The Blackstone, Chicago 1916 Sizes:A1 (594x840mm) Archival Print (Unframed) Also noted on the menu

Also noted on the menu is the fact that the kitchens had modern refrigeration facilities courtesy of a company on the Champs Elysee

The rationale behind Meatless Tuesdays and Wheatless Wednesdays was readily accepted by the patriotic folks holding the fort at home – though by the look of this menu those who ate at The Raleigh didn’t exactly go hungry

asparagus and Escoffier’s famous dessert creation Peach Melba

WW2 era matchbook cover

The Blackstone, Chicago 1916 Sizes:A1 (594x840mm) Archival Print (Unframed) Also noted on the menuWomen were protesting for the right to vote on the streets of Chicago when this 1916 menu was offered to patrons of the restaurant in the Blackstone Hotel, a Windy City landmark. During this era in the United States, hotel restaurants were considered fashionable and exclusive places for the wealthy and powerful to eat and were often designed, as writer Theodore Dreiser noted dryly, with many fake European touches. As you can see from the enormous food