And I'm back. Back from a good month-long swing through Europe with family, back from a good two week break from the blahgity-blahg, and back from a mental vacation of that school-work routine. I have loads of stuff to share with you, unique little finds, discoveries, gems that I came across while in Brussels, Paris, Florence, and Amsterdam but today, it's all about
Menu Design in America, from
TASCHEN.
One massive collection of menus, dating from 1850-1985. "
Menu Design is an omnibus showcasing the best examples of this graphic art. With
nearly 800 examples, illustrated in vibrant color, this deluxe volume not only showcases this extraordinary collection of paper ephemera but serves as
a history of restaurants and dining out in America."
Ever the sucker for typeface and graphic design + historical reference to the culinary habits of early Americana, I thought this was definitely worthy of my first post back.
5 comments:
The menu design alone makes me want to open a restaurant. Envying the month - what a treat.
Thanks, Mrs. B!
Oh love this also, I could spend hours lost in this book. We had friends when I was a kid who lined their basement walls with menus, I skipped play and read menus.
Thank you for this post. I love the different colors of these menus. I recently was looking for a menu design to compliment my new restaurant.
Thanks for checking in, Jennifer. Would love to hear more about your restaurant....
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