@Dshappystuff

2 жыл бұрын

That episode is great.

It’s interesting for me to realize that my language uses “Restaurant” as a loanword but we have a native word for “food stall/food cart”, which may imply that we’ve always had the culture of people peddling specific food from place to place but never felt the need to make a specific sit-down place with multiple menus until the concept is brought by the west. I wonder what other culture imported the idea of “restaurant” and how their native food culture was like before that.

@sashatoao8421

2 жыл бұрын

What language?

@danedi2951

2 жыл бұрын

@@sashatoao8421 he’s Indonesian

@michaelrenper796

2 жыл бұрын

We don't have to venture far from France. German has numerous terms like "Gasthof", "Wirtschaft", "Schenke" which are still used in place of "Restaurant" but still be imported the concept and word from France.

@guiorgy

2 жыл бұрын

I don't know how old those words are, but in Georgia we have some words that describe places for specific Georgian food, like სახინკლე (sakhinkle), a place that serves ხინკალი (khinkali). Edit: And yes, the word "restaurant" is imported: რესტორანი (restorani)

@MixologistMilo

10 ай бұрын

Interesting comment from perspective of American tastes today, who love food carts and markets so much

I like Dr. Spang's conversational lecture style- She seems like she'd be a pretty good teacher to have!

@kylenevel8809

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the exact same thing. I love a speaker that makes the listening experience pleasurable during a lecture. A good lecturer can make learning such an engaging experience.

In my years of traveling, my favorite “restaurants” are without a doubt the (what I call) “old-world” style of establishments that’s do NOT have extensive menus or to-order cooking. Greek tavernas in Athens, casual Iraqi-Jewish eateries in Jerusalem, guisados setups in Mexico City - they have a small, daily selection of pre-cooked dishes that you pay for and eat on the spot. It is very interesting how the pre-restaurant concept of serving foods to the masses (like Adam was talking about in inns and street stalls and such) has prevailed all around the world. There is something so basic and utilitarian and humble about those spots. They usually have the most personality and flavor, too.

@jackyichan4759

2 жыл бұрын

Then how would you categorize the Song Dynasty establishments that were also part of the “old world” in time and space?

@gothicfan52

2 жыл бұрын

@@jackyichan4759 The Song dynasty were alien space lizards and don't count. NEXT!

@RoberttheWise

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds to me like you'd absolutely love traditional Japanese restaurants. Small ventures; specialized in one kind of dish; you get in, get served within minutes of ordering, eat up, and leave. A very no nonsense approach.

@Croz89

2 жыл бұрын

From my experience greek tavernas often have quite extensive menus, even if the food is pretty simple. This might be due to tourism though.

I could really go for some "Yes food" right now, if I'm honest

Except we know that they *did* have menus in Pompeii: the walls in those cook-shops are covered in pictures of different kinds of meat animals and vegetables. Pictures are validly used on menus all the time. They simply didn't have *written* menus...though admittedly these weren't exactly dine-in establishments with separate tables, aka not a restaurant.

@dylanwilliams7868

2 жыл бұрын

Country: "I think I'll -" History: ROMANS ALREADY DID IT

@horacegentleman3296

2 жыл бұрын

@@dylanwilliams7868 yeah good or bad the Romans probably did it first. Even the saying "there is nothing new under the sun" "nihil sub sole novum"

@limiv5272

2 жыл бұрын

Could those have been decorative, and not necessarily the specific dishes served there? Lots of restaurants have food-related art on their walls

@DeadlyPlatypus

2 жыл бұрын

@@limiv5272 Not a lot of pictures of Beef Wellington on the walls of Chinese restaurants or borscht at Little Caesars.

We have a restaurant (after this, I’m not sure it fits that title) here in north Texas called Babe’s. Communal seating, and the only ordering you do is for your main course (fried or baked chicken, pot roast, or chicken fried steak) as all the sides come family style. It’s appeal came from the feeling of being at a “down home” family get together at grandma’s house. It’s almost a themed restaurant, in that way. It’s certainly a throwback to less formal, tavern style experiences.

