Catering Collection

The Royal Logistic Corps

Chefs eating lunch at Sherrys restaurant, New York, 1902 (silver gelatin print)
MNY380765 Chefs eating lunch at Sherrys restaurant, New York, 1902 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942); 27.9x35.6 cm; Museum of the City of New York

Group photo, Claridges Hotel kitchen staff, Mayfair, London W1. Date: 1908

Galley, Zeppelin LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin, 1933. The Graf Zeppelin was the most successful airship ever built

Bar in the Adlon Hotel, Berlin, Germany. Date: 1930

Chef; Le Cuisinier, (oil on canvas)
653335 Chef; Le Cuisinier, (oil on canvas) by Lebasque, Henri (1865-1937); 64.7x54.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Chef; Le Cuisinier. Henri Lebasque (1865-1937). Oil on canvas

Soho, London - 2 and 3 Greek Street, the Gay Hussar restaurant and the Soho Wine Market, next to the House of St Barnabas. 1973

Soho, London - 18 Greek Street W1 - Mirandas Private Members Club, cabaret and restaurant (formerly The Establishment Club). 1973

Cafe, Port d Andratx, Mallorca, Spain, Europe

Staff in the kitchen at the Copley Plaza hotel, Boston, 1912 or 1913
MNY380621 Staff in the kitchen at the Copley Plaza hotel, Boston, 1912 or 1913 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942); 27.9x35.6 cm; Museum of the City of New York

Harlem Eaterie
circa 1930: A high class lunch room in Harlem, New York. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Soho, London - 42 Great Windmill Street W1 - Nosh Bar delicatessen and hot salt beef bar, photographed at night. 1973

Hotel Kitchens
The chefs and staff in the restaurant kitchen of the Hotel Cecil. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Dining Hall, Reedham Orphanage, Purley, Surrey
The dining hall at the Reedham Orphanage, Old Lodge Lane, Purley, Surrey. It was founded by the Rev Dr Andrew Reed, a Congregational Minister

Dining Hall, Alexandra Orphanage, Haverstock Hill, London
The dining hall of the Alexandra Orphanage on Maitland Park Road, Haverstock Hill, North London. Sausages appear to be the dish of the day

Patriotic Bovril advertisement during WW2
Patriotic Bovril advertisement during the Second World War -- Cheers! Date: 1940s

Poster, BOAC takes good care of you
Poster, BOAC (British Overseas Airways Corporation) takes good care of you. 20th century

Firefighters outside a canteen van, Battersea, London
Firefighters in traditional brass helmets enjoying some refreshments outside a canteen van in Battersea Park, London, watched by a boy on roller skates. Date: 1937

Taken for the Aerated Bread Company. 7 April 1920

Firefighters outside mobile kitchen, WW2
Firefighters enjoying a mug of tea outside a mobile kitchen presented to the National Fire Service by the Order of the Eastern Star, Manitoba, Canada, during the Second World War

Dining room, Roycroft Inn, East Aurora, New York State, USA
Dining room of the Roycroft Inn, East Aurora, New York State, USA. Date: 1914

Gallaghers Steak House, New York City, USA
View of the Bar in Gallaghers Steak House, West 52nd Street, New York City, USA. Famous for steaks broiled over hickory logs, private dining room available for beefsteak parties. Date: circa 1930s

Tea break for firefighters, London, WW2
Tea break for a group of London firefighters, standing by an LCC canteen van. Date: 1940s

Firefighters outside mobile kitchen, WW2
Firefighters enjoying a mug of tea outside a mobile kitchen presented to the National Fire Service by the Order of the Eastern Star, Manitoba, Canada, during the Second World War

Cadiz, Costa de la Luz, Andalucia, Spain, Europe

WWI - Mobile German Field Bakery - Western Front Date: circa 1916

Interior view, Maison Prunier, St Jamess Street, London
Interior view of the restaurant, Maison Prunier, St Jamess Street, London. It opened in 1935. Date: circa 1930s

Dining saloon on a London to Liverpool express train
The dining saloon on the London & North Western Railways non-stop express from London Euston to the Riverside Station, Liverpool, for the Atlantic cruise liners. Date: circa 1912

