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Dining Out in Boston: A Culinary History
November 16, 2016 | 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
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The Boston Public Library is pleased to welcome James C. O’Connell, author of Dining Out in Boston: A Culinary History.
Boston has been a pioneer in elaborate hotel dining, oyster houses, French cuisine, student hangouts, ice cream parlors, the twentieth-century revival of traditional New England dishes, and contemporary locavore and trendy foodie culture. In these stories of the most-beloved Boston restaurants of yesterday and today—illustrated with an extensive collection of historic menus, postcards, and photos—James C. O’Connell reveals a unique history sure to whet the intellectual and nostalgic appetite of Bostonians and restaurant-goers the world over.
O’Connell is an urban historian and urban planner. He has authored numerous books, including Becoming Cape Cod and The Hub’s Metropolis: Greater Boston’s Development from Railroad Suburbs to Smart Growth.
Did You Know?
Certain books were “banned in Boston” at least as far back as 1651, when one William Pynchon wrote a book criticizing Puritanism.