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The Biltmore

Date
1917-11-13
Restaurant
The Biltmore
Physical description
28x18cm folded; 28x36cm opened
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Russian caviar$1.75
Celery$0.35
Grape fruit, Supreme$0.75
Special hors d'oeuvre$0.65
Spanish olives$0.25
California olives$0.25
Melon, Supreme$0.75
SALTED ALMONDS$0.30
Canape of anchovy$0.50
Smoked Salmon$0.50
Chow-chow$0.15
Carciofini$0.50
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Lobster Cocktail$0.90
Lynnhavens$0.40
Seatags$0.45
BLUE POINTS$0.30
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Robbins Islands$0.35
Cape Cods$0.35
Smith Islands$0.40
Cotuits$0.35
Little Necks$0.30
Cherrystones$0.30
Puree of flageolet beans with crusts$0.30
Chicken consomme$0.40
Tomato Soup$0.40
Consomme Bellevue$0.45
St Germain soup$0.40
Gumbo$0.45
Julienne Soup$0.40
Madrilene soup$0.40
Eggs poached, Polignac$0.45
Sliced egg, Aurora$0.40
Shirred Eggs, Printaniere$0.40
Scrambled Eggs with mushrooms$0.65
Boston scrod, persillade$0.60
Crab meat with green peppers$0.75
Fried ell, tartar sauce$0.55
Filet of fresh mackerel, Italian style$0.70
Croquette of lobster, cream sauce$0.70
Brook trout saute, Algerienne$0.80
Broiled smelts with watercress butter$0.65
Boiled Turkey with Rice, Oyster Sauce$0.80
Mushroom patty, Toulousaine$0.70
Duckling stew with new vegetables$0.80
Loaf of Chicken Livers, Kossuth$0.70
Broiled squab, Mexican style$1.50
Roast young turkey, cranberry sauce$1.00
Broiled Chicken$2.50
Roast chicken$3.00
Squab Chicken$1.50
Guinea chicken$3.00
Squab guinea chicken$2.00
Squab$1.50
Baby turkey
Golden plover$1.25
Venison
Egyptian quail$1.25
Mallard Duck$4.50
Supreme of chicken, Jeannette$0.90
Chicken salad$1.25
Lobster salad$1.25
Truffled boned capon$0.85
Pate of goose-liver$1.50
Crab Meat salad$1.00
Spaghetti, milanaise$0.50
creamed carrots and peas$0.50
New California Asparagus$1.00
Mashed spinach$0.50
New peas$0.60
Artichoke$0.60
Lima beans$0.60
Egg plant$0.40
Cauliflower$0.50
Cauliflower au Gratin$0.50
Oyster-plant$0.40
Squash$0.40
String Beans$0.50
Brussels Sprouts$0.40
Stuffed Tomato$0.35
Braised celery$0.40
Stuffed Green Pepper$0.35
Baked Potatoes$0.20
Boiled potato$0.20
Mashed potatoes$0.20
Potatoes au Gratin$0.30
Potatoes O'Brien$0.30
Saute, potatoes$0.25
POTATOES - HASHED BROWN$0.25
Apollinaris$0.30 – $0.60
Johannis$0.30 – $0.60
Demi-tasse$0.15
Special Coffee$0.25
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Grapes$0.35
Pear$0.25
Orange$0.20
Honey Dew Melon$0.50
Casaba Melon$0.45
Apple$0.20
Manhattan cream cheese$0.25
Cream cheese with Bar-le-Duc$0.50
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.25
Stilton Cheese$0.40
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.30
English Cheddar cheese$0.30
Gruyere Cheese$0.35
Brie cheese$0.30
Port-du-Salut Cheese$0.30
McLarens cheese$0.25
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.40
Rice pudding, orange sauce$0.30
Apple roll$0.25
Apple Pie$0.30
French Pastry$0.15
Phila ice cream$0.40
Pistache ice cream$0.40
Neapolitan$0.40
Macaroon Custard Pie$0.25
Pumpkin Pie$0.25
Coffee parfait with brandy$0.45
Custard Pie$0.30
Cup Mary Garden$0.50
Marrons glaces$0.45
Cup Custard$0.30
Peach Melba$0.60
Meringue glacee$0.45
Vanilla ice cream$0.40
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.40
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.40
Coffee parfait$0.40
Chocolate Parfait$0.40
Tutti frutti$0.45
Biscuit Tortoni$0.45
Nesselrode Pudding$0.45
Lemon Ice$0.30
Raspberry Ice$0.30
Pineapple Ice$0.30
Orange ice$0.30
Alligator Pear Salad$0.75
Biltmore salad$0.60
Cucumber salad$0.40
Endive Salad$0.60
Julia Arthur salad$0.50
Hearts of lettuce salad$0.45
Fruits salad$0.50
Palm Beach salad$0.50
Suzette salad$0.50
Hearts of Romaine Salad$0.45
Tomato Salad$0.40
Demi-deuil salad$0.60
Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.60
French fried potatoes$0.25
Potatoes, Souffle$0.35
Potatoes, Lorette$0.30
Sweet Potatoes, Southern Style$0.35

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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