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, bolnavi sensibili, auto-descrisi, au facut public sa demonstreze delicatetea lor, mergand in noile unitati cunoscute sub numele de „camere ale restauratorilor” pentru a sorbi buloane. Dar aceste locatii au devenit in curand locuri pentru extinderea ospitalitatii corecte si politice si mai tarziu au devenit simboluri ale lacomiei aristocratice.