Food Service I - History

Apicius de re coquinaria

first cookbook seen in the 3rd century.

M. Gabius Apicius

first century gourmet credited for compiling the oldest surviving cookbook.

Canterbury Abbey

first institution to begin mass food production and practice cost accounting.

Northumberland Household Book

most cited record of scientific foodservice cost accounting

Boulanger's Restaurant

first legalized restaurant in France.

Mathurin Roze de Chantoisseau

invented the earliest kind of health restaurant in France.

Antoine Beauvillers

opened Grande Taverne de Londres where he introduced the menu with a list of dishes and services in small individual tables at fixed hours

Philadelphia General Hospital

first hospital in the US that served patients with mush and molasses

Antonin Careme

started Grande Cuisine

Robert Owen

Father of Industrial Catering and started the idea of employee meal subsidy

Grimod de La Reyniere

invented the world's first restaurant review and known as the world's first food critic

Almanach des Gourmands

first restaurant review

Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

wrote La Physiologie du Gout and known as the world's greatest gourmet

Delmonico's

US's first fine dining restaurant

John Krueger

developed the cafeteria concept style of self-service

Alexis Soyer

worked with the Reform Club of London for a clean and efficient foodservice set-up

Children's Aid Society of New York

facility that started school foodservice in the US

Florence Nightingale

started dietetics by instituting a diet kitchen for ill and wounded soldiers during the Crimean War

Book of Household Management

best-known English cookbook

Isabella Beeton

wrote the Book of Household Management

Victor Hugo

instituted school feeding in England through the provision of hot meals to school children

Auguste Escoffier

created the classic cuisine and is considered the emperor of chefs/worlds' kitchen

Horn and Hardart's Automat

displayed food items in coin operated window cases

Pig Stand

opened the first drive-in restaurant by J.G. Kirby

Billy Ingram

pioneered fast food concepts

Thomas Carvel

developed the soft ice cream in the US

J. Williard Marriot

started airline catering

Howard Dearing Johnson

started modern restaurant franchising

Carl Karcher

opened Carl's drive and pioneered the concept of "drink all you can"

Mo and Dick McDonald

pioneered the exposed kitchen

Pizza Hut

started the entry of pizzas into the fast food arena

H. Gault and C. Millau

started thr Nouvelle Cuisine

Miele's Guide

recognizes Asia's best chefs and restaurant

Carinderia

recognized as food stops of Filipino travelers and referred to as the progenitor of turo-turo

Ambos Mundos

oldest restaurant in the Philippines

Dr. Presentacion T. Perez

started the University Food Service of University of the Philippines

Irma Florentin

first Filipino dietitian

Hospital and Restaurant Association of the Philippines

HRAP

Barrio Fiesta

claims to be the first Filipino fine dining restaurant

Tropical Hut

referred to as the first or one of the first fast food joints in the country

Jospehine's Restaurant

one of the first resorts outside Manila

FCAP

Food Caterer's Association of the Philippines

Mang Inasal

first barbecue fast food chain in the Philippines