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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 ...
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Remember Alfalfa? New book to explore history of restaurant, cultural center | Opinion

As we celebrate Lexington's 250 th anniversary, an important part of our culinary and cultural history is quietly resurrecting itself with an upcoming book: "Eat Your Carrot Cake - Life, Art, ...
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Learn How Housing, Gender Roles and Foreign Cuisine Changed New York City's Restaurants

In New York, it’s not just the people who evolve: our restaurants, too, are ever changing, especially when looking at a multi-century timeline. Native New Yorker Victoria Flexner, co-founder of the ...
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A new book tells the story of Chicago’s restaurants and how the city’s tastemakers shaped the dining scene

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