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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
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CHAP. III. DININO-HOUSES, OR RESTAURATEURS. About the year 1770,
after the glorious days of the-reign of Louis XIV., the roueries of
the Ee- gency and the long tranquillity of the ministry of Cardinal
Fleury, travellers arriving at Paris had but few places where they
could get a good dinner. They had to put up at hotels, generally
bad. A few had table-d'hotes, which however only just offered what
was necessary for a meal, and moreover were at fixed hours. There
were a few "traiteurs," but they had usually nothing but joints;
and a man who wished to give a dinner to his friends, was obliged
to order it beforehand; so that men who had not the good luck to
have an introduction into opulent houses, had to leave the capital
without becoming acquainted with the resources and delicacies of a
Parisian kitchen. At last a man of intellect was found who tookthe
subject into consideration; he argued that, as the same wants
occurred at about the same hour every day, men would not fail to
come, if they found they were readily and well served; that if one
man had a wing of chicken, the next comer would take the leg, and
so on; that a slice from a prime joint would not spoil the
remainder, and that a man who found he got a good dinner, would not
grumble at a little expense, if promptly served, and well waited
upon; and that a carte, with fixed prices for every dish, would be
suitable to all fortunes. This man did not stop short here, but
developed his idea still further. He was the first restaurateur,
and created a profession which leads to fortune whenever the
professor is honest, and combines order with skill. From France,
restaurateurs soon spread to the rest of Europe. The institution is
one of extreme advantage to every citizen, and of high importance
to science. A man can ...
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
PublishingA AcentsAcentsa A-Acentsa Acentss Legacy Reprint Series.
Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks,
notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this
work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of
our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's
literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of
thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of intere
Due to the very old age and scarcity of this book, many of the
pages may be hard to read due to the blurring of the original text,
possible missing pages, missing text and other issues beyond our
control.
Due to the very old age and scarcity of this book, many of the
pages may be hard to read due to the blurring of the original text,
possible missing pages, missing text and other issues beyond our
control.
Due to the very old age and scarcity of this book, many of the
pages may be hard to read due to the blurring of the original text,
possible missing pages, missing text and other issues beyond our
control.
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