[New York]: Holiday Magazine; Curtis Publishing, 1964. Stapled booklet (8 x 5.5 cm.), 55 pages. Index at rear. Title from cover; author and publication information from text. FIRST EDITION. A follow-up publication to A Guide to New York City Restaurants (1959), itself an expanded version of what began as an article in the October 1959 edition of Holiday magazine with the title "A Holiday Handbook of New York Restaurants". The.....
London: Practical Press Ltd., 1949. Octavo, 184 pages. First edition. A book of advice and instruction for operating a cafe, restaurant, or tea shop and intended for those, "who have a flair for food, are interested in cooking, and like mixing with people, yet, in difficult times, may appreciate the help of another brain in order to keep them from getting into a rut." Provides information on setting up a......
New York: 1962. Folio, unpaginated [22] leaves, printed rectos only. Printed text from a hand-lettered original; columns for handwritten prices unused. An early wine list from the legendary Manhattan restaurant Lutèce (1961-2004). The list opens with an introductory statement to diners from the restaurant’s founder, André Surmain, who thanks the restaurant’s seven suppliers, a rare credit on modern wine lists, and Alexis Lichine, the author of The Wines of France.....