The Art of Naming Dishes on Bills of Fare circa 1920 - First Edition Antiquarian Book bakserv (from The Secret Life of

(from The Secret Life of Lobsters by Trevor Corson

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The Art of Naming Dishes on Bills of Fare circa 1920 - First Edition Antiquarian Book bakserv (from The Secret Life ofThis little work is written for the progressive element in the hotel and restaurant profession because of the fact that the menus and bills of fare are to a great extent neither intelligible for the server nor the served (from the preface) {HISTORY} There's nuance to naming things on a menu. Just like naming a recipe for the first time, you want to make it appealing enough to draw someone in but not too descriptive that they'll be confused or move