Invention of the Restaurant

As Spang explains, during the 1760s and 1770s, sensitive, self-described sufferers made public show of their delicacy by going to the new establishments known as "restaurateurs' rooms" to sip bouillons. But these locations soon became sites for extending frugal, politically correct hospitality and later became symbols of aristocratic greed.

Dupa cum explica Spang, in anii 1760 si 1770, pacientii sensibili, auto-descrisi, si-au arata public delicatetea mergand in noile unitati cunoscute sub numele de ,,sali ale restaurantelor" pentru a sorbi bulion. Dar aceste locatii au devenit curand locuri pentru extinderea ospitalitatii frugale, corecta din punct de vedere politic si au devenit mai tarziu simboluri ale lacomiei aristocratice.