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Menu and reservation card for Thanksgiving dinner as offered in the Sert Room on November 24, 1938. Distributed by "Oscar's Office" at the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel, the verso indicates that this meal cost $5 per person. The same dishes were offered in…

The National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame Annual Awards Dinner menu, 1985
Menu for the 28th Annual Awards Dinner of The National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame held in the Grand Ballroom at the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel on December 3, 1985.

On the menu:
Pate Maison, Sauce Cumberland
Medallions of Chicken, Sauce…

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United Nations Day Menu with a number of international dishes selected by President John F. Kennedy, October 21, 1961.

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Hors d'Oeuvres menu for the Explorer's Club 75th Annual Dinner held in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf=Astoria, 1977.

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List of dishes served at the dinner held in the honor of Queen Elizabeth II during her 1957 visit to New York. The dinner was held in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel.

On the menu:
South Carolina Green Turtle
Chassagne-Montrachet…

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List of dishes served at the luncheon held in the honor of Queen Elizabeth II during her 1957 visit to New York. The luncheon was held in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel.

On the menu:
"Lobster Bisque Waldorf with…

1,645,152 - New York Times - Peacock Alley - 1.1.12.JPG
The Waldorf=Astoria’s Peacock Alley was identified as one of The New York Times’ “Hotel Restaurant Menus That Don’t Grow Stale”. Veal Oscar and Waldorf Salad were highlighted as classics in this “In Transit”…

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A printed ballroom guide, given to patrons of the Starlight Roof, advising on manners, conduct and dress. The item is undated but matches the style of a menu printed in 1934. An excerpt:

"One's MANNERS are an index to one's character. The…
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