Miller Bros. Excellent Fare, Baltimore, 1955 Flags The New York Central Railroad

The New York Central Railroad

Bought by the gallon by customers of Owen Brennan

He ordered the construction of the world’s largest wine barrel – a Cathedral of Champagne – that was estimated to hold 200

The menu is heavy on meat and the wine list is comprehensive for that era

The hotel opened in 1893 and was originally called The Grunewald Hotel after its owner Louis Grunewald

Miller Bros. Excellent Fare, Baltimore, 1955 Flags The New York Central Railroad"No music, no dancing, no frills. The value is on the plate," was the policy of the Miller Brothers whose restaurant in Baltimore, Maryland, opened in 1913 and was popular for half a century. Businessmen forged deals over plates of oysters at the raw bar while politicians were given the VIP treatment. "[FBI Director] J. Edgar Hoover always ate a rockfish steak," Chef Samuel Roggio told the Baltimore Evening Sun in 1987. "There was a special room for