books: dining car

books: dining car

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Dining car

From the Dining Car: The Recipes and Stories Behind Today's Greatest Rail Dining Experiences

James D. Porterfield

St. Martin's Press, 2004

Great Foodie and Railroad buff interest. Buy It.
`From the Dining Car' is the second railway dining book from railway historian and culinary writer, James D. Porterfield, who is a regular contributor to the magazine of railroad faves, `Railfan and Railroad'. Looking into this book confirms my suspicions that it is ...

The Dining Car: Collections & Recollections of Denison's First 125 Years

Denison Service League

Wimmer Cookbooks, 1999

Wonderful Cookbook for your collection
This is an excellent book for any collection. It is a wonderful collection of history and terrific recipes. Each recipe is a family tradition. Home cooking. Stories of Eisenhower and other Denison VIPs. Great railroad theme. Try the banana pudding recipe its the ...

Dining Car Line to the Pacific: An Illustrated History of the Np Railway's "Famously Good" Food With 150 ...

William A. McKenzie

Minnesota Historical Society Pr, 1990

A reading jewel !
William McKenzie is a former Northern Pacific Railway employee who has created this delightful narrative of the NP's dining car history, complete with numerous priceless photographs of gorgeous dining cars created by the Pullman Company and furnished with the finest of ...

Good Things to Eat

Rufus Estes, D. J. Frienz

Howling at the Moon Press, 1999

A Wonderful Little Gem
Usually, I consider reading a cookbook somewhat like reading the telephone book. But not "Good Things to Eat". "Rufus" conveys his joy of cooking in a natural, matter-of-fact manner, lean of descriptive narration, lending eloquence to the food itself. Many of the ...

Dining Car to the Pacific: The "Famously Good" Food of the Northern Pacific Railway (Fesler-Lampert Minnesota ...

William A. McKenzie

University of Minnesota Press, 2004

Complete with over 150 recipes used on the line
Travelers on the Northern Pacific Railway got much more than a ticket to travel when they chose to ride: they often received gourmet dining in the dining car, as William A. McKenzie illustrates in his Dining Car to the Pacific: The "Famously Good" Food of the Northern ...

Dining By Rail: The History and Recipes of America's Golden Age of Railroad Cuisine

James D. Porterfield

St. Martin's Griffin, 1998

Nostaligia food at its best
The book "Dining by Rail" was purchased at the urging of a ten-year old son who is a rabid railfan. The book not only has a treasure trove of the most famous recipes from all the different rail lines, but it features a marvelous history of railroads from the point of ...

Dinner Is Served: Fine Dining Aboard the Southern Pacific

Jim A. Loveland

Golden West Books, 1996

An Interesting View of Railroad Diners
I found this book to be interesting and enjoyable. It is a detailed history of dining car service aboard the Southern Pacific from the beginning of the service until the service was terminated...along with SP passenger service. I found the information on how food was ...

Recipes of the Erie Lackawanna: Dinner in the Diner 1964-1970
John Boehner, Michael J. Steinberg, ...

Erie Lackawanna Dining Car Preservation Society, 2002

This book is a reprint of bulletins issued by the dining car department to the dining car staff: recipes, plating directions, and serving instructions. In addition there is a description of the evolution of railroad dining car operations with photos and history. Among the favorite recipes are Beefsteak and Mushroom Pie, Old Fashioned Vienna Roast, ...

Great Canadian Railroad Dining and other Culinary Delights
Steve Jankovics

The Printers, 1982

A fine collection of Chef Jankovics personal menus and recipes with others gathered over 30 years of food preparation. Many of the recipes are traditional European fare, with menus and recipes from the CP and CN, now Via Rail, railway dining car service.