Café de Paris (Bird), Buenos Aires, June 1888 New York From a 1955 Queen Mary

From a 1955 Queen Mary menu

It consists mostly of seafood but also includes alligator and rattlesnake

One of London's oldest and greatest dining institutions

had an important gastronomic philosophy: keep it simple

which in 1927 had state-of-the-art lighting

Café de Paris (Bird), Buenos Aires, June 1888 New York From a 1955 Queen MaryBuenos Aires was known as "the Paris of South America" in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and restaurants catered to the whims and desires of very wealthy clientele. Well known artists were employed to decorate the covers of menus that were changed daily. This is a particularly refined menu, with lovely graphics and colors that still ring true after so many years. Courtesy University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Libraries Collections. Each print is