Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-15
AT THE LANDLORDS rABLr

The way Of the committee,
which would make restaurants
and hotel living cheaper seem.
always 10 lead 90 the table oi 90,
landlord Here and there ar,
promises OF reduced cost Tor On,
hest OF food. hut they are lnvari.
ably associated with what ha, sd
long been known as the iahl,
d'hoie. Whether il be dinner or
luncheon that is 10 be offered q, q
lower price there is 90 be- little
or no choice. Like the traveller
az old. the guest must ~ AZ the
landlords table.
Reductions in price that de-
mand such a change are reaction.
ary. This is the only country u.
which the dinner Tor al has been
dropped altogether ont OF the
plan OF most hotels. The native
so-called american plan" SUR
vived unit! a generation ago
When il was abandoned the lib
efiy OF the hotel guest 60 eat Just
what he wanted became absolute.
The cosmopolitan hotels IN the
capitals OF Europe are a ire,
from auv domination ui the land
lords dinner as our own palat'a'
inns. But 10 this day in the major
it, OF the European hotel, III
table OF the landlord is the dinner
OF 4 majority Of the patrons
Where luncheon * oiicrd nj a fix
ed price the same condition OBJ
tains.
The separation between III.
New York hotel and the tahl,
d'hote seems rs complete q, =
well could he The demand .oi
the privilege OF sharing the land
lor,l's dinner is By no means II ~
end elsewhere. Indeed hi, iar'
is highly popular bu, in tive rest
auran,s providing entcrtaumen
exclusively Of this kind rarel,
does the guest find food Of IL,
quaiitv served "by the card e.
listing in is best estate concur
rently with the fixed dishes O.
the hosts table. There are NJ
many restaurant TODAY that see'
20 combine the two methods c.
sustaining lie. Il Is also tru.
that the most expensive eStah
lishmenis in thi, country as wei
as in Europe are those which al
low their visitors liberty 81 chcic.
and no longer rely on the iiXe,
price meal.
Vet there was no lack % excel
lence about the dinner % IN,
. American plan in It's best days
Sunday al the old 81. Nichola
Hotel OF broadway was the oc
casiGn OF the greatest culinar,
demonstration Of the week j
was an afternoon affair. IN,
scoiier need hut read in the ASto,
Library the bill Of fare Of that 70
rarkahle meal which. beginniui
with oysters and ending witt
cream candy, included every del
caoy 81 the se;Aou. Other hos
teiries az the time were almos
as famous, even ii sunday din
ner NJ the s.. Nicholas was re-
gardcd as an indispensable Incl
dent OF a visit 20 the metropoli
IN the dav, when that iamou
house was in is glory.
There was no suggestion IN tr
mtals on the old American pla
81 the irugality thought 20 be on
OF che advantage, OF the land
lords table. lts theory was tha
the preparation OF a few dishc
prevented waste and made %
economy. But the taste, %. th
quest gradually led 20 the lhau
donwen, oi this old system. wh.c
applied no, only O. dirncr hu' e
The ,hrco r'eals al The day tn
table d'hote was bani,hed o. q
restaurants. and TIE hotel, knc'
only the freest mdividuali,m &
refreshmcrt No, until the H.
rnand for a lowered cost 81 hot,
iife was !, suggested that ~
public should once more w. u-gcl
10 seek the landlord, table -
New York Herald.