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A bistro or bistrot (/ ˈ b iː s t r oʊ /), in its original Parisian form, is a small restaurant serving moderately priced, simple meals in a modest setting. In more recent years, the term has become used by restaurants considered, by some, to be pretentious.
Following the rise of fast food and take-out restaurants, a retronym for the older "standard" restaurant was created, sit-down restaurant. Most commonly, "sit-down restaurant" refers to a casual- dining restaurant with table service , rather than a fast food restaurant or a diner , where one orders food at a counter .
There is a direct correlation between the growth of the restaurant businesses and institutions of theatrical stage drama, gambling and prostitution which served the burgeoning merchant middle class during the Song dynasty. [13] Restaurants catered to different styles of cuisine, price brackets, and religious requirements.
Vongerichten acknowledges the difference between vacation-minded French chefs—like Dominique Ansel, who founded the cronut, or Le Bernardin’s Eric Ripert—and American business’ hard-nosed ...
Difford's Guide credited David Eyre and Mike Belben with introducing the first gastropub to the U.K., when they took over the Eagle in Clerkenwell in 1991 and upgraded the standard food options to "restaurant quality." [8] Gastropubs became popular in the U.K. and U.S. in the 1990s and early 2000s. [9]
A diner is a type of restaurant found across the United States and Canada, as well as parts of Western Europe and Australia.Diners offer a wide range of cuisine, mostly American cuisine, a casual atmosphere, and, characteristically, a combination of booths served by a waitstaff and a long sit-down counter with direct service, in the smallest simply by a cook.
One of the first restaurant chains. At one time, had over 1,000 locations across the U.S. Final location closed in 2022. [13] How Do You Roll? Sushi United States 12 JB's Restaurants: Family United States 104 A Big Boy franchise until 1987. One restaurant in the chain was named "Galaxy Diner". Koo Koo Roo: Chicken United States 38 Owned by Luby's
Featuring pineapple, bananas, nutty pecans, and a luscious cream cheese frosting, hummingbird cake strikes an ideal balance between traditional Southern and tropical vacation.