Creator
Voisin
Title
À la carte
Coverage
New York City
Date
April 5, 1932
Description
Voisin was located in the basement of an apartment building at 375 Park Avenue. The Art Déco design echoes the formality and precision of the service at this elite restaurant that served the needs of New York society during the Great Depression. This menu highlights appetizers like fresh Russian caviar and Hungarian goose liver. By the 1930s diamondback terrapins, a delicacy favored by the rich, had become scarce. A serving of terrapin Maryland is priced at $2.50 (about $43 today), while a supposedly similar dish called turtle fin Maryland is $2.00.