SteveB wrote:
> "Jean B." > wrote in message
> ...
>> SteveB wrote:
>>> We went to The Cosmopolitan in Silver Reef, Utah, last night. It was
>>> just okay. The site was the actual site of a restaurant there from about
>>> 1880 to about 1895. The recreation wasn't even close to the original.
>>> Although the restaurant calls itself a four star restaurant, I found it
>>> only passable. The lobster bisque was lacking a lobster taste. I had
>>> seafood risotto. The plate had some shrimp and langostino which were
>>> represented to be lobsters. It had some salmon, scallops, and sole, also.
>>> My wife had lobster ravioli, and they were skimpy on the lobster.
>>>
>>> Anyway, we looked at the menu, and it has some old pictures, and
>>> historical data on it.
>>>
>>> I was wondering what anyone here (who actually knows, that is) could
>>> offer about restaurants of that era. Without refrigeration, the menu had
>>> to be "different". I would wonder what the common fare was in
>>> restaurants at that time, and what the common fare would have been say,
>>> for a boarding house, and for the common household.
>>>
>>> This lovely place is in a historic ghost town. When driving there, we
>>> saw about thirty deer, so fresh deer probably would have been a staple.
>>> I know that in many restaurants, fresh game and fowl were common, as was
>>> commercial hunting without restrictions from Fish and Game Departments.
>>>
>>> Anyone care to comment?
>>>
>>> Steve
>> This sounds like an interesting idea, but way off base to me.
>>
>> --
>> Jean B.
>
> Huh? I have always been fascinated with the 19th century west. What's the
> problem with asking for input on it?
>
> Steve
>
> PS: It's not a requirement that you participate.
>
>
I was speaking of the food offerings--not the topic, which I also
find fascinating.

--
Jean B.