@lorenzoboyd6889

2 жыл бұрын

Years ago 'The Big Yellow House' in Summerland, California was such an establishment. I still become misty recalling their corn bread with honey butter!

Cutters! I loved Breaking Away

I am university student living in Bloomington currently... feels like most American mainstream culture and media has forgotten about the Midwest's existence outside of Chicago, so the representation was a surprise to be sure but a welcome one. Very cool video! Go Hoosiers!

@NiktoonsTV

Жыл бұрын

I was very surprised when I saw Doner Kebab in the video, Go Hoosiers!

I love science/culture/history Monday, especially when there's guests! You're a treasure Adam, keep up the good work.

As a current IU student it made me smile to see so many of my favorite restaurants in town throughout the video.

having lived in Bloomington all my life before college, it's been a fun weird thing to see your references to Bloomington in previous videos (RIP Laughing Planet). A whole video in Bloomington is just an even better treat for my lingering homesickness!

@aragusea

2 жыл бұрын

We were there when they actually took the Laughing Planet sign down last week. Gutting.

@christianosanjo

2 жыл бұрын

@@aragusea why tho?

@harmstrongg

2 жыл бұрын

@@christianosanjo Because of lockdowns basically. Lots of places around here (I'm in Indy, bout an hour north of Bloomington) got hit hard by lockdowns. Small towns with not as much penetration of services like Doordash to keep restaurants afloat.

There is a legend that the word “bistro” comes from the Russian “быстро” (“quickly”), brought to Paris by occupying Russian soldiers after Napoleon’s defeat. The veracity of this is, err, disputed.

@NichtMaddox

2 жыл бұрын

I’m stealing this to sound cool and smart

@theq4602

2 жыл бұрын

Alexander I would love for this to be true.

@aniseedus

2 жыл бұрын

I always thought Russian took it from French, like they did with ресторан('restauran') and магазин('magazin')

@MrPh30

2 жыл бұрын

And Russian service came to France the other way also. Serving each dish on plates ,not buffet style like the one from before.

@peterbreis5407

2 жыл бұрын

..and Aussie soldiers from WWI made it a joke word because bistro sounds like piss, so cheap wine became piss and to go out drinking became a "piss up" because that's what it led to.

I love that you took the time again to interview experts as part of a story about the history of cooking. It easily adds an interesting perspective and some variety to your videos.

This may be one of my favorite videos you've ever made. It's so interesting, and the guest is absolutely incredible.

"The Song Dynasty fell and de-urbanized" is a euphemism for slaughtered by Mongol conquest lol.

I’d love to see you tackle bistro food. Like how a slab of cooked protein, fries and salad became the default. It so weird to me that what is typical Aussie pub fare really has its roots quote recently in 1800’s France. It’s so ubiquitous to think 150 years ago it was innovative.

Dr. Spang seems so interesting, I would love to hear her talk about everything edit: and I LOVE her scarf, that historic map!

France: We invented restaurants! China: *Laughs in Song cuisine*

Dr. Spang has a pleasant way of explaining and talking.

@Shizzy_Mac235

2 жыл бұрын

Extremely! She sounded so delighted to share her knowledge on a subject she loves. I felt like I was being talked to not talked at, and informed not lectured.

As an Indiana University grad so happy to see this video! Miss Bloomington IN!

Lived in Bloomington for 15 years. Lots of good pics and places in this video.

I love how Adam always teaches you a history lesson with cooking every video lol

@snoote533

2 жыл бұрын

Man just talks about food and makes our day better.

@snoote533

2 жыл бұрын

@lord And you dood, don't spam dat here, it's not cool

@edje_tean5794

2 жыл бұрын

You'll love TastingHistory

@snoote533

2 жыл бұрын

@@Noam-Bahar I mean, it is a bot I like to do pointless things tho

@WanderTheNomad

2 жыл бұрын

More like every other video. Some of his videos are more about the recipes. And the others are more about the science/history of food. Sometimes he pairs them together with one video about the science/history and another with a recipe relating to the science/history. Brownies

Yay!!! I'm excited to see you traveling and making videos. Already love and prefer the food topic vids, and I remember how you've talked about wanting to travel when the pandemic settled down. I'm hyped for what's next

Dr Spang is a delight to listen to! I hope you manage to find another video topic to have her back for

As someone who lives only about 35 minutes outside of Bloomington Indiana I can say that any time I find myself there I love finding new restaurants to try.

