Restaurant History

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    • A 2,000-Year History of Dining Out,
    • Written by: William Sitwell
    • Narrated by: Julian Elfer
    • Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
    • Release date: 2020-04-29
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 3 ratings
    • Journeying 2,000 years into the past, acclaimed food critic and writer William Sitwell artfully traces the earliest origins of the widespread cultural practice of eating out, from its most basic to most sophisticated forms....

    Price: $25.00 or 1 Credit

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    • The Twin Towers, Windows on the World, and the Rebirth of New York
    • Written by: Tom Roston
    • Narrated by: Richard Ferrone
    • Length: 13 hrs and 5 mins
    • Release date: 2019-09-10
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
    • The remarkable story of a restaurant on top of the world - built by a legend, destroyed in tragedy - and an era in New York City it helped to frame. In The Most Spectacular Restaurant in the World, journalist Tom Roston tells the complete history of this incredible restaurant.

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    • How Food Lovers, Free Spirits, Misfits and Wanderers Created a New American Profession
    • Written by: Andrew Friedman
    • Narrated by: Roger Wayne
    • Length: 14 hrs and 34 mins
    • Release date: 2018-02-27
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 3 ratings
    • Chefs, Drugs and Rock & Roll transports listeners back in time to witness the remarkable evolution of the American restaurant chef in the 1970s and 1980s....

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    • A Chef’s Journey to Discover America’s New Melting-Pot Cuisine
    • Written by: Edward Lee
    • Narrated by: David Shih
    • Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins
    • Release date: 2018-12-28
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 3 ratings
    • American food is the story of mash-ups. But for Edward Lee, who is as much a writer as he is a chef, that first surprising bite is just the beginning. Lee decided to hit the road and spent two years uncovering fascinating narratives from every corner of the country....

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    • A History of Eating Out
    • Written by: William Sitwell
    • Narrated by: William Sitwell
    • Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
    • Release date: 2020-04-09
    • Language: English
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    • Tracing its earliest incarnations in the city of Pompeii, where Sitwell is stunned by the sophistication of the dining scene, this is a romp through history as we meet the characters and discover the events that shape the way we eat today....

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    • Written by: Paul Freedman
    • Narrated by: Keith Szarabajka
    • Length: 13 hrs and 6 mins
    • Release date: 2016-09-22
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
    • From Delmonico's to Sylvia's to Chez Panisse, a daring and original history of dining out in America as told through 10 legendary restaurants....

    Price: $23.18 or 1 Credit

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    • Written by: Alice Waters
    • Narrated by: Alice Waters
    • Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
    • Release date: 2012-12-14
    • Language: English
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    • Chez Panisse opened its doors in 1971. Founded by Alice Waters, the restaurant is rooted in her conviction that the best-tasting food is organic, locally grown, and harvested in ecologically sound ways....

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    • The Coming of Age of American Restaurants
    • Written by: Patric Kuh
    • Narrated by: Brian Sutherland
    • Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
    • Release date: 2012-09-12
    • Language: English
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    • Combining an insider's passion with down-to-earth humor, chef and food writer Patric Kuh traces the evolution of American high-style restaurants from the 1941 opening of Le Pavillon to the recent rise of less traditional restaurants....

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    • Jewish Encounters Series
    • Written by: Ben Katchor
    • Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
    • Series: Jewish Encounters, Book 1
    • Length: 13 hrs and 6 mins
    • Release date: 2021-05-25
    • Language: English
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    • Ben Katchor retells the history of where we choose to eat - a history that starts with the first man who was allowed to enter a walled garden and encouraged by the garden's owner to enjoy its fruits....

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    • From Invention to International Phenomenon
    • Written by: Chase Singleton
    • Narrated by: Alex Bernard
    • Length: 2 hrs and 25 mins
    • Release date: 2023-06-12
    • Language: English
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    • Get ready to feast your eyes and taste buds on the incredible journey of conveyor belt sushi with The History of Conveyor Belt Sushi: From Invention to International Phenomenon....

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    • Written by: William Kowalski
    • Narrated by: Elizabeth Wiley
    • Length: 5 hrs and 12 mins
    • Release date: 2019-01-30
    • Language: English
    • 3.5 out of 5 stars 3 ratings
    • A masterful blend of historical and modern fiction by a best-selling, award-winning author, The Best Polish Restaurant in Buffalo chronicles a century of life in America for one humble Polish farm girl and three generations of her descendants in Buffalo, New York....

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    • A History of Commercial Dining in the Nineteenth-Century South
    • Written by: Robert F. Moss
    • Narrated by: Chris Abernathy
    • Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
    • Release date: 2022-05-17
    • Language: English
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    • In recent years, food writers and historians have begun to retell the story of southern food. Heirloom ingredients and traditional recipes have been rediscovered, the foundational role that African Americans played in the evolution of southern cuisine is coming to be recognized....

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    • Adventures of a Restaurant Family
    • Written by: Patricia Volk
    • Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
    • Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins
    • Release date: 2004-03-10
    • Language: English
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    • In this wildly funny and charming memoir, Patricia Volk entertains with a unique perspective of New York in the mid- to late-twentieth century and of a bigger-than-life family....

    Price: $17.12 or 1 Credit

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    • A 'This I Believe' Essay
    • Written by: George Mardikian
    • Narrated by: George Mardikian
    • Series: This I Believe, Book 1: Essay 47
    • Length: 4 mins
    • Release date: 2007-10-03
    • Language: English
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    • This essay comes from the NPR series This I Believe, which features brief personal reflections from both famous and unknown Americans....

    Price: $1.93 or 1 Credit

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