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Hotel St. Francis Cook Book, 1919

Hotel St. Francis Cook Book, 1919: Some hotel cookbooks, or restaurant cookbooks, or chefs' cookbooks, grow long on the author's memoirs, yet are short on recipes. Not this one! From page one through page 400, all are packed with recipes and menus. There's not a…
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Clam Chowder from Bohemian San Francisco, 1914

Bohemian San Francisco is an elegant little book written by Clarence E. Edwords. Filled with brief descriptions of California scenery and gossipy discussions of San Francisco restaurants (in 1914,) their history, and often the personal history of the owners and chefs. Interspersed are recipes from…