Talk:Restaurant
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Michelin links to a tire company here. has some more background on the Michelin food guide.
can we have a discussion on the people who work at a restaurant? for instance what is a sky cap??
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[edit] Restaurant history
I think we should add some information of the history of restaurants from this site (based on the book "Drink: A Social History of America" by Andrew Barr) with the development of the restaurant in America from the colonial era where people were served cafeteria/buffet-style until hotels began serving food in courses and increased variety in menus.
- The French revolution-era genesis is a lie. Pubs, taverns, and inns have served food since several centuries B.C., e.g. Greek caupona.
-- The restaurant genesis, as you call it, is not a lie. Restaurants, as we know them, have existed for millenia, but the term restaurant was first used to refer to an establishment in 1765. Also, the description in the history section is wrong. The restaurant was a restorative bouillon, so it was thin, lightly seasoned, and served as a digestive aid. The restaurant establishment was medical in nature, and less about the food. 131.247.152.4 19:07, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Expansion request: Trattoria
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"Trattoria" was a requested article, but now redirects here. This type of restaurant should be explained here, if this is to be kept.
[edit] External links
I'd removed almost all external links except those few with general information on restaurants. I do not think this article should serve as web directory or promotional tool.
[edit] Reversion of edit
At the start of the History section the sentence used to say "In China, food catering establishments..." somene removed China (presumably as redundant since Hangzhou is mentioned a few words later). I removed "In,". Mikkalai reverted my edit. I'm not sure how "In, food catering establishments which may be described as restaurants were known since 13th Century in Hangzhou" makes any sense. Was this a mistaken reversion? Is there an objection to simply having "Food catering establishments..." -- Siobhan Hansa 13:56, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
- In the earlier versions of this sentence the text was somehing like "first food catering...", therefore I added the words "in China", since "first" is too strong. Now I see there is no word "first", only time, so I agree "China" may be removed. Sorry, I reverted without looking carefully. `'mikka 16:34, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Australian pubs
A recent editor made this unreferenced claim The pubs of regional Australia are playing an increasingly important role as places to dine out as part of an edit that (looking at the editors contribution history, seemed to be mainly focused on a guide to dining in Australian pubs. I was wondering if other editors with a better knowledge of the Australian restaurant sector could confirm this, and if so, whether there was a reference we could quote. Thanks -- Siobhan Hansa 22:31, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
