Marble Hall: The Famous Peacock Alley
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Congress Hotel
Home of
a Thousand Homes
Rare and Piquant
Dishes
of
Historic
Interest
Copyrighted by
N·M·Kaufman
1914
Dining Room
True friends a few, a nice abode,
And dinners fine and RecherchÉs—
Far better such for peace of mind
Than Life's refrain "Ah Lack a Day."
—Grimrod de la Reyniere
Capital The epicure says we live to eat; the ascetic maintains we eat to live. Perchance there is a grain of truth in the French maxim that we eat to live only when we do not understand how to live to eat. However that may be, those of us who are wise in our generation are content with the golden mean between these widely variant schools.
The dishes herein set forth are a few of the most piquant and rare in all the enchanting lore of cookery. About many of them cluster striking anecdotes of famous characters of history whose destinies have been strangely influenced by their epicurean tastes and habits.
These and other culinary masterpieces are produced at the Congress by artistes de cuisine, and served in their distinctive native form. Those who have visited famous eating places abroad will be glad to renew their acquaintance with these celebrated dishes. All who appreciate exquisite cookery will find them a delightful treat.
These delicacies do not appear on the regular bill of fare, but on a special menu card which may be had, upon request, from the maitre d'hotel.
A man eating meat
"Man is a carnivorous production
And must have meals—at least once a day
He cannot live, like woodcocks, upon suction."
—Lord Byron
