Restaurants Guide - Restaurants Directory Category

A restaurant is a culinary establishment that prepares and serves food and drink to paying customers. In ancient China, when peasants brought their goods to market, they stopped to eat at roadside inns along the way. In ancient Rome, taverns were spaced about 15 miles apart along the Roman road system, and they provided places for local patrons and travelers to eat and drink, socialize, and rest. At these eating establishments, the chef determined the meal menus, and patrons often ate at a common table. During the Middle Ages in Europe, taverns and inns continued to provide simple, prepared meals in the form of soups and stews and ethnic specialties such as shepherd's pie in England and tapas in Spain. During the French Revolution, chefs who had hitherto served the aristocracy began to open their own restaurants and introduce the general public to more diverse menus and more sophisticated dining experiences. Today, in our global society, specialty restaurants offer various ethnic cuisines, service styles, and food groups, and many restaurants offer outdoor dining settings.

National Restaurant Association - https://www.restaurant.org/

The National Restaurant Association (NRA) is a large foodservice trade association that supports nearly 500,000 restaurant businesses. In partnership with their state restaurant associations (SRA), the organization represents, and advocates for, foodservice industry interests with state, local and national policymakers. It provides tools and systems that help members of all sizes improve their operating results. And it offers extensive networking, education and research resources.

USA Restaurant Directory - https://restaurants.regionaldirectory.us/

This extensive restaurant directory lists a broad spectrum of eating establishments in virtually every state and county of the United States.

Nutritionists - https://nutritionists.regionaldirectory.us/about.htm

Overview of the nutritionist profession, with a brief discussion of nutrition careers in the food service industry.

French Cuisine - https://french-restaurants.regionaldirectory.us/french-cuisine.htm

Overview of French cuisine, with discussions of regional culinary specialties and French restaurant careers.

Italian Cuisine - https://italian-foods.regionaldirectory.us/italian-cuisine.htm

Overview of Italian cuisine, with discussions of regional culinary specialties and Italian cooking careers.

Japanese Cuisine - https://japanese-restaurants.regionaldirectory.us/japanese-cuisine.htm

Overview of Japanese cuisine, with a discussion of washoku, which means the harmony of food.

Restaurant Industry Trends - https://www.restaurantindustrytrends.com/

This NPD Group website is a foodservice industry resource for trends and performance indicators such as traffic, consumer spending, same-store sales, check size, and consumer demographics.

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