History
What language does ”restaurant” come from and what does it mean? BONUS: What type of restaurants were the first true ones that opened in France (decades before the French Revolution)
French “to restore” = restaurer
BONUS:
Health food shops selling bouillon
Clafoutis
A fruit tart, often with cherries
Percentage of meals that go uneaten at restaurants?
17%
Which fast food chain invented the 2 way speaker system to order food without getting out of your car or facing an employee?
In n out
The first dining establishments appeared around what time? In which country?
1100 A.D. in China
Vichyssoise
Creamy, puréed soup with potato and leek and served chilled
Mother’s Day
Which fast food chain was the first to offer dining rooms?
Burger King
Which two atlanta restaurants served as meeting hubs for civil rights leaders?
Paschal’s and Busy Bee Cafe. Paschal’s offered complimentary meals to protestors. Key decisions such as the March on Washington were made in these black-owned establishments. MLK asked the Paschal brothers for “a place where he and fellow activists could “eat, meet, rest, plan, and strategize.”
Bouillabaisse
Spicy, rich stew or soup with various kinds of fish, from Provence region
Which city in the USA is the most bar-dense?
New Orleans
Today, this chain earns more in revenue per restaurant than any other fast food chain
Chick fil a
3rd in total earnings behind McDonald’s and Starbucks
3 of Atlanta’s oldest restaurants still open?
Atkins Park (1922)
The Colonnade (1927)
Mary Mac’s Tea Room (1945)
Tuile
Thin, crisp and wafer-like cookie
This American singer sells avocados from his backyard to Chipotle? He won 2 Grammys in 2010 for best male pop vocal performance and best pop collaboration with vocals
Jason Mraz
BBQ
The first fine dining restaurant in America, Delmonico, opened in 1837. They claimed to be the first to use ____ in a restaurant. The chefs invented eggs benedict and baked Alaska. BONUS: They closed in what year?
Aligot
Rich, creamy and stretchy potato dish with plenty of melted cheese
The world’s oldest, continuously running restaurant is located in which city? Opened in what year?
Madrid in 1725
McDonald’s debuted this sandwich during lent, in selected areas with a high Catholic population?
The hula burger, a sesame bun with grilled pineapple ring topped with American cheese