1. What is a restaurant?
2. Why are restaurants established as part of hotels very often?
3. Where does the word "restaurant" come form?
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4. When, why and how did the modern meaning of the word "restaurant" come in use?
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5. What establishments to serve travellers were known from antiquity and why?
6. What happened to foodservice industry in France after the French Revolution?
7. How was the French tradition of dining out born?
8. Who was Antonin Careme? Why is he remembered?
9. When did restaurants spread in the United States?
10. What is "service a la fran^aise"?
11. What is "service a la russe"?
12. Who introduced "service a la russe" to France? When was it?
13. When did restaurants spread in England?
14. What are different types of restaurants?
15. In which way does dining in expensive establishments differ from dining at unpretentious places?