Advertisement for Ye Olde Jacobean cafe, Derby
Advertisement for Ye Olde Jacobean, The Wardwick, Derbys Supreme Cafe, where you need not be ashamed to meet your friends, and where you can hear the famous electric gramophone

Group photo, Carlton Hotel kitchen staff, London, posing on the hotel roof in November 1908. Date: 1908

LFB firefighters taking a tea break during their attendance at a fire. Date: circa 1950s

Bills Gay Nineties, New York, USA
Bills Gay Nineties, 57 East 54th Street, New York, USA -- a retro-style cafe and bar looking back to the good old 1890s. Date: circa 1940

Kitchen staff, Piccadilly Hotel, London W1
Group photo of kitchen staff and others, possibly with the manager at the centre of the front row, Piccadilly Hotel, London W1. Date: 1908

Futuristic fast food stops on the Channel crossing
A futuristic scene showing fast food stops for aeroplane pilots on the Channel crossing

Catering wagon of Barnum and Bailey's Circus (b/w photo)
LLH5234731 Catering wagon of Barnum and Bailey's Circus (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Catering wagon of Barnum and Bailey's Circus)

Comic postcard, Soldier in army camp, field kitchen work. Date: 1914-1918

izba korten dry red wine cabernet sauvignon bulgaria

Bringing in the lunch, Iceland Date: circa 1930

Traditional raw Filipino lechon kawali pork belly roll meat as piece and bounded with herbs offered as close-up on a rustic wood

Cantiniere, 1855. Creator: Roger Fenton
Cantiniere, 1855. Additional Info: Portrait of a standing woman in militrary attire with a canteen at her side

Frans Floris Attending a Banquet of the Guild of Saint Luke, c1540s, 1853

Cook, chef logo or label. Restaurant concept. Cartoon vector illustration Cook, chef logo or label. Restaurant concept. Cartoon vector

Picture series Scenes from everyday life, A coffee crisis, Waiter pours coffee on the guest, Liebig picture, digitally restored reproduction of a collector's picture from ca 1900, public domain

Group of six men discussing a letter from the king in a village pub, 1875, Shown are people in period dress at a table in a pub atmosphere talking seriously, Historic

Storyteller in a coffee house in Tunisia, A preacher speaks to a seated audience in a medieval vaulted hall, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Josef Leopold Gierster (* around 1800 probably in Baden near Vienna)
Josef Leopold Gierster (* around 1800 probably in Baden near Vienna, † 27 December 1863 in Gaudenzdorf, today in Vienna) was an Austrian brewery owner and first mayor of Gaudenzdorf, Historical

A coffee house in Cairo, Egypt, in 1880, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century, Africa

Situation in front of an inn in Eastern Galicia in winter, horses and sleighs, Poland, in 1880, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century, Europe

Coffee house in Arabia in 1870, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Dining establishment in Japan in 1870, historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

A man shows card tricks and five others watch enthusiastically, Scene in a pub around 1890, Germany, Historical, Digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Bavarian State Exhibition in Nuremberg 1896, Die Kosthalle des buergerlichen brewhouse zu Munich, Bierausschank, Germany, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Scene from everyday life in England around 1810, Riding on the pole, Custom

Summer holidaymakers at the Valentini Sellajoch Inn, Marmolada, Tyrol, formerly Austria-Hungary, today South Tyrol, Italy, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Hospitality of a farmer to travellers in a carriage that has broken down, 1819, England, Historical, Digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

In Richter's Cafe in Leipzig, Germany, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century, original date unknown, Europe

Pushy flower seller in an inn, the guest tries to fend her off, around 1885, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Pushy flower seller in an inn

Vier Schafkopfspieler in einem Dorfwirtshaus, Kartenspiel, Maenner, Deutschland, um 1885, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Travelling couple drinking red wine in the inn, the landlady in the background cooking food in a pot, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, coloured

Wiener Kaffeehaus mit vielen Gaesten, Innenaufnahme, Wien, Oesterreich, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, coloured, Viennese coffee house with many guests

Digitally restored, In front of the tavern, drunken men's round, a musician and a couple in front of the inn, painting by Lucas van Valkenbroch, publication from the year 1882

Orientals playing a game of chess in front of a Turkish coffee house and barber shop, 1845, Turkey, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original of the period, Asia

