Supper club - Wikipedia

A supper club is a traditional dining establishment that also functions as a social club. The term may describe different establishments depending on the ... Supperclub FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Typeofdiningestablishment PostcardforLarryPotter'sSupperClub,NorthHollywood Thisarticleneedsadditionalcitationsforverification.Pleasehelpimprovethisarticlebyaddingcitationstoreliablesources.Unsourcedmaterialmaybechallengedandremoved.Findsources: "Supperclub" – news ·newspapers ·books ·scholar ·JSTOR(October2021)(Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage) Asupperclubisatraditionaldiningestablishmentthatalsofunctionsasasocialclub.Thetermmaydescribedifferentestablishmentsdependingontheregion,butingeneral,supperclubstendtopresentthemselvesashavingahigh-classimage,evenifthepriceisaffordabletoall.Anewerusageofthetermsupperclubhasemerged[when?],referringtoundergroundrestaurants. Contents 1Othernames 2Inantiquity 3IntheUnitedStates 3.1History 3.2Typicalmenu 4IntheUnitedKingdom 5InLatinAmerica 6Seealso 7References 8Externallinks Othernames[edit] Supperclubs,whenusedinthenewercontextofundergroundrestaurants,arealsoknownashomebistros,guerrilladiners,[1]secretrestaurants,paladares,puertascerradas,pop-uprestaurants,guestaurants,speakeasies,andanti-restaurants.[citationneeded] Inantiquity[edit] SupperclubswerecommonintheRomanEmpire.OneofthemostnotableclubswasthatofMithraism.Theseclubsoftenspannedsocialclassesbutprimarilyservedall-malemembers.SupperClubsservedanimportantroleinthedivisionoflabor,especiallywithinintheRomanimperialadministrationandmilitary.Bypoolingandspecializingresourcesneededforbasicnourishment,Romewasabletogainaproductivityadvantageoveritsneighborsandsubjectedpeoples.[citationneeded] IntheUnitedStates[edit] VillageBarSupperClubinWisconsin IntheU.S.,asupperclubisadiningestablishmentgenerallyfoundacrosstheUnitedStates,butcurrentlyconcentratedintheUpperMidwesternstatesofWisconsin,Minnesota,Ohio,Michigan,IllinoisandIowa.Theseestablishmentstypicallyarelocatedontheedgeoftowninruralareas.[2] History[edit] ThefirstsupperclubintheUnitedStateswasestablishedinBeverlyHills,California,byMilwaukee,WisconsinnativeLawrenceFrank.[2]Supperclubsbecamepopularduringthe1930sand1940s,althoughsomeestablishmentsthatlaterbecamesupperclubshadpreviouslygainednotorietyasprohibitionroadhouses.[3]WiththelegalizationofrecreationalcannabisinstateslikeCalifornia,cannabissupperclubshavebeguntoemerge,includingonebyMasterchefalumniandfanfavorite,NickNappi.[citationneeded] Traditionally,supperclubswereconsidereda"destination"wherepatronswouldspendthewholeevening,fromcocktailhourtonightclub-styleentertainmentafterdinner.[4]Featuringacasualandrelaxedatmosphere,[4]theyarenowusuallyjustrestaurantsratherthantheall-nightentertainmentdestinationsofthepast.[5] Typicalmenu[edit] SupperclubsgenerallyfeaturesimplemenuswithsomewhatlimitedofferingsfeaturingtypicalAmericancuisine.[4]Dishesmayincludeprimerib,steaks,chicken,andfish.Anall-you-can-eatFridaynightfishfryisparticularlycommonatWisconsinsupperclubs.[5]Relishtrayswithitemssuchascrackers,carrots,greenonions,pickles,radishes,andceleryaretypicallyservedatthetableonLazySusans.[4] IntheUnitedKingdom[edit] SupperclubsintheUKadoptedthecabaretconceptoftheAmerican1930sand1940sandaimedtobringtheambienceoftheundergroundNewYorkjazzclubtotheUKentertainmentscene,wherepeoplecouldenjoyadinnerwithouttheformalityofaball,whilstenjoyinglivemusic.Theseclubswereoftenthecentreofsocialnetworksinbothruralcommunitiesandcities.TraditionalsupperclubmenusconsistedofstandardAmericanfare,andintheUKtherewasaconcerteddrivetogivethefoodandwineaBritishtwist.