The Menu Archive at the Los Angeles Public Library

Hosted by Evan Kleiman Dec. 22, 2012 Food & Drink

Besha Rodell is the restaurant critic for the LA Weekly. She is collaborating with the downtown library to showcase a vintage menu each week on LA Weekly's blog, Squid Ink. The menus remind us of bygone eras in LA history and the food trends of yesteryear.

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