Love everything about this channel. Interesting topics, well presented, nicely edited. Bravo.

Always love learning from your videos Adam!

Love the callout to "Breaking Away" with the Cutters t-shirt...

I really like the way that Dr. Spang presents the information. She makes it quite easy to understand

This stuff is fascinating! Idunno if this is straying a bit too far from the topics you cover on this channel, but I'd be really interested to know more about the historical institution of the inn. I think most people's ideas about inns today comes from medieval fantasy stories, where it's often just presented as like a modern restaurant slash hotel. And I think we mostly understand that that's not strictly accurate, but aren't clear on how specifically they differ. What would it really have been like to stay at an inn? What would have been like to *run* an inn?

@MadMadCommando

2 жыл бұрын

Instead of food cooked to order, inns would have a sideboard you could pay to eat from. This is where "room and board" came from.

@aidanjohnson3169

2 жыл бұрын

@@MadMadCommando some inns served food as well as drinks made to order

@aundreyyakar1272

2 жыл бұрын

Check out Shadiversity's youtube video about medieval inns.

@someguy4262

2 жыл бұрын

They might feed you, but they wouldn't (generally) accept randos just to serve them food, and it certainly wasn't a pub(lic house) for people to go hang out and drink in. Also, unless you were paying a fortune you'd be sleeping with several other people in the same bed in the same room, and this was accepted as the norm. Inns also didn't even vaguely exist in most towns. Big towns/cities or small ones on highly-frequented trade routes/roads would have some, but otherwise you would mostly either just sleep outside or ask for (and probably be given) hospitality from a castle or a monastery or just a random person's house (of someone approximately your class).

@buttons3947

2 жыл бұрын

Ooh what a good idea for a video!

Another great teaching video Adam! Your channel is so much more than recipes (love those also), and you do such a good job of presenting them. Your curiosity has made me curious also.

I really love your channel dude. You don't half ass your content. I wish you continued success.

So many of my favorite spots in this video. The best restaurant not covered in Bloomington though is Burma Garden (formerly known as Mandalay). Excellent pho.

Thanks, Adam. That clearly took a lot of time and effort, and indeed it was an awesome video.

"yes food, no food" sounds like my parents....

one of the few channels i've ever followed a tutorial from. Love the high production quality and great topics

The most engaging video. Thank you for the history of restaurants. I’ve always wondered about this and you’ve put it in a very concise way.. Thank you once again!

At first glance I thought the "Food counter in Pompeii" was a very public toilet. Also I remember recently that France recently wanted to restrict the use of Restaurant to establishments that prepare everything in their own kitchen because there was an increase in the number of places using mass prepared foods.

So happy to see Le Petit Cafe called out in your video. An absolutely stunning restaurant in Bloomington. If you are ever in the area and have someone you care about that you want to truly treat, go to this restaurant! I also love you sitting down with your family at Farm - gotta get that write off by bringing your camera and making this meal a business expense.

the way dr. spang spoke reminded me of my grandma, i miss her

Great video ! You should totally look into Aguste Escoffier's life for a follow-up video on the modernisation of the kitchen inside the restaurants. Its quite amazing how he changed the face of western cooking during the 19th century and early 20th.

@Grilnid

2 жыл бұрын

I clicked on the video thinking "if there's not a single mention of Escoffier in there i'm gonna be upset" but I wasn't thinking about the same kind of "modern". Defo a great video idea I would love to see Auguste get some love!

