The Raleigh Hotel Wheatless Dinner, Washington D.C. 1917 Sizes:50x76cm (20x30 inch) Archival Print (Unframed) perfectly illustrates the genteel image

perfectly illustrates the genteel image of the restaurants during the Roaring Twenties

A Chinese immigrant

waitresses said a mysterious figure appeared at night after the restaurant had closed

This document would have been used to record which chefs were cooking for each group

and candlelight

The Raleigh Hotel Wheatless Dinner, Washington D.C. 1917 Sizes:50x76cm (20x30 inch) Archival Print (Unframed) perfectly illustrates the genteel imageA hundred years ago, diners in the US gave wheat a miss in restaurants but for different reasons than many peoples desire today to be gluten free. At the Raleigh Hotel in Washington DC there were Wheatless Wednesdays. This menu from the hotel restaurant dated 1917 is an example. The hotel also had Meatless Tuesdays. These initiatives were requested by the United States Food Administration, the agency responsible for preserving food supplies for troops