Lucca, Los Angeles & San Francisco, 1930s Rancho Cordova The Commissary catered for the

The Commissary catered for the hundreds of people who worked on the massive studio lot and in this 1958 menu some of the dishes were named after weight-conscious MGM stars

omelettes and fine wines

The San Francisco outlet of Coffee Dan’s featured in the 1927 Warner Bros’ film The Jazz Singer

and his descendants still run one of the North End’s most famous bakeries

Lucca, Los Angeles & San Francisco, 1930s Rancho Cordova The Commissary catered for theThe colorful cover of this vintage wine list was created for Lucca, a restaurant with operations in both San Francisco and Los Angeles in the 1930s and 40s. The restaurants were said to be consistently crowded because of the delicious food prepared by artists of wide reputation. Dinners cost from $1. 35 and up. Lucca was also famous for how it served wines. California vintages and a few choice wines imported from Italy were decanted into handsome,