Where the concept of restaurants in supermarkets came from is not clearly documented, but we do know that supermarkets such as Whole Foods have been offering salad bars, hot food, and casual dining spaces for decades. Prior to that, ancient farmer’s marketplaces and their 20th century counterparts, known as malls, have seemingly always benefited from “food courts” that keep their customers from wandering off the shopping premises. But the the definition of a “supermarket caf