Ruby Foo's Beachchomber, Providence R.I. 1940s Theodore Roosevelt offering light beer and expensive

offering light beer and expensive setups to which you could add your own liquor

This menu comes from a lunch hosted by King Edward VII for the Italian King Vittorio Emanuele III and Elena of Savoy during an official visit to Great Britain

introduced the concept of a disciplined and highly organized kitchen brigade and demanded standards of cleanliness that were then uncommon

Lunch was 50 cents

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