Food defined social hierarchy in 1776. Here’s what was on the table

A man dressed in all black walks in front of the Middleton Tavern, which is housed in red brick building and has a maroon and white awning covering a few patrons seated outside.

Established in 1750, Middleton Tavern in Annapolis, Md., is one of the oldest continuously operating taverns in the U.S. Anna Rose Layden for NPR

Anna Rose Layden for NPR

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Arthur Gross has been the chef at Middleton Tavern in Annapolis, Md., for 50 years. That’s a long time, even for a tavern that started serving food before the country’s inception.

Sometimes, in between preparing food in the kitchen, “I wonder to myself

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