2011-02-03

mental_floss Blog How the French Revolution Gave Birth to the Restaurant Business

Napoleon on his Imperial throneImage via Wikipediamental_floss Blog How the French Revolution Gave Birth to the Restaurant Business:

"Napoleon reasoned that people who were focused on Champagne and sauce reductions probably wouldn’t conspire against him. A few years later, when Napoleon’s military conquests brought fantastic wealth to Paris, restaurants began to compete for customers with marble décor and salacious entertainment."
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