In the year 879 BCE, the Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II threw a party of historic proportions. He had just built himself a palace in the newly-revitalized city of what is now Nimrud, and he decided to ...

The history of restaurants in Geneva is on full display at the Geneva History Museum with its latest exhibit, “Eat Your Heart Out Geneva.” Museum staff said the exhibit, which officially opened last ...

Paris may be celebrated today as the world's gastronomic capital, but the origins of the modern restaurant are far more dramatic than most diners ever imagine. Behind the warmth of a cosy bistro and ...

Besha Rodell’s memoir, “Hunger Like a Thirst,” is also a fascinating capsule history of restaurant criticism. By Charlotte Druckman Charlotte Druckman is a writer based in New York City. She is the ...

The concept of the modern restaurant emerged in Paris in the 18th century, and its original bourgeois beginnings eventually became shaped by revolutionary upheaval. Les Trois Frères Provençaux ...

As books about Chicago’s restaurant community go, “The Chicago Way: An Oral History of Chicago Dining” by Michael Gebert is a heavyweight — literally. Close to five years in the making, the book ...