A valid point about Prohibition.

In the discussion on Chowhound that I linked to in an earlier post, it was said that the menu was "dated 1923." While the scans I found of the menu and wine list do not confirm this, I have a different scan of the entire wine list I've posted below (not the greatest resolution, but I can't find the original image online at this point) where it says toward the bottom right under "Champagne," Piper-Heidsieck (1923). Personally, I don't think I've ever seen a menu with a printed date on it, so I figured that either the date was noted by hand on the back of the menu (no scan of that, though), or the person who said that it was dated 1923 was referring to the vintage of the champagne.

That's why I said "circa 1923" in my post. I really can't vouch for the actual date of the menu beyond what I've mentioned. It may very well have been later.

Any oenophiles out there?


Signor V.

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