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Bloomsbury presents Restaurant by Brian Duff, read by Chris Gaines

Object Lessons is a series of short books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.

In the last few decades, restaurants and food culture have achieved extraordinary cultural presence. Chefs are heroes and thought leaders, well-executed entrées go viral, dining out has become theater, plating has become art and ubiquitous Instagram content. But in recent years restaurants have faced crisis upon crisis.

Restaurant takes a deep dive into the drives, desires, and anxieties we bring to dining out at this time of uncertainty. It explores the meaning we find in good food and warm hospitality. It shows why the restaurant offers unique opportunities to change the quality of our engagement with others and to create shared meaning across the table

Table of Contents

Prologue
Chapter 1: Cared for and part of the world
Chapter 2: Eating and talking
Chapter 3: The restaurant and the shudder
Chapter 4: Small portions
Chapter 5: Ethics and sanctimony
Chapter 6: Across the table
Epilogue: On My Dinner with Andre

Index

Product details

Bloomsbury Academic Test
Published Oct 02 2025
Format Audiobook
Duration 3 hours and 42 minutes
ISBN 9798216437376
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Series Object Lessons
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Author

Brian Duff

Brian Duff is Associate Professor of Political Sci…

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