Portrait of Johann Friedrich Lauck, painting by Johann Friedrich August Tischbein, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Cafe on the Piazetta in Venice c. 1820, Italy, Painting by Johann Heinrich Ramberg, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Europe

In front of a Roman osteria, man sitting with two woman at a table eating, the woman flirting with the viewer, the man looking annoyed, Rome, Italy, Painting by Carl Bloch, Historic

Picture postcard from the year 1919, Hotel Zur Post in Wirsberg, today 2-star restaurant of Alexander Herrmann, district Kulmbach, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Historic

Both sides of a picture postcard from 1919, Hotel Zur Post in Wirsberg, today 2-star restaurant of Alexander Herrmann, district of Kulmbach, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Historic

The Card Players, three men playing cards and carousing at a table in an inn, c. 1800, Holland, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Men drinking and eating in the tavern, c. 1815, Holland, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Garden Restaurant on the Burgberg near Loschwitz, Dresden, Saxony, Germany, historical engraving, 1869, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, coloured

In the Cafe, digitally restored reproduction of a public domain collector's picture from ca 1900, Liebig picture series Carnival of Venice, Italy (1892)

Men in a Cafe in Constantinople, Istanbul, c. 1850, Turkey, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Asia

The Vineyard Pond and Restaurant in Zittau, Saxony, c. 1890, Germany, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Europe

Four men with coffee cup and hookah in front of a cafe in Constantinople, 1880, Turkey, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Asia

Cafe farmer in the street Unter den Linden, Berlin, 1878, Germany, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Europe

Arab in a coffee house in Cairo, balls are being cast at the stove, 1850, Egypt, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Africa

The Esterhazy Cellar in Vienna, Austria. The Palais Esterhazy is a Baroque palace in Vienna, Austria, owned by the noble Esterhazy family

Cafe Kroepke, Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany, postcard with text, view around ca 1910, historical, digital reproduction of a historical postcard, public domain, from that time, exact date unknown

Series of pictures of a cook and cooks, roe deer, digitally restored reproduction of a collectors picture from c. 1900

Picture series Cook and Cooks, Pheasant, digitally restored reproduction of a collectors picture from c. 1900

Picture series Cook and Cooks, Hare, digitally restored reproduction of a collectors picture from c. 1900

Picture series cook and cooks, pike, digitally restored reproduction of a collectors picture from c. 1900

Picture series Cook and Cooks, Mutton, digitally restored reproduction of a collectors picture from c. 1900

Picture series Cook and Cooks, Ox, digitally restored reproduction of a collectors picture from c. 1900

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"Catering: A Journey Through Time and Taste" Step into the world as we explore its rich history and diverse culinary experiences. From the kitchens of The Royal Logistic Corps to chefs enjoying lunch at Sherrys restaurant in New York back in 1902, this captivating journey will leave you hungry for more. Delve into the past with a silver gelatin print capturing the camaraderie of chefs, their aprons stained with creativity and passion. Witness the bustling galley aboard Zeppelin LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin in 1933, where meals were prepared amidst floating clouds. Travel to Berlin's Adlon Hotel, where a vibrant bar scene unfolded against a backdrop of elegance and sophistication. Venture to Soho, London - from Greek Street's tantalizing flavors at numbers 2 and 3 to number 18's hidden gem that promises culinary delights beyond imagination. Explore Cafe Port d Andratx in Mallorca, Spain; here, European charm meets Mediterranean cuisine as plates are adorned with sunshine-infused ingredients. Continue your gastronomic adventure through Soho's Great Windmill Street W1, where every bite tells a story worth savoring. Peek behind closed doors into hotel kitchens buzzing with activity – an orchestra of pots clanging together harmoniously. Immerse yourself in history as you step foot inside Reedham Orphanage's dining hall in Purley, Surrey. Here, nourishment was not only provided but also served with love and care during times when comfort meant everything. Finally, witness how even patriotism found its place on menus during World War II through Bovril advertisements that warmed hearts alongside bellies. Catering is more than just food; it is an art form that transcends time and space. Join us on this extraordinary voyage filled with flavors both familiar and exotic – reminding us that no matter where we come from or what challenges we face collectively or individually – good food has the power to bring us together.