Ham & Eggs Incorporated, Los Angeles 1930s New york These tiny birds—captured alive

These tiny birds—captured alive

he started to hallucinate

no alcohol was on sale and the sweet cider mentioned in the menu was apple juice

He wanted to show Americans how they could enjoy French cuisine in their homes – as television personality and chef Julia Child did decades later

scones and pastries were a fixture of British society –there was at least one in every major town

Ham & Eggs Incorporated, Los Angeles 1930s New york These tiny birds—captured aliveThe delightfully named Ham and Eggs Incorporated was a caf on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles in the 1930s when this famous street was still mainly a residential district. As far as we know, food dishes were scrawled on a blackboard so there was no paper menu. These wonderful images come from matchbook covers that were distributed free to customers (most people smoked cigarettes back then) as a marketing tool. These images epitomizes the charm and