Description

Menu original format 16 x 10,5 cm, aux armes de la Reine Elizabeth, texte calligraphié du menu, rédigé en français : "Potage de Tomate à l'Estragon", "Truite de Rivière", "Poulet Reine Elizabeth ou Cornets de Jambon Lucullus", "Salades", "Galettes aux Fraises", "Roulade", "Mousse au citron", "Café. Friandises", "Moselle Brauneberger '43", 'Champagne Krug '45" / Original Coronation Luncheon Menu", 1953, with Queen Elizabeth coat of arms, size : 16 x 10,5 cm, Manuscript calligraphied text, with first mention of "Poulet Reine Elizabeth" and full text in french Scarce copy of this original "Coronation Menu". The text is handwritten, and some slight differences can be found in the calligraphy between each of the original menus. The Coronation Day banquet was served by Le Cordon Bleu London to 350 people. At this occasion was created the "Coronation Chicken" recipe ("Poulet Reine Elizabeth"). Remarkable document, both from a historical and gastronomic point of view ! Good copy (small discoloration on the top and very small superficial lack on the side)