The Social Significance of Dining out: A Study of Continuity and Change

Alan Warde,Jessica Paddock,Jennifer Whillans

The Social Significance of Dining out: A Study of Continuity and Change
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Country
United Kingdom
Published
15 May 2020
Pages
296
ISBN
9781526134752

The Social Significance of Dining out: A Study of Continuity and Change

Alan Warde,Jessica Paddock,Jennifer Whillans

Dining out used to be considered exceptional; however, the Food Standards Authority reported that in 2014, one meal in six was eaten away from home in Britain. Previously considered a necessary substitute for an inability to obtain a meal in a family home, dining out has become a popular recreational activity for a majority of the population, offering pleasure as well as refreshment.

Based on a major mixed-methods research project on dining out in England, this book offers a unique comparison of the social differences between London, Bristol and Preston from 1995 to 2015, charting the dynamic relationship between eating in and eating out. Addressing topics such as the changing domestic divisions of labour around food preparation, the variety of culinary experience for different sections of the population, and class differences in taste and the pleasures and satisfactions associated with dining out, the authors explore how the practice has evolved across the three cities. – .

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