Gastropub
Agastropuborgastro pubis apubthat serves food of a similar quality to a restaurant.[1]The term was coined in the 1990s in the United Kingdom, though similar pubs already existed.
History
[edit]The termgastropub(derived fromgastronomy) was coined in 1991,[2][3]when David Eyre and Mike Belben took over The Eagle pub inClerkenwell,London.[2][3]Traditionally, British pubs were drinking establishments and little emphasis was placed on the serving of food.[4]
The growth of gastropubs influenced change in British dining and pub culture,[3][5]and has sometimes attracted criticism for potentially removing the character of traditional pubs.[2]"Pub grub" expanded to include British food items such assteak and ale pie,shepherd's pie,fish and chips,bangers and mash,Sunday roast,ploughman's lunch,andpasties.In addition, dishes such ashamburgers,chips,lasagneandchili con carneare now often served.[citation needed]
In August 2012,gastropubwas added toMerriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary.[6]
In 1984, Spinnakers Brew Pub opened inVictoria, British Columbia,Canada. The first ever custom-built brewpub in Canada, it heralded a new wave of brewpubs and craft breweries in British Columbia that followed a major deregulation of the brewing industry in that province.[7]Spinnakers served inventive cuisine, and Joseph Blake ofEatmagazine claims it as the world's oldest gastropub.[8]Difford's Guidecredited David Eyre and Mike Belben with introducing the first gastropub to the U.K., when they took over the Eagle in Clerkenwell in 1991 and upgraded the standard food options to "restaurant quality."[9]
Gastropubs became popular in the U.K. and U.S. in the 1990s and early 2000s.[10]
See also
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References
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- ^abcNorrington-Davies, Tom (24 November 2005)."Is the gastropub making a meal of it?".The Daily Telegraph.London.Retrieved10 July2008.
- ^abc"American gastropub: what's in a name?".Art Culinaire.The Free Library. Spring 2007. Archived fromthe originalon 13 May 2008.Retrieved23 July2008.
- ^"Pub Food".Lookupapub.co.uk. Archived fromthe originalon 11 October 2009.Retrieved26 June2009.
- ^Farley, David (24 May 2009)."New York Develops a Taste for Gastropubs".The Washington Post.
- ^"A Sample of New Dictionary Words for 2012".Retrieved16 August2012.
- ^"Spinnakers craft beer brewpub, Victoria, turns 30 | Brewed Awakening | the Province".Archived fromthe originalon 25 February 2015.Retrieved25 February2015.
- ^Blake, Joseph, "Victoria's Pub Revolution",Eat(Vol 18, No 5, October 2014), pp 14-15 (http://issuu.com/garyhynes/docs/eat_magazine_september___october_20).
- ^"British pub food and the rise of the gastro pub".www.diffordsguide.com.Retrieved14 April2021.
- ^"A Brief History of the Gastropub".Wally's American Gastropub.31 March 2017.Retrieved25 April2023.
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