When was the first "restaurant" founded. Where you could have a cooked meal served to you for pleasure and did it signal any significant shift in economics and the idea of disposable income? Or was it just a natural evolution of a prepared food store like a bakery?
hi! this is one of those questions that can have many many answers for various times/places/cultures, so more input is always welcome. meanwhile, we've collected a few previous posts in the FAQ*