10 restaurants that changed america

Howard Johnson's?
I had to laugh at that part! 

Well, now I'm craving a Delmonico steak! lol


Don't mess with me, man! I know karate, judo, ju-jitsu..... and several other Japanese words.

same here. going to have to find a place around here that serves one.



Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.-Albert Camus🍁

I don't think Howard Johnson's is an unusual example, it changed the way Americans looked at restaurant food.
It set the stage for more 'casual' and 'quickie' foods in restaurants.

I've never been to Delmonico's, but have heard of it!
The steaks sound delicious.



I'd say this cloud is Cumulo Nimbus.
Didn't he discover America?
Penfold, shush.

that steak w/ the fried onions on top! 


Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.-Albert Camus🍁

sounds like a cool book!Yes indeed. Right up my alley.

Howard Johnson's
So glad they included HJ, not for the food or even that it revolutionized casual dining and franchising but because they were one of the first resto chains to have a food science lab and at one point Jacques Pepin ran it. Pepin is one of my all-tme favorites and if you ever watched any of his PBS shows, he mentioned Howard Johnson's regularly.

Not included

Spago
I was a bit surprised that Spago wasn't included. Disregard that it's the flagship of the Puck empire but Spago is the U.S.'s very first upscale dining open kitchen. Sure we have seen cooks doing their thing at diners since the dawn of time but exhibition kitchens in fine dining had not yet been introduced to America.

Great article. Thanks for posting. 👍

I agree about Spago, and you made a very good point.




"Stick with me, baby, and you'll be fartin' thru silk."

I agree about SpagoSeriously, right? And it's not even obscure. Most people who are in to food have heard of Wolfgang Puck and many have kind of heard of Spago. 🤔

I'm going to look for it at the library. 


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