Description

Book Synopsis
Originally published in 1904, Commanders of the Dining Room features brief biographies of more than fifty African American head waiters and front-of-house restaurant staff, giving insight into the traditions and personalities that shaped these culinary institutions.

Trade Review
The story of these men provides a powerful addition to a growing attention on black political, social, and economic activism on the eve of codified Jim Crow segregation, a legalized apartheid that fell over the land at the very moment when these waiters gathered in Chicago to form their organization. . . . One can easily imagine curious hands leaving through the pages of this work and finding upon them a truth that transforms not only their conception of history but also supplies an inspired imagining of what is possible in their own life.""- Justin A. Nystrom, author of Creole Italian: Sicilian Immigrants and the Shaping of New Orleans Food Culture

Commanders of the Dining Room Biographic

    Product form

    A Paperback / softback by E.A. Maccannon, Maurice Carlos Ruffin, Danya Pilgrim

    £33.09

    Includes FREE delivery

    Order before 4pm tomorrow for delivery by Wed 26 Aug 2026.

    1 in stock

      Trusted by thousands of customers. See 2,385+ Customer Reviews

      View other formats and editions of Commanders of the Dining Room Biographic by E.A. Maccannon

      Book details

      Publisher University of Georgia Press
      Published 30 October 2021
      ISBN-13 9780820360805
      978-0820360805
      ISBN-10 0820360805
      Also in:
      Business, Finance & Law Industrial relations, occupational health History of the Americas Not Just Books Stationery

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Originally published in 1904, Commanders of the Dining Room features brief biographies of more than fifty African American head waiters and front-of-house restaurant staff, giving insight into the traditions and personalities that shaped these culinary institutions.

      Trade Review
      The story of these men provides a powerful addition to a growing attention on black political, social, and economic activism on the eve of codified Jim Crow segregation, a legalized apartheid that fell over the land at the very moment when these waiters gathered in Chicago to form their organization. . . . One can easily imagine curious hands leaving through the pages of this work and finding upon them a truth that transforms not only their conception of history but also supplies an inspired imagining of what is possible in their own life.""- Justin A. Nystrom, author of Creole Italian: Sicilian Immigrants and the Shaping of New Orleans Food Culture

      Recently viewed products

      © 2026 Book Curl

        • American Express
        • Apple Pay
        • Diners Club
        • Discover
        • Google Pay
        • Maestro
        • Mastercard
        • PayPal
        • Shop Pay
        • Union Pay
        • Visa

        Login

        Forgot your password?

        Don't have an account yet?
        Create account