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Babcock, Stephen Moulton
Babinsky, Henri
Ballast, Louis
Balzac, Honore de
Bartram, John
Battle Creek, Michigan
Beauvilliers, Antoine
Bechameil, Louis
Becker, Franklin
Beecher, Catherine
Bellissimo, Teressa
Birdseye, Clarence
Blechyden, R.
Bocuse, Paul
Bonnefons, Nicolas de
Bordon, Gail
Bore, Jean Etienne
Borlaug, Norman Ernest
Botherel, Marie, Vicomte de
• Boulanger
Boulestin, Marcel
Boyardee, Chef
Boysen, Rudolph
Bradham, Caleb D.
Brady, Diamond Jim
Brandenberger, Jacques
Brillat-Savarin, Jean-Anthelme
Brown, Rasshad
Browns, C. C.
Burbank, Luther
Busch, Adolphus

Boulanger
(18th century)

It is frequently said that the first restaurant, by that name, was opened in in 1765 by Parisian soup maker M. Boulanger. His was the first establishment to offer a menu with a choice of dishes. Nothing is known about M. Boulanger (some say A. Boulanger), and this may not be his name, but simply his occupation (boulanger means baker).

There were other cultures that had what could be called restaurants much earlier then this. The general belief that Boulanger’s was the first restaurant, refers to western culture, and even with that qualification, it is a debatable point. More on this subject will follow in future updates.

 

 

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