Restaurant

<p><span class="deck"> <span class="typestyle"> A last look at an American institution</span> </span></p>

<p><span class="deck">The restaurant that changed the way we dine—</span> </p>

<p><span class="deck"> Americans have been doing just that since the days of the California gold rush—and we’re still not full</span> </p>

<p><span class="deck">It began with a few people trying to get hamburgers from grill to customer quicker and cheaper. Now. it’s changed the way Americans live. And ,whether you like it or hate it, once you get on the road, you’ll eat it.</span></p>

<p><span class="deck">A restaurant critic who’s a food historian and the fortunate recipient of an Italian grandmother’s cooking follows the course of America’s favorite ethnic fare in its rise from spaghetti and a red-checked tablecloth to carpaccio and fine bone china.</span></p>

<p><span class="deck">You’ve probably never heard of them, but these ten people changed your life. Each of them is a big reason why your world today is so different from anyone’s world in 1954.</span></p>

<p><span class="deck">All across America, there are restaurants that serve up the spirit and conviviality of eras long past.</span></p>

<p><span class="deck"> A passionate connoisseur’s choice of the greatest survivors</span> </p>

<p><span class="deck">How sex, rum, World War II, and the brand-new state of Hawaii ignited a fad that has never quite ended.</span></p>