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So city dwellers in the ancient Roman world did not have kitchens- possibly they ate out more than we do. So there must have been demand for food delivery... I

So city dwellers in the ancient Roman world did not have kitchens- possibly they ate out more than we do. So there must have been demand for food delivery... I wonder if they accomplished it with slaves? Well there is some history: https://www.thevintagenews.com/2019/01/08/food-delivery/ https://www.thevintagenews.com/2019/01/08/food-delivery/ The Indian "dabbawala" maybe is where it has to go: some kind of standardized service where one driver can deliver to many people in a single traveling-salesman minimized trip. The packaging is designed to keep the food warm for a long time to allow this. But this probably only works for pre-arranged food delivery, not call for food now. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dabbawala https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dabbawala

missedthecue 6y ago
I mean there wasn't a way to remote order in ancient Rome. You'd have to go yourself or send someone.
- mike00632 6y ago
  What's funny is that I didn't even think of that until I read your comment. I totally imagined an ancient Roman calling in their order on their phone.
- emiliobumachar 6y ago
  Have a pyre at your home's roof, and an arrangement with a restaurant to send a meal when they see it on fire. I'm joking, of course.
  - the-dude 6y ago
    They had multistory appartment buildings. What if you didn't live on the top floor?
pj_mukh 6y ago
Yea I’m consistently surprised to learn that my Uber Eats driver ISNT making other deliveries. That makes zero sense!
Aefiam 6y ago
> So city dwellers in the ancient Roman world did not have kitchens Thats not true ( https://quatr.us/romans/roman-kitchens-houses-ancient-rome.htm https://quatr.us/romans/roman-kitchens-houses-ancient-rome.h... ). Rich romans did have kitchens, poor people could not afford one and instead made food in their appartment room or bought food from streetvendors or takeout food from thermopolia. There was likely no demand for food delivery as poor people couldnt afford it and rich people had slaves to make their food.

missedthecue 6y ago

I mean there wasn't a way to remote order in ancient Rome. You'd have to go yourself or send someone.

mike00632 6y ago
What's funny is that I didn't even think of that until I read your comment. I totally imagined an ancient Roman calling in their order on their phone.
emiliobumachar 6y ago
Have a pyre at your home's roof, and an arrangement with a restaurant to send a meal when they see it on fire. I'm joking, of course.
- the-dude 6y ago
  They had multistory appartment buildings. What if you didn't live on the top floor?

pj_mukh 6y ago

Yea I’m consistently surprised to learn that my Uber Eats driver ISNT making other deliveries. That makes zero sense!

Aefiam 6y ago

> So city dwellers in the ancient Roman world did not have kitchens Thats not true ( https://quatr.us/romans/roman-kitchens-houses-ancient-rome.htm https://quatr.us/romans/roman-kitchens-houses-ancient-rome.h... ). Rich romans did have kitchens, poor people could not afford one and instead made food in their appartment room or bought food from streetvendors or takeout food from thermopolia. There was likely no demand for food delivery as poor people couldnt afford it and rich people had slaves to make their food.