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Café des Beaux Arts

Date
1917-11-22
Restaurant
Café des Beaux Arts
Physical description
27x18.5cm folded; 27x37cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Page 2

Honey Dew Melon$0.40
Oysters a la Dumas (hot)$0.60
Cape Cod Oysters$0.45
Blue Point Oysters$0.30
Little Neck clams$0.35
Cherrystone Clams$0.40
Smith Island Oysters$0.45
Sea Tag$0.50
Hors-d'OEuvre des Beaux Arts$0.60
Grapefruit, half$0.30
Ripe Olives$0.30
Lobster Cocktail$1.00
Celery$0.35
Oyster or Clam Cocktail, 10c. Ex.
Stuffed Mango$0.30
Salade d'anchois$0.65
French Boneless Sardines$0.80
Mackeral in Oil$0.45
Emince a la Paloise$1.10
Escalope of Veal Minute$1.10
Chicken Saute Biarritz$1.50 – $3.00
Veal Kidney Mexicaine$1.00
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.70
Nonos a l'Indoustan$0.40
Chili Sauce$0.10
Chutney Sauce$0.20
Fresh Mushrooms des Gourmets Sous Cloche$1.00
New string beans$0.45
Wild Rice$0.50
Brussels Sprouts$0.40
Cauliflower au Gratin$0.60
New peas$0.75
Artichoke Hollandaise$0.45
Spaghetti a la Christine$0.75
Carrots a la Vichy$0.30
French Peas A L'Etuvee$0.40
Cepes Bordelaise$0.60
Potatoes Anna$0.40
Potatoes Adele$0.40
Petite marmite$0.45
Puree Saint-Germain$0.40
Soupe a l Oignon Gratinee$0.50
Fresh Caviar de Beluga$1.75
Gombo, hot or cold, in cup$0.40
Cold Essence of Tomato in Cup$0.40
Consomme, hot or cold, in cup$0.35
Clear green turtle soup$0.60
Broiled Shad Maitre-d'Hotel$0.80
Fried Whitebait, Sauce Tartare$0.60
Mountain Brook Trout Meuniere$0.80
Filet of Sea Bass Amandine$0.65
Grenouilles (Frog's Legs) Provencale$0.90
Grenouilles (Frog's Legs) Meuniere$0.90
Grenouilles (Frog's Legs) Nebuleuses$0.90
Fried smelts, sauce tartare$0.65
Fried Scollops$0.85
Cloche Virginie (Scollops)$0.90
Moules (Mussels) Mariniere$0.50
Lobster Americaine$1.50
Lobster Newburg$1.50
BROILED LIVE LOBSTER$1.50 – $2.25
Oyster crabs a la Newburg$1.00
Emince de Volaille (Chicken) a la King$1.25
Ris-de-Veau (Sweetbread) a la Diane$1.50
Supreme de Volaille (Chicken) Henri IV$1.50
Filet Mignon Carmen$1.50
Honey Dew Melon$0.40
Coupe de Grapefruit Grenade$0.60
Bisque of Clams$0.30
Essence of Tomato, Hot or Cold$0.40
Frog's Legs Poulette$0.90
Filet Mignon Nicoise$1.25
Royal Squab en Casserole Mascotte$1.25
Royal Pheasant Venitienne$6.00
Roast Pheasant Bread Sce$6.00
Guinea Hen Beaux-Arts, half$1.75
Veal Chop Saute with Noodles$1.00
New String Beans Sautes au Beurre$0.45
Endives$0.60
Alligator Pear, half$0.75
Baba au rhum$0.30
Meringue Glacee au Cafe$0.40
Peche Bourdaloue$0.60
Fresh Hot-House Asparagus Hollandaise$1.25
Fresh Hot-House Asparagus Vinaigrette$1.25
Potatoes chateau$0.35
Potatoes Bermuda$0.40
Fried Potatoes$0.30
Potato Gauffrettes$0.40
Potatoes au Gratin$0.40
Potatoes Soufflees$0.50
Julienne potatoes$0.30
Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.30
Hashed Potatoes in Cream$0.30
Hashed browned potatoes$0.30

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Sirloin Steak$1.50
Tenderloin Steak$1.25
Steak Minute with Potatoes Sautees$1.25
Fresh Pheasant Roast or Venitienne$6.00
Milk-Fed Pullet a la Brookfield$4.00
Milk-Fed Pullet, Broiled or Roast$3.00
Mutton Chop (each)$0.50
Lamb Chop (each)$0.50
English mutton chop$0.80
Roast Mallard Duck$5.00
Broiled Spring Chicken$1.25 – $2.50
Spring Chicken Beaux-Arts$1.50 – $3.00
Guinea Hen Beaux-Arts$1.75 – $3.25
Broiled Guinea Hen$1.50 – $3.00
Royal Squab Venitienne$1.25
L I Duckling, Roast$3.50
Squab Chicken$1.50
Squab Chicken Josephine$2.00
Spring turkey, half$2.50
Squab Guinea Hen Venitienne$2.00
Pigeonneau Desosse (Boned Squab) a la Gelee$1.50
Cold Spring Chicken$1.25 – $2.50
Assorted Cold Meats$0.85
Assorted Cold Meats with Chicken$1.00
Terrine de Foie=Gras$1.75 – $3.50
Endives Salad$0.60
Salade Tropicale$0.50
Hearts of Salad$0.45
Escarolle Salad$0.35
Chicory Salad$0.35
Field Salad$0.30
All Other Salads in Season$0.35
Chicken salad$1.00
Roquefort Dressing$0.20
Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.60
Crab flake salad$0.75
Lobster salad$1.25
Russian Dressing$0.10
Baked Apple$0.25
Baked Apple with Cream$0.30
French Ice Cream, all flavors$0.35
Coupe Mary Garden$0.50
Biscuit Glace Favori$0.50
Alaska Montmorency$0.90
Parfait Moka$0.40
Forbidden Fruit Punch$0.40
Riz a l'Ananas$0.40
Plombiere aux marrons$0.40
Fruits Rafraichis Cardinal$0.60
Poire Conde$0.60
Crepes a la Francaise (hot)$0.80
Peche Flambee aux Liqueurs (hot)$0.90
Baba au rhum$0.35
Confiture de Bar-le-Duc$0.45
Guava jelly$0.40
Edam Cheese$0.30
Port-du-Salut Cheese$0.30
American Gruyere Cheese$0.30
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.35
Cream Cheese$0.20
Gruyere Cheese$0.40
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.40
Beaux-Arts Gervais with Home-made Jelly (Fresh Daily)$0.40
Pot Coffee (1)$0.20
Pot Coffee (1) with Cream$0.25
Mazagran$0.20
Demi-tasse$0.15
Cafe frappe au kirsch$0.40
Cream, Pitcher$0.10 – $0.15
Forbidden Fruit Liqueur$0.30
Cupid's Kiss$0.30

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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