La Cuisine Francaise, Francois Tanty 1893 Sizes:A2 (420x594mm) Archival Print (Unframed) Courtesy Brad Holden

Courtesy Brad Holden

Cocktail lounges like Tale O’ The Tiger embraced the social freedoms of the Swinging Sixties and attracted a cool crowd who came to eat

It was the site where Standard Time System was adopted on October 11

the others hang on a ladder and offer all sorts of delicious dishes including lobster and French cheese

La Cuisine Francaise, Francois Tanty 1893 Sizes:A2 (420x594mm) Archival Print (Unframed) Courtesy Brad HoldenThis delightful image of chefs emerging from a copper pot on the stove is an illustration from the recipe book of Francois Tanty, chef de cuisine to Emperor Napoleon III of France and the Imperial Family of Russia. The book was published in Chicago in 1893. Tanty trained under Marie Antoine Careme (1784 1833), regarded as the original maestro of haute cuisine. Careme was the inventor of mother sauces that were used in different dishes and of pastries