New York: O’Donnell’s Restaurant. Kitchen. 1912.

by CryptographerKey2847

10 Comments

  1. SoapboxHouse

    Really appreciate this. I love the old pics but can’t imagine just how fucking hot in was in that kitchen.

  2. TheInfernalSpark99

    More of this content please. Food and restaurant history is fascinating.

  3. Usual_Office_1740

    I take it the broom had not yet been invented? So we just put new slabs of wood down to raise you up out of the filth. Good idea!

  4. Gives strong vibes of George Orwell’s ‘down and out in Paris and London’ — if you haven’t read it, the first section is an amazing insight into the absolute hellish nature of early 20th century kitchens

  5. Yochefdom

    I recall Jacque Pepin saying when he was coming up they still had to use coal/wood fired ovens. Love stuff like this

  6. Unfair_Holiday_3549

    That’s when sm9king a cigarette in the kitchen was okay.

  7. I worked with a guy who told me he would shake his shit down his pants and stomp it down th drain.. this is what I imagined his kitchen looked like

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