As restaurants around Turkey and the world tentatively open their doors, albeit with distancing and hygiene rules, Aygen Aytaç and Nazlan Ertan look at the past, present and future of eating out. Which empire was the first one to discover the delights of eating out - Roman or Chinese? In the Ottoman Empire, what did you do if you wanted a taste of the Sultan’s food? If you are in Turkey, where would you go to clinch a political or financial deal? And to tie to the last Turkish Coffee podcast, which came first – coffeehouses or taverns?

References:

The Restaurant: 2,000 years of dining out, William Sitwell

Dining Out: A Global History of Restaurants, Katie Rawson and Elliott Shore

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