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A Brief History of Restaurant Menus

In the year 879 BCE, the Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II threw a party of historic proportions. He had just built himself a palace in the newly-revitalized city of what is now Nimrud, and he decided to ...
MassLive

The wild history of Massachusetts’ lost Toll House restaurant landmark

In the little town of Whitman, just south of Boston, there’s a parking lot between a Wendy’s and a Walgreens with a curious sign. It’s a large white wooden board that features a Colonial bellman and ...
Chicago Sun-Times

A new book tells the story of Chicago’s restaurants and how the city’s tastemakers shaped the dining scene

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WBEZ

A new book tells the story of Chicago’s restaurants and how the city’s tastemakers shaped the dining scene

As books about Chicago’s restaurant community go, “The Chicago Way: An Oral History of Chicago Dining” by Michael Gebert is a heavyweight — literally. Close to five years in the making, the book ...