Alamo Plaza, the first motel chain the U.S., had locations scattered across the Southeast. This menu, from a restaurant called "Chicken Shack" in a Chattanooga branch, boasted Southern fried Chicken and a gun-toting cockerel. Alamo Plaza, the first motel ...

Fifty years have come and gone since Del Taco was born in sunny California, the cradle of fast-food civilization, and the company is celebrating its big five-O with some keen retro menu items — including something with a bun that could, maybe, possibly ...

The postwar 1950s marked a golden age of dining out in America, when families could enjoy complete meals for less than the cost of a single appetizer today. Vintage menus from this era tell fascinating stories of a simpler time when restaurants focused on ...

In the 1950s, you could get a full meal for under a buck, eat filet mignon at a coffee shop, and order frog legs on a pizza without anyone batting an eye. Restaurants leaned into personality, with playful menu designs, over-the-top dish names, and some ...

Every night of service at newly opened Ponyboy restaurant, general manager Ian Ward hears diners share how the menu conjures up fond memories of the dishes their grandmother used to make. That’s the highest compliment Ward can imagine for the poolside ...

Kottke.org estimates that this McDonald’s menu is from around 1953, shortly before the nationwide adjective shortage that made them cool it a little on the prose stylings. I wonder how many wags insisted on using every word when they ordered (“I’ll ...

Oh boy, how the times have changed. To go out and dine alone these days will even make a nice little dent in the old bank account. It’s crazy, and at times leaves you feeling like your best bet is hitting your nearest grocery store for another night of ...

The Grolier Club in New York City presents a special exhibition exploring the history and culture of dining out through a vast collection of vintage menus. On view from April 26 through July 29, 2023 in the Grolier Club's ground floor gallery, A Century of ...

Note to readers: The News-Press and Naples Daily News are providing special coverage of food and dining this week. We will have interesting and unique Southwest Florida food and dining stories published on our websites from Sunday, April 28 to Sunday, May 5.