Christmas, like Thanksgiving, is hard to write about on a blog about restaurants. I’ve tried my best to imagine topics over the years. This is the year to take a break and recycle them! The oldest one goes back to 2009, but it’s as good as ever. [above: the Log Cabin, Holyoke MA, as it once was]
Christmas Feasting
Saddle of antelope for Christmas? Not for me. Couldn’t Santa use antelope to pull his sleigh in a pinch?
Christmas dinner in a restaurant again?
A person could do a lot worse than having dinner at Conway’s Bon Ton in 1891. Only 25 cents, with 6 roasts and deserts galore.
Holiday banquets for the newsies
The newsboys had a hard life and this was the one day of the year they could celebrate – and get enough to eat!
Christmas dinner in the desert
Who would choose to celebrate Christmas at a restaurant in the desert called the Christmas Tree Inn? Actually, I don’t know the answer to that.
Chinese for Christmas
Chinese restaurant owners in New York City were eager to please their Jewish customers, so much so that at least one was kosher as early as 1907.
Dinner in Miami
Were there more restaurants serving Christmas dinner in Miami than in most cities? Maybe so.
I am wishing for happy holidays for all of my wonderful readers!
It's great to hear from readers and I take time to answer queries. I can't always find what you are looking for, but I do appreciate getting thank yous no matter what the outcome.
Restaurant-ing through history 