[6]Somesupperclubswerepurelyinformaldiningsocietieswhilstothersincorporatedmusicalactstocomplementtheatmosphere.Therewasalsoaformofsupperclubwhichactedasaninformaldatingplatform.Bothhavelargelybeenreplacedbymodernnightclubs. Theterm"supperclub"isenjoyingarevivalwithslightlydifferentmeaning–generallyasmallundergroundclub(oftenwithrovingpremiseswhichareonlyrevealedtotheguestswhentheybuyaticket),whereguestseatfromarestrictedorsetmenu[7]andareexpectedtofraternisewithotherguestswhomtheymaynotknow.[8] IntheUK'undergroundrestaurants'and'supperclubs'havestartedtoblossom,[when?]withreviewsinleadingnewspaperssuchasTheTimesandTheGuardian.[9]TheyrangeacrosstheUKbutaremainlyconcentratedinLondon.TheseareadvertisedbywordofmouthandonsocialmedianetworkssuchasTwitterandFacebook.ThereareanumberofwaystofindoutaboutsupperclubsincludingsocialmediaandthewebsiteEatMyWorld[10]whichlistseventsallovertheUK.SomesupperclubsinLondonareadvertisedonGrubClub,aLondononlinesupperclubplatform. InLatinAmerica[edit] InLatinAmerica,asupperclubistypicallyanundergroundrestaurantknownaseitherapaladarorarestaurantedepuertascerradas(lockeddoorrestaurant).Althoughtechnicallyillegal,thistypeofrestaurantisbuiltintotheculture,[clarificationneeded]oftenwithhigherstandardsthanmanylicensedestablishments.[11]TheyarebecomingincreasinglypopularintheU.S.[12] Theattractionoftheundergroundrestaurantforthecustomeristheabilitytosamplenewfoodatlowpricesoutsidethetraditionalrestaurantexperience.Forthehost,benefitsaremakingsomemoneyandexperimentingwithcookingwithouthavingtoinvestinarestaurantproper.AsonehosttoldtheSanFranciscoChronicle,"It'sliterallylikeplayingrestaurant...Youcancreatetheevent,andthenit'sover."[13] Seealso[edit] Diningclub Listofsupperclubs Songandsupperroom Portals:CompaniesFood References[edit] ^O'Flaherty,MarkC.(2006-09-03)."Thisweek'sspecial:guerrilladining".theGuardian.Retrieved2022-05-19. ^ab"SupperClubs:BuildingswithTaste".WisconsinStateHistoricalSociety.Archivedfromtheoriginalon2004-03-07. ^"ChicagoTribune:Chicagonews,sports,weather,entertainment".chicagotribune.com.Archivedfromtheoriginalon2017-08-05.Retrieved2021-10-12. ^abcdDennisGetto,"Supperclubsthatareacutaboveprimetime"Archived2007-03-11attheWaybackMachine,MilwaukeeJournalSentinel ^ab"SavoringthePast:SupperClubs".Archivedfromtheoriginalon2017-02-07.Retrieved2017-02-06. ^FernandezandLeluu'sGameOnMenuArchived2010-09-14attheWaybackMachine ^theBasementGalleyMenusArchived2015-04-28attheWaybackMachine ^DinersGuideArchived2010-10-21attheWaybackMachineSimonDogget ^Thring,Oliver(29September2010)."FivetopLondonsupperclubs".Archivedfromtheoriginalon7February2017.Retrieved16December2016–viaTheGuardian. ^EatMyWorld ^http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2008/apr/17/undergroundrestaurantsArchived2009-08-14attheWaybackMachine. ^http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2009/may/29/underground-restaurants-msmarmitelover-hardeepArchived2009-06-11attheWaybackMachine. ^"GUERRILLAGOURMET/Guidedbyword-of-mouth,dinersflocktounlicensedrestaurantsforexcellentfoodinsecretsettings".22January2006.Archivedfromtheoriginalon17June2012.Retrieved12October2021. Externallinks[edit] WisconsinSupperClubs.com,alistingofover250supperclubsinWisconsin Mount,Ian.BuenosAires:Psst!WantaDiscreetDinner?,TheNewYorkTimes,December17,2006. Williams,Zoe.Thesecretfeast,TheGuardian,February10,2009. FairfaxTheAgearticleonundergroundrestaurants Omidi,Maryam.Toptable:Moscow’sfinediningsupperclubisnowserving,TheCalvertJournal,February6,2013. 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