ORIGIN OF THE MENU.
The menu, so indispensable to the ordering of a satisfactory dinner today, had its origin in the twelfth century, the first person to use it being Brince Henry of Brunswick. At a large banquet he was seen to consult from time to time a long paper at his side, apparently attached to the under side of the tablecolth, and rolled back. One inquisitive guest aWength made bold to inquire what study he might be engaged in at that apparently unseasonable time, and Prince Henry explained that it was a paper on which he had noted down the details of his dinner, and that he wanted to be sure that all his instructions had been carried out. The idea struck the fancy of the guests, and from that time the menu became the fashion. In its primitive form it was of such dimensions as to resemble a wall map, and was given a position at each end of the table, the guests at the banquet being permitted to consult it.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NA19130826.2.5
Bibliographic details
Northern Advocate, 26 August 1913, Page 2
Word Count
173ORIGIN OF THE MENU. Northern Advocate, 26 August 1913, Page 2
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the Northern Advocate. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in