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Menu Monday

Do You Order the Second-Cheapest Wine?

Help us investigate a popular ordering strategy.

Alex Mayyasi April 16, 2018

Members of the General Federation of Women's Clubs in the 1920s.

The Feminist Lunch That Broke Boundaries 150 Years Ago

For women, dining in public without men was revolutionary.

Anne Ewbank April 9, 2018

The railway was used as an excuse for war.

The Glamorous Train Line That Justified a Brutal Occupation

Even the lunch menu had a nationalistic agenda.

Anne Ewbank December 18, 2017

The tomb was filled with cauldrons and drinking bowls.

Recreating King Midas's 2,700-Year-Old Feast

A mysterious tomb contained a royal feast. Scientific analysis made it possible to taste once again.

Anne Ewbank December 11, 2017

The dessert of the future might be nutrient gel.

A Dinner at the End of Our World

An author and a chef imagine how we'll eat if bees and fish vanish.

Anne Ewbank December 4, 2017

The Battle Creek Sanitarium, home of the Corn Flake (and Snowflake Toast)

Before Avocado Toast, There Was Snowflake Toast

The Kellogg brothers' spa served health food that still sounds trendy.

Anne Ewbank November 20, 2017

The dinosaur models were huge tourist attractions.

The Dinner That Kicked Off the First Dinosaur Craze

One of the world's first life-size dinosaur models was the venue.

Anne Ewbank November 6, 2017

Members of the Ichthyophagous Club are caricatured on a menu at one of their banquets.

The Club Dedicated to Eating Unconventional Aquatic Creatures

The Ichthyophagous Club changed America's relationship to seafood.

Anne Ewbank October 30, 2017

C.K.G. Billings' infamous horse banquet was inspired by a love of all things equine.

The Gilded-Age Dinner Party That Featured 7 Courses and 32 Horses

C.K.G. Billings turned a Manhattan ballroom into a site for a banquet on horseback.

Anne Ewbank October 23, 2017

Nixon toasts Chinese premier Zhou Enlai at the all-duck banquet.

The Nixon Dinners That Taught Americans to Stop Worrying and Love Peking Duck

The president's historic trip to China caused a Chinese food boom.

Anne Ewbank October 16, 2017