On the Town in New York - The Landmark History of Eating, Drinking, and Entertainments from the American Revolution to the Food Revolution (Hardcover, 2nd edition)

This delightful, vividly detailed book takes you out 'on the town' in New York from the American Revolution to today's Food Revolution. Michael and Ariane Batterberry, founders of Food and Wine magazine, detail a magnificent journey through the streets of New York, exploring the customs in eating, drinking and entertainment of both high and low culture. They take you into the dives of the Tenderloin and to the elaborate banquets of the Gilded Age. Whether they are talking about a saloon or the famous Astor House, they provide the most interesting historical details - including quality and cost.
First published in 1973 when New York seemed to be a city in decline, the original edition of saw very little hope in the city's culinary future. Who could have known that New York was on the brink of a Food Revolution and a total reinvention of the American dining experience.
Conceived to redress that miscalculation and to celebrate the thriving growth of dining out in New York, this anniversary edition of On the Town in New York contains a new introduction and an afterward that picks up where the Batterberry's left off.
Delicious and irrisistable, this social history of New York will please anyone whose tasted the specialties of Chinatown, had a steak at Keen's or basked in the luxuries of the Rainbow Room.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 1998
First published:	1999
Authors:	Michael Batterberry • Ariane Batterberry
Dimensions:	246 x 189 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	408
Edition:	2nd edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-92020-9
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > Customs Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Service industries > Hospitality industry > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Promotions
LSN:	0-415-92020-5
Barcode:	9780415920209

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