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When the first Olympics were held, there were no restaurants--only private food clubs.
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While Greeks ate, they liked to listen to music and poetry.
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Greeks considered meals as a time to nourish the soul.
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In Ancient Rome, meals were primarily served at home.
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Romans desired exotic food and spice, which led to their trade with the east and north.
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Romans spent their wealth on banquets for clients, friends and family, and the lower class (financial aid in exchange for political support).
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During the Middle Ages, trade was little to none, so they didn't have many spices or exotic foods.
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During the Middle Ages, people mostly farmed.
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In the Middle Ages, large banquets were held almost every night for one reason, to eat.
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During the Renaissance, noblemen made their cooks use large amounts of exotic spices to cook their foods.
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Mostly because their location on the Adriatic Sea, people during the Renaissance could easily get or obtain spices from India and sell them for very high prices to people or distributors heading north. Merchants in Venice controlled the spice trade.
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In colonial North America, not much care was given to the preparation of meals.
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Haute Cuisine was a system of food preparation used during the Renaissance.
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In colonial North America, if travelers arrived after dinner had been served, they would have to go without.
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During the Industrial Revolution, people often ate at home. They lived close to factories so they could walk to work, go home for lunch, and leave again for dinner.
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During the Industrial Revolution, the restaurant industry began to grow. In 1825, inns, taverns, and food service facilities located near railway stations began to grow.
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During the Gilded Age, high society people dined in fancy restaurants. They dined in places where they could be seen in elegant surroundings.
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After the gold rush in California, some people were getting rich and some could not keep up with all the people, so they wouldn’t get to eat.
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In the Gilded Age, the smart restaurants developed a cafeteria that served food faster and cheaper without needing servers.
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In the twentieth century, employment was a must, so many people got jobs, making them want to eat out more.
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Because of the people's desire to eat out, lots of restaurants opened, such as Child's, Schraffts, etc. These were among the first lunchtime restaurants.
