A Century of Restaurants: Stories and Recipes from 100 of America's Most Historic and Successful Restaurants
Rick Browne
Language: English
Pages: 408
ISBN: 1449407811
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
Join Rick Browne, best-selling author, host, and producer of Barbecue America, on a pilgrimage to 100 of the oldest and most historic restaurants in America, with interesting profiles of each restaurant, recipes for their signature dishes, and hundreds of photographs that make you feel like you have a seat at the table.
Come along on a pilgrimage to some of the oldest and most historic restaurants in America in A Century of Restaurants. Each is special not only because of its longevity but also for its historic significance, interesting stories, and, of course, its wonderful food. The oldest Japanese restaurant in the country is profiled, along with stagecoach stops, elegant eateries, barbecue joints, hamburger shops, cafes, bars and grills, and two dueling restaurants that both claim to have invented the French dip sandwich.
Rick Browne, best-selling author, host, and producer of Barbecue America, has traveled to 100 of the oldest restaurants across America to share the charm, history, and appeal that made these establishments successful for 100 years or more. Some are as many as 300 years old. Each profile contains a famous recipe, the history of the restaurant, a look at the restaurant today, mouthwatering descriptions of some of its signature dishes, fun facts that make each place unique, and hundreds of beautiful photos that capture the spirit of each establishment. It's everything you need for an armchair tour of 100 historic restaurants that have made America great.
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To three times a week, and some maybe every other week. They make up 75 to 80 percent of our business and have for as long as I can remember.” With an eleven-year-old daughter showing interest in the restaurant, and two grandsons in the family, Todd is pretty sure Varallo’s will stay in the family for another generation or so. Owner Todd Varallo with portrait of his grandfather, Frank Varallo, Sr., the first owner. Varallo’s Banana Pudding j Serves 10 k 6 large egg yolks 11⁄2 cups sugar.
Achieved that goal. Bright Star has grown from a twenty-five-seat café to a restaurant that seats 350, with a bar, a large banquet room, and several smaller dining rooms. The main dining room is a relic of the early 1900s, with its leather booths, dark wood wainscoting, large mirrors, dramatic lighting, and WPA-era murals of the Old Country that are nicotine-stained from the early years. At the back of the main dining room are several tiny curtained-off booths, one decorated with a portrait.
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Others aver that it was built in 1716, while yet others believe it was put up between 1713 and 1716. But no one really knows. What is known is that it was opened as a restaurant in the early 1800s, and that before that the building housed a silk and dress goods importer; was used (the second floor, anyway) by Isaiah Thomas, the father of modern American publishing, as the home of The Massachusetts Spy, the oldest newspaper in the country; and later was headquarters of the paymaster for the.
Time at one of the oldest “stands” on what was once the Southwest Trail. They serve a pretty good plate themselves. A local blacksmith forged the original “Bowie Knife” and presented the first one to Jim Bowie when he visited the Tavern the year it was opened. George Staples in costume as Abraham Block, the patriarch of the first Jewish family to move to Arkansas. Right: Jon Orr, a state historical park guide and buggy driver. Chicken and Dumplings j Serves 4 k 1⁄2 pound chicken.