Wednesday, July 1, 2026

What Americans ate in steakhouses before chains took over

The title made me curious. But once we got into it, starting with #25 on the list, it became interesting. Anthropologically and sociologically interesting. Class and food in America. My father loved liver and onions. I remember Swiss steak, my mother made it for dinner sometimes, Salisbury steak (this too), and what happened to it when it migrated to frozen TV dinners. Those are the the lower end of the list.

I wonder what Anthony Bourdain would have done with this material?

Just a reminder, last July 4