Download or read book The Restaurants Book written by David Beriss and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2007-12-15 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is the restaurant an ideal total social phenomenon for the contemporary world? Restaurants are key sites for practices of social distinction, where chefs struggle for recognition as stars and patrons insist on seeing and being seen. This text brings together anthropological insights into these postmodern places.