157 More Plates You Say? Let's Make Dining More Complicated

The History of American Food · Oct 29, 2025 · 19m

After years of no plates, not enough plates and just enough plates - you suddenly have access to many plates and pretty plates. What's a hostess of fashion to do?

Obviously - upend the way food is served. Obviously if you have access to more artificial light - you can make meals longer. Especially on dark, chilly, wet nights when no one wants to be outside anyway.

Luckily - cookbooks are up to the challenge. With all sorts of ideas of how to roll out this new style of multi-course dining.

So come check out the complications.

And if you are interested in seeing what American pottery looked…