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Date Created:: 1893-07-04
Description:: Independence Day menu from the Hotel Lafayette, 1893. Items on the menu include Russian caviar on toast, saddle of spring lamb in mint sauce, breast of woodcock, and broiled golden plover on toast. Railroad tycoon James J. Hill's Hotel Lafayette sat on the edge of Lake Minnetonka between Crystal and Holmes Bays from 1882 until it was destroyed by fire in 1897. The posh hotel boasted 300 rooms and five acres of floor space and was a favorite summer destination of wealthy Southerners, visitors from Europe, and even sitting president Chester Arthur. Guests were delivered almost to the front door of the hotel via Hill's railroad.
Contributing Institution:: Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:: Text
Format:: Menus

Date Created:: 1897-08-01
Description:: The Hotel Nicollet's dinner menu and wine list from August 1, 1897 includes delicacies such as lobster a la Newburg, salmon cutlets, and boiled leg of southdown mutton. Guiness, Pabst Blue Ribbon, and Anheuser Busch are among the familiar names that appear under the ""ales and porters"" heading. The hotel occupied the south side of Washington Avenue between Hennepin and Nicollet Avenues between 1858 and 1923. For decades it was considered the city's most prominent hotel and housed such notables as James Garfield, Teddy Roosevelt, and Oscar Wilde. It quickly established a reputation as the premier spot for fine dining and lavish banquets were often hosted in its large dining room.
Contributing Institution:: Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:: Text
Format:: Menus

Creator:: Minnesota Library Association
Date Created:: 1949
Description:: Luncheon and dinner menus from the Minnesota Library Association annual conference, September 30 - October 1, 1949 at the Hotel Lowry, St. Paul, Minnesota. The following menus are included: Children's, Young People's, School Librarians' Section, County Librarians' Section, Minnesota Association of Hospital and Medical Librarians, Reference, College, and Catalog Sections, and the conference banquet.
Contributing Institution:: Minnesota Historical Society
Type:: Text
Format:: Menus

Date Created:: 1939-10-29
Description:: This is another copy of the Sunday menu from the Tews Hotel, but it shows prices for the meals.
Contributing Institution:: Stewartville Public Library
Type:: Text
Format:: Menus

Date Created:: 1939-10-29
Description:: This is a Sunday menu from the Tews Hotel. The menus were typed, probably by a member of the Tews Family. The menu offers many selections of food and desserts.
Contributing Institution:: Stewartville Public Library
Type:: Text
Format:: Menus

Date Created:: 1884
Description:: West Hotel dinner menu featuring blue point oysters, mock turtle a la Francaise, filet of beef a la Chartreuse, and soft shell crabs a la Creole. The West Hotel, designed by prominent architect LeRoy Buffington, occupied the corner of Fifth Street and Nicollet Avenue from 1884-1940. The Queen Anne-style building sported a Moorish-inspired dining room and boated the nation's largest hotel lobby.
Contributing Institution:: Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:: Text
Format:: Menus

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