, ffiERIC EATS OUT An Illustrated History of Restaurants, Taverns, Coffee Shops, Speakeasies, and Other Establishments T hat Have Fed Us for 350 Years JOHn ffiARIAnl C AmER�CA EArsour -, A ffiER�CA 1EATSOUT '1 An Illustrated History of Restaurants, Taverns, Coffee Shops, Speakeasies, and Other Establishments T hat Have Fed Us for 350 Years JOHn ffiARIAnl WILLIAM MORROW AND COMPANY INC NEW YORK Sections of Chapter first appeared in American Heritage Sect10ns of Chapter first appeared in Gastronome Copyright© 1991 by John Mariani Photograph credits, constituting a continuation of the copyright page, appear on page 285 All nghts reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage or retnrval system, without permission in writing from the Publisher Inquiries should be addressed to Perm1ss1ons Department, William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1350 Avenue of the Americas, New York, N.Y 10019 It is the policy of William Morrow and Company, Inc., and its imprints and affiliates, recogmz;mg the importance of preserving what has been written, to print the books we publish on acid-free paper, and we exert our best efforts to that end Library of Congress Catalogmg-in-Publication Data Manani, John F America eats out an illustrated history of restaurants, taverns, coffee shops, speakeasies, and other establishments that have fed us for 350 years/ John Mariani p cm Includes bibliographICal references and 111dex ISBN 0-688-09996-3 Restaurants, lunchrooms, etc.-United States-History Hotels, taverns, etc -United States-History I Title TX909 M32 1991 647 9573'09-dc20 91-2380 CIP Printe