Historic Restaurants of Washington, D.C.: Capital Eats (American Palate)

Brings DC back to life with memories of restaurants no longer around. Also fun histories!

This kindlebook that is Historic Restaurants of Washington D.C.; Capital Eats by John DeFerrari is a captivating kindlebook to look at regardless of whether you reside in the Washington D.C. area. This is because of some of the abundant details in this kindlebook that include; there are parallels between restaurants in Washington D.C. and New York City, because of the parallels the restaurants of Washington D.C. have been compared to New York City, two centuries of D.C. restaurant history are covered in this kindlebook from 1800 to 2000, acknowledgements of multiple people involved in the creation of Historic Restaurants of Washington D.C. book and kindlebook, from taverns to restaurants section, a 1979 picture of Rhodes Tavern credited to the Library of Congress, chapter 5 the lasting legacy of Washington’s Tearooms and Inns, an 1898 Charles Gibson drawing of women having lunch together in New York from Scribner magazine supplied by the Library of Congress, recipe for Iron Inn Butterscotch rolls, prohibition and the supperclub era, and more.

If you're not from DC this book wouldn't have much appeal, except the early chapters that offer a historical look at the dining options and taste of nineteenth century Washington.

We live in DC and for my husband's birthday I gave this to him and let him pick five places in DC that he's always wanted to eat and I'd buy him dinner there. He likes to walk the city so we plan to do a long urban hike to the restaurants he chooses and back. This was a nice riff on the theme and described many historic restaurants, a bit of nice neighborhood trivia for the DC resident and visitors alike.

Excellent history of restaurants in Washington. It's not limited to "historic restaurants," as its title might suggest. I found it very interesting, with respect to the restaurant scene extending back to the 1970s, when I arrived in DC, and a great historical reference to the past beyond that time.

I've lived in the DC area since 1943, and another long-time resident recommended this book. It's great fun, and brought back lots of nice memories.

Very interesting book. Nice transaction

The book was well written: interesting and quite detailed.