Dr. Emma Sherman (left) stands next to Mary Mallon in the early 1930s. Mary had lived on North Brother Island for more than fifteen years by this time; at right, poster hung in restaurants following the “Typhoid Mary” scare. (boweryboyshistory.com) * * * The Latest Sensation Mary ...
Come to Portland, Maine, where the lobsters are cheap, the views are spectacular, and the locals are friendly. Visit the Old Port district for a variety of interesting shops, restaurants, and bars. Don't forget to hit up the Portland Head Lighthouse in Cape Elizabeth, where history and ma...
"During the darkest days of the pandemic, to-go drinks were a critical lifeline for our hospitality industry and a beloved treat for consumers. Since then, we've legalized to-go alcohol on a temporary basis, and it's been wildly successful for bars, restaurants, and everyday New Yorkers....
Horse racing correspondentGeorge F. T. Ryall(pseud. “Audax Minor”) considered a losing wager at the Kentucky Derby in his column, “The Race Track.” A HORSE OF COURSE…JockeyMack Garnerrode Cavalcade to victory at the 1934 Kentucky Derby. (Appanoose County Historical Society) * * * Mo...
He was especially renowned for grazing the restaurants of the West End with the alacrity of an Alan Brazil or a Jay Rayner, though his ‘table’ of preference was the door at the back, where kindly chefs would break off from their cigarette break to proffer a box of cabbage or turnip. ...
The Royal Crown Derby & Steiff Bears are an exclusive for Peter Jones China in Wakefield (UK). The history of Royal Crown Derby is one of changing fortunes in the ebb and flow of time and taste. It began some time before 1750, when the Huguenot, Andrew Planche, established the first ch...
Horse racing correspondentGeorge F. T. Ryall(pseud. “Audax Minor”) considered a losing wager at the Kentucky Derby in his column, “The Race Track.” A HORSE OF COURSE…JockeyMack Garnerrode Cavalcade to victory at the 1934 Kentucky Derby. (Appanoose County Historical Society) ...
…and straight to the ads, beginning with this one from Schrafft’s, which was a chain of high-volume, moderately priced restaurants in the New York area…despite its affordability, Schrafft’s dining rooms were known for their gentility, an idea conveyed through this ad… ...