Was there ever a Restaurant in Columbus called Bo Dings, and if so, where was it located? I seem to remember this name for some reason. Thank you for the fun reads!
I really really REALLY hope Hunan Lion returns. That was the fancy restaurant my grandparents would take our family to when they visited from Florida, and I have so many formative memories of the place.
This is from the Museum of Food and Drink, where I also learned this:
In the early 1900s, Chinese restaurants moved towards serving more than just the Chinese community to make a profit, which pushed two trends in my opinion - having two menus (an American one and a Chinese one) and possibly the historical reason for having extensively long menus.
Also due to the Exclusion Act, special visas were granted to merchants. "High grade" restaurants were federally added to the special visa in 1915. The increased the growth of Chinese restaurants in the 1920s.
Excellent report. I can't find where I initially learned of them, but Chinese tea houses had only communal seating thus encouraging social connection where social skills could be practiced. Have you come across this in your research?
Was there ever a Restaurant in Columbus called Bo Dings, and if so, where was it located? I seem to remember this name for some reason. Thank you for the fun reads!
I really really REALLY hope Hunan Lion returns. That was the fancy restaurant my grandparents would take our family to when they visited from Florida, and I have so many formative memories of the place.
This is from the Museum of Food and Drink, where I also learned this:
In the early 1900s, Chinese restaurants moved towards serving more than just the Chinese community to make a profit, which pushed two trends in my opinion - having two menus (an American one and a Chinese one) and possibly the historical reason for having extensively long menus.
Also due to the Exclusion Act, special visas were granted to merchants. "High grade" restaurants were federally added to the special visa in 1915. The increased the growth of Chinese restaurants in the 1920s.
I’m not sure
Excellent report. I can't find where I initially learned of them, but Chinese tea houses had only communal seating thus encouraging social connection where social skills could be practiced. Have you come across this in your research?
Interesting - I didn’t learn much about the tea houses, that might be another project!