New York Central System Wartime Dining Service, 1943 french Six or seven course lunches

Six or seven course lunches and dinners were served to passengers in First Class

400 members (with a seven-year waiting list) including many of the most distinguished actors and men of letters in the United Kingdom

the way Americans used to cook abalone seemed a little like marinating a nice porterhouse in paint

Henrici’s was founded in Chicago in 1868 and this legendary restaurant survived for nearly a hundred years before being closed and demolished in 1962

One pound because Earth's gravity is six times that of the moon

New York Central System Wartime Dining Service, 1943 french Six or seven course lunches"More Diners but no more dining cars. More meals to serve but loss of many important foods to go around. That is the wartime dining car situation." This beautiful menu from 1943 paints a telling story of life during World War 2. The V for Victory message on the cover (and in Morse code at the top) and throughout the interior. "From now till Victory we will go on serving you to the best of our ability. In the meantime, thanks for your aid and