Dining Collection

Heath Robinson automated Dining Room without servants 1 of 4
Heath Robinson Does Away with Servants - Patent Applied for by " The Sketch" in the Dining-Room

1960s era space age sign for Ben Frank's coffee shop on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, CA

The exterior fa硤e of Le Select, American bar, Paris, 1920s
The exterior fa硤 e of Le Select, American bar in Paris on the Champs Elysees, 1920s Date: 1920s

A Meal in the Kitchen, 1920 (oil on canvas)
827526 A Meal in the Kitchen, 1920 (oil on canvas) by Harvey, Harold (1874-1941); 77x61 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Meal in the Kitchen. Harold Harvey (1874-1941). Oil on canvas

The Apaches Supper, 1901 (chalk and charcoal on paper)
BAL128291 The Apaches Supper, 1901 (chalk and charcoal on paper) by Legrand, Louis Auguste Mathieu (1863-1951); 63x49 cm; Pushkin Museum, Moscow, Russia

Label Sorrento Hotel
A panoramic view of Vesuvius is promised by the label of the HOTEL MEDITERRANEO at Sorrento, Italy, from its dining terrace

Sidney Sussex College
A bird s-eye view of the college showing the chapel, dining hall, library, the Deans lodgings & gardens, the kitchen & formal gardens. N.B ball game being played

Balliol College 1675
A bird s-eye view of the college showing the chapel, dining hall, library, formal gardens and the Deans lodgings. One of 39 engravings made of Oxford Colleges by Loggan

Wodehouse / Jeeves / Wooster
Front cover of Piccadilly Jim, showing a couple playing footsie beneath the dining table

Lincoln College 1675
A bird s-eye view of the college showing the chapel, dining hall, library & the Deans lodgings & a formal garden. One of 39 engravings made of Oxford Colleges by Loggan

Pembroke College 1675
A bird s-eye view of the college showing the chapel, dining hall, library, gardens & grounds & the bell tower. One of 39 engravings made of Oxford Colleges by Loggan

Black man eating a large watermelon (coloured photo)
6000022 Black man eating a large watermelon (coloured photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Black man eating a large watermelon)

Entrance to Cal-Neva Lodge, Nevada, USA
Entrance to Cal-Neva Lodge, spa resort on Stateline Road, Crystal Bay, Nevada, USA, near Lake Tahoe. circa 1930

USA, GA, Jekyll Island, The Jekyll Wharf and Latitude 31 Restaurant. (PR)

Peppino Leoni - owner of Quo