The new book ‘Menu Design in America’ aims to catalogue the evolution of the country’s bills of fare.
The new book ‘Menu Design in America’ aims to catalogue the evolution of the country’s bills of fare.
See these vintage McDonald's restaurants - the food, menu boards, uniforms, old ads and retro architecture - starting back when fries were 10 cents in the '50s, to the food concepts of the '90s.
Thanks to the Acadian & French-Canadian Genealogy & History Facebook group, I learned about the Canadian photos and images in the New York Public Library’s online digital collection, NYPLDigitalCollections. NYPLDigitalCollections is a Beta site that contains more than 800,000 images. … Continue reading →
The new book ‘Menu Design in America’ aims to catalogue the evolution of the country’s bills of fare.
See these vintage McDonald's restaurants - the food, menu boards, uniforms, old ads and retro architecture - starting back when fries were 10 cents in the '50s, to the food concepts of the '90s.
The new book ‘Menu Design in America’ aims to catalogue the evolution of the country’s bills of fare.
A menu is probably one of the most frequently viewed examples of graphic design, yet also one of the most overlooked. But there was a time when the menus -- gorgeously ornate like fine literature -- were as anxiously anticipated as the meals themselves. A new book by Taschen, Menu...
See these vintage McDonald's restaurants - the food, menu boards, uniforms, old ads and retro architecture - starting back when fries were 10 cents in the '50s, to the food concepts of the '90s.
See these vintage McDonald's restaurants - the food, menu boards, uniforms, old ads and retro architecture - starting back when fries were 10 cents in the '50s, to the food concepts of the '90s.
In the absence of a working time machine one of the best ways to step back in time is looking at old menus. Here’s a collection of London menus – mostly from the 20th Century. Although our first one is from 1889 and is from The Alpha restaurant – considered the first vegetarian restaurant in … Continue reading "A collection of Fascinating 20th Century London Menus"
One copy in SF History signed by author
The new book ‘Menu Design in America’ aims to catalogue the evolution of the country’s bills of fare.
. . . but not quite famous enough because many people still mistake the image shown here, dubbed “America’s first restaurant,” as a reproduction of a genuine Delmonico’s menu from 1834. It makes me…
See these vintage McDonald's restaurants - the food, menu boards, uniforms, old ads and retro architecture - starting back when fries were 10 cents in the '50s, to the food concepts of the '90s.
See these vintage McDonald's restaurants - the food, menu boards, uniforms, old ads and retro architecture - starting back when fries were 10 cents in the '50s, to the food concepts of the '90s.
See Los Angeles' food history change through the ages with these vintage menus from historic restaurants.
Filet Mignon for a buck eighty five, a salad for sixty cents, a baked potato for a quarter, a glass of beer for a dime. In 1941 you could get a solid meal at the famous Keen's Steakhouse here in New York for less than three dollars. That in of itself is extraordinary, but what's even more extraor
The menu collection at the Los Angeles Public Library is fantastic. Here are some of their best historical L.A. menus.
The menu collection at the Los Angeles Public Library is fantastic. Here are some of their best historical L.A. menus.
One copy in SF History signed by author
I love reading menus. They are the shop windows of the kitchen and provide a playful sense of gambling for what might just be the best of worst meal of your life. Today I stumbled upon a rather mind-boggling collection on the NYPL Digital archives of thousands of restaurant menus dating as far back
See these vintage McDonald's restaurants - the food, menu boards, uniforms, old ads and retro architecture - starting back when fries were 10 cents in the '50s, to the food concepts of the '90s.
See these vintage McDonald's restaurants - the food, menu boards, uniforms, old ads and retro architecture - starting back when fries were 10 cents in the '50s, to the food concepts of the '90s.
See these vintage McDonald's restaurants - the food, menu boards, uniforms, old ads and retro architecture - starting back when fries were 10 cents in the '50s, to the food concepts of the '90s.
This collection of 800 graphic menus in Taschen's Menu Design in America, 1850-1985, due out in August, serves as a pictoral history of legendary restaurants in the U.S. The book is FANTASTIC — it was nearly impossible to choose only 10 favorites.
Moral of the story: Steak will always be the most expensive.
The menu collection at the Los Angeles Public Library is fantastic. Here are some of their best historical L.A. menus.
The new book ‘Menu Design in America’ aims to catalogue the evolution of the country’s bills of fare.
Moral of the story: Steak will always be the most expensive.
Quite an elaborate menu given the wartime conditions and rationing!
See these vintage McDonald's restaurants - the food, menu boards, uniforms, old ads and retro architecture - starting back when fries were 10 cents in the '50s, to the food concepts of the '90s.
See these vintage McDonald's restaurants - the food, menu boards, uniforms, old ads and retro architecture - starting back when fries were 10 cents in the '50s, to the food concepts of the '90s.
