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The History, Recipes, and Allure of Horn & Hardart's Masterpiece
Clarkson Potter
November 2002
On Sale: November 19, 2002
128 pages
ISBN: 0609610740
EAN: 9780609610749
Hardcover
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A coin-operated glass-and-chrome wonder, Horn & Hardart’s
Automats revolutionized the way Americans ate when they
opened up in Philadelphia and New York in the early
twentieth century. In a country where the industrial
revolution had just taken hold, eating at a restaurant with
self-serving vending machines rather than waitresses and Art
Deco architecture instead of stuffy dining rooms was an
unforgettable experience. The Automat served freshly made
food for the price of a few coins, and no one made a better
cup of coffee. By the peak of its popularity—from the Great
Depression to the post-war years—the Automat was more than
an inexpensive place to buy a good meal; it was a culinary
treasure, a technical marvel, and an emblem of the times.
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