Mon Lay Won Co, New York, 1910 Menu Art Plantation Kitchen Crystal Palace and White City

Crystal Palace and White City in London

Bill Evans

offered his food at moderate prices

just off Boulevard Raspail

it was also the unofficial overseas flag carrier of the United States

Mon Lay Won Co, New York, 1910 Menu Art Plantation Kitchen Crystal Palace and White CityMon Lay Won was an upscale Chinese restaurant at 24 Pell Street in New York, popular at the turn of the last century. Its owner, whose name was unpronounceable to most Americans and who was called Jimmy, shrewdly called it The Chinese Delmonico's as part of a marketing strategy to attract non Chinese customers. It must have been an exotic place to visit. The ceilings were adorned with lanterns, there were carved dragons on the walls and people sat on