From Delmonicos To Howard Johnsons
2015 was the first year that Americans spent more money on bars and restaurants than on groceries. And with attention-grabbing chefs and buzzy new places to eat, it feels like restaurants have never been more central to American life. But how did we get there? Paul Freedman, Yale historian and author of the book \u201cTen Restaurants That Changed America,\u201d charts the course from Delmonico\u2019s to Howard Johnson\u2019s.