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Menu from 1913 found during refurbishment

By Elizabeth W. Jernigan 2 months ago

Builders in the English city of Liverpool have unwittingly uncovered a piece of culinary and local history when an intact menu from 1913 fell from the ceiling during a renovation project.

The menu, dated Wednesday January 15 1913 and branded “Yamen Café and Tea Rooms,” was among a number of artifacts discovered in the rafters of the Leaf café on Bold Street, central Liverpool, last week.

Other items included a waiter’s hat with “Yamen” embroidered on the rim, instructions for the English card game of whist and bottles.

Leaf founder and owner Natalie Haywood told CNN Thursday that the discovery

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Menu from 1913 found during refurbishment in England

By Elizabeth W. Jernigan 2 months ago
(CNN) — Builders in the English city of Liverpool have unwittingly uncovered a piece of culinary and local history when an intact menu from 1913 fell from the ceiling during a renovation project.
The menu, dated Wednesday January 15 1913 and branded “Yamen Café and Tea Rooms,” was among a number of artifacts discovered in the rafters of the Leaf café on Bold Street, central Liverpool, last week.

Other items included a waiter’s hat with “Yamen” embroidered on the rim, instructions for the English card game of whist and bottles.

Leaf founder and owner Natalie Haywood told CNN Thursday that

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Watch Now: New owner of Viet Huong focuses menu on Vietnamese cuisine | Dining

By Elizabeth W. Jernigan 2 months ago

Review of Viet Huong restaurant. STEPHEN PINGRY, Tulsa World


The name outside remains the same, but what goes on inside Viet Huong, 7919 E. 21st St., has changed quite a bit.

The restaurant has occupied this spot since 1990, when Vietnamese native Cuong “Billy” Tran opened it, serving Chinese-American foods as well as what was at the time the slightly more exotic dishes of his homeland.

Tran passed away in 2017, and two years later his family announced they had sold the restaurant (Tran’s daughters have since opened their own place, Kai Vietnamese, in downtown Tulsa).



Viet-Huong

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What to expect on the restaurant menu

By Elizabeth W. Jernigan 2 months ago

A popular Scottsdale Chinese food and sushi restaurant has opened a second location near downtown Phoenix.

Wok ‘N Roll, owned by restaurateur Scott Stuart, is now open in the strip mall located on the east side of Central Avenue just south of Thomas Road. The space was previously home to Siu Wok Chinese Restaurant.

The original location of the music-themed restaurant on Miller Road opened in June 2018. Now, almost three years later, the local business has expanded. 

“Wok ‘N Roll combines two of my passions: great Asian food and classic rock ‘n roll,” Stuart said in a news release

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