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Formica cafes from the 1950s and 1960s. Includes a history explaining the utilitarian minimalist context, reviews and photographs, as well as details of cafes featured in TV and film.
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An article by J. and L. Pelzer reproduced from History Today on the coffee-houses that sprang up in 17th-century London.
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An illustrated history from Inns and Taverns of Old London by Henry C. Shelley (1909) on the 17th and 18th-century coffee-houses patronised by London's elite.
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The history of a chain of railway hotels and restaurants built from 1870 by English immigrant Fred Harvey in the American Southwest. Includes photographs and details by state, newsclippings and bibliography.
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Tribute site to Howard Johnson's Restaurants. Includes history and directory of existing locations.
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An illustrated history by Peter Bird of this British caterer and food manufacturer from 1887-1998, including its chains of teashops and cornerhouse restaurants.
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Helen Stringer gives the history of dining out.
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The tearooms, designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, remains open today to welcome visitors keen to experience the splendour of a bygone era and take tea just as they did in the same rooms and interiors 100 years ago.
