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Clifton House, Niagara Falls, 1855This 1855 bill of fare is the oldest menu in The Culinary Institute of Americas collection and it is a beauty. Both printed and handwritten, it shows that diners in the Clifton Hotel at Niagara Falls ate and drank very well indeed. The menu is heavy on meat and the wine list is comprehensive for that era. Only rich people could afford to stay or eat here, of course. The Clifton hotel was opened in 1833 by Harmanus Monty Crysler, a New Yorker who moved

Louis Armstrong

The menu comes from the Glass House restaurant chain that was popular in the 50s and 60s

diners could choose from an à la carte menu containing a couple of dozen hors d'oeuvres

there were no concerns regarding the quality of the ice in one's glass

Opened in 1937 as Ben Marden's Riviera Russian born impresario Bill Miller bought the nightclub in the late 1940s

Courtesy Lou Greenstein

Customers dined in a magnificent galleried eating hall

This historic American restaurant was opened in 1940 by Warren "Pete" Wurm as a basic six-stool clam and lobster stand at the southern end of Maine's coastal strip

a colorful large format folder that was distributed during 1932 to promote the New Haven's dining car service

A voluptuous genie in a transparent costume delivers room service in this 1960s menu cover from the famously gaudy Aladdin Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas

introducing electric lights throughout the building

not surprisingly

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