Box 1

Notes from the collector: Described previously.

Notes from the collector: In its day, probably the best restaurant in Chicago. No menu, but freshness was their secret. From memory, all seafood flown in daily from either coast.

Notes from the collector: Around the late fifties or early sixties. Everything on the men to please everyone. Coffee – 15 cents! Cocktails not priced - Why? Signed by the owner for friends of ours we met on the ship.

Notes from the collector: Probably early sixties when we lived there. Pretty ordinary to change some prices with a pen, but maybe they were being clever, as the prices went down, not up! Recommended by various guides, including Duncan Hines, who was the guru when I was young.

Notes from the collector: amazing operation. There were some eight or more places to eat in the “basement” of the Berne railway station. There was what was really a small hotel underground for the staff only – some thirty to forty rooms. The owner, Fritz Haller gave us a tour. French and German would have covered most of the customers, and prices need some calculating.

Notes from the collector: Maybe Oakland, California. The menu is supposed to show elegance.

Notes from the collector: Very well-thought-out menu in German. Print very small. Prices in Hong Kong dollars from memory. About ten to one?

Notes from the collector: Four of us had four sandwiches, one each, and one bottle of wine –$100!! But it was a fun place. There was a small dining room, but as the sun was shining everyone ate outside. They had a huge lawn where most people sat on the grass! This might not work in North America, but New Zealanders are pretty tough. Right on the harbor, so a perfect position in good weather.

Notes from the collector: This was a club dinner. I used to belong but thought ten years was enough. Priced around $50-60. The great thing about functions if that you know exactly what to plan and especially if it is a fixed contract. Note there was no choice of the main course which is somewhat unusual.

Notes from the collector: The menu explains itself. With the full menu on the blackboard.