@pierre-louislamaze8802

2 жыл бұрын

@@Grilnid My thoughts exactly ! I discovered escoffier randomly when a documentary was airing one afternoon and cant say i regret it haha his story is so interesting

@alsaunders7805

2 жыл бұрын

Back when I was an apprentice chef I had to write a research paper about Escoffier, very interesting fellow. "Fonds de cuisine" forever. 🤓🍻

@Grilnid

2 жыл бұрын

@@pierre-louislamaze8802 I'm betting it was the Arte documentary on him wasn't it

@pierre-louislamaze8802

2 жыл бұрын

@@Grilnid dang right it was

Total side note, but one of my friends back in high school was totally obsessed with the movie Breaking Away, and Adam’s “Cutters” shirt brought back some fun memories. Thanks for that

If anyone has ever read Water Margin, there are many descriptions of the food (and people) served at these restaurants

Love the BREAKING AWAY shirt! ❤️🚴🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️

@sh0eh0rn74

2 жыл бұрын

Refund?? Refund?! Refund!! ... refund... refund...

Adam, I have been curious about this topic for >6 years. Thanx for the tutelage!

I’m a junior at IU and it’s crazy seeing the food trucks and buildings I walk past everyday! Shocked I didn’t see you recording b-roll 😂

I went to Purdue, so it incredibly hard for me to focus on anything but the fact that this video is set at IU.

I would love to see a history of Lent's effect on the American food and restaurant industries. How the supply chain must accommodate every year, how restaurants change their operations, etc. A bit late in the season, I know.

@shawniscoolerthanyou

2 жыл бұрын

And conversely, the affect of food culture on lent, like all of the things classified as "not meat" to accommodate.

@jasonreed7522

2 жыл бұрын

Also all the things with "peculiar" classifications and the various reasons for those classifications. For instead honey is considered raw meat, which is interesting as most people can eat the inherently self preserving antimicrobial substance raw no problem but raw meat sounds like food poisoning. (Its for tax reasons, most things are done for tax reasons, either to levy extra or to avoid). Realistically honey being 80% sugar is probably better considered a syrup, albeit one made by insects processing sugary plant fluids and not humans boiling down maple sap, refining cane sugar into molasses, or corn syrup.

Just gotta say I really love your breaking away shirt

Loved this and hearing directly from Dr. Spang. Great video

It all comes down to how you define a restaurant.

That push zoom at 6:54 really needs some dramatic music to underscore the profundity of it all XD

Professor Spang's book is fantastic, it's basically my favorite book ever.

Nice video, I really enjoyed it and will be purchasing Dr. Spang's book because of it. As an ex restaurant lifer and current foodie, I found it an interesting topic.

Fascinating video, Adam!

opening this video from my apartment in bloomington this afternoon was a pleasantly surprising experience!

Because of this video I would like to visit every restaurant in Bloomington. Through the course of your videos, you have made them sound so good.

@theslamjamfrincisco2820

2 жыл бұрын

Almost every restaurant in your town is probably great and you don’t know, excluding the chains, go to them and look up ones you might’ve not seen while driving

@carsonswitalski9098

2 жыл бұрын

@@theslamjamfrincisco2820 Every town has it’s hidden gems, my point was just that Adam has constantly made Bloomington’s restaurants sound especially enticing.

What a fantastic expert you found for this video, I thoroughly enjoy the wisdom of Dr. Spang :)

As a French Canadian (Quebecer) I get more and way more interesting French history they any other places . Keep it coming! Merci monsieur Ragusea

Very enjoyable moment watching your content! 😊

I've barely started watching but I love the Breaking Away reference on your shirt!

It was very interesting listening to Dr Spang. She seems to really have done her research, and very nice listening to her explain the dynamics of what would become what we know as restaurants today. Thank you, very interesting video.

Representing Bloomington with the Breaking Away T-shirt! [chef's kiss]

Super interesting content. I've never even thought about this question, but it's super interesting and informative!

This video really made me miss Bloomington’s food scene! It’s where my love of cuisine really started!

Breaking Away is one of my favorite films. Great shirt.

Lauren: lets eat out more often this month somewhere fancy Adam: lemme bring my camera and make this a bussiness tax write off

Hey! I live in Bloomington, nice to learn some cool history and see shots of this amazing town 😊

Left Bloomington in 1990. So glad it’s still flourishing.

I'm always surprised at how interesting you can make any food history topic.

Napoleon Bonaparte was not all that short. The malign little person theme was due to British and Austrian cartoonists. Mind you, he was short by even the standards of the day, but not that short.

This comment is made in ambiguity but will die in inconspiciousness. I've been very busy as of late and Adam you are the reason I made my account on youtube. I enjoy gaming as well as cooking and I went to IU for my degree in culinary arts. I work at both Farm and The Irish Lion in Bloomington Indiana and I'm glad you had the grace to showcase us both. I'm sorry I missed you on both occasions because I would have loved to meet one of my true inspirations however it's a high chance while you were at Farm that I would have played a part in preparing your meal. (what looks like) Our Top Loin (could be our Iberian Loin) topped with Fried Onion adjacent to our Piquant Kale salad, Potatoes, and lemon wedge. I hope you got a chance to check out our downstairs bar!(unless you were with the kids.) Both places I work at are great spots for culinary experiences and you wouldn't be disappointed in going to either!!!

Great, well researched video! Perfect follow up to the Michelin Star video

1:30 Thermopolia were Roman and Greek public eateries. They even invented the hamburger, which we have the recipe for.

Bloomington represent! Love how I can recognize everywhere in this vid

Loved this video, the history was really fascinating. I'm really excited to try some of these restaurants. Kinda surprised mother bears wasn't in the B-roll though 😉

Interesting tidbits on the origin of Cafe and Bistro as well!

So cool to see my hometown in a video!

Finally getting to know Bloomington, a city that runs deep in the Ragusea Lore

Went to grad school in Bloomington 24 years ago. The place has gentrified.

I love the Cutters shirt. Great movie!

maybe is the topic that i find quite interesting but i would say that this is one of your best videos

I find your channel fascinating. Unless you've already done it, could you make a video about nutritional yeast - where the umami taste comes from, what sort of yeast is it, how do they grow and kill it, where does it occur incidentally etc? 👍

Could you please do a video on worcestershire sauce

didnt know you were nearby :D I'll definitely need to try out that restaurant!

The history of food podcast also covered this in an interesting episode. I really recommend it!

It seems the best angle to view restaurant is it’s commerce aspect. With advent of wages and rise of modern currency as a medium for compensation for services was able to be redeemable by currency. I don’t think people started eating more but rather the form and medium changed.

I wonder how takeout will change how we conceptualize restaurants in the future, specially with things like uber eats and other "we bring it to your house" kind of services becoming more and more normalized in cities. There's a "restaurant" near my house that has no sitting space, instead you see the menu online, order whatever you want, and they bring it to your house. They sell full meals for several people at a relatively cheap price, so it's become pretty popular in my neighborhood, and we all call it a restaurant, even though there're no tables to sit at.

@TheBurritoLord

2 жыл бұрын

It’s interesting being in the middle of a shift in history. Kind of when the restaurants shifted from selling restorative boullions to more types of food. If you don’t pay attention you don’t even notice it’s happening

@rowdy1003

2 жыл бұрын

The "restaurant" you mentioned is actually a cloud/ghost kitchen. And the reason they can sell meals for cheap is that it's much cheaper to run a cloud kitchen than an entire restaurant.

@nancylindsay4255

2 жыл бұрын

Many of these, I think, born during the pandemic.

@jasonreed7522

2 жыл бұрын

Technically pizza delivery has been a thing for quite some time. (Admittedly a NY pizza is a pretty delivery friendly food form) And drive throughs are also nearly as old as fast food is, both of which are definitely precursors to the modern concept of uber eats. Also covid closing down traditional indoor dining gave these services the edge they needed to really take off and now they have enough of a foot hold to probably survive well after covid is fully gone.

Love that Cutters tee!

Learned something new today, always surprised when that happens!

adam always coming in with niche topics we never knew we needed

That inn, with family style dining, pay for a night in a room and get dinner included, reminds me of similar scenes in "Man of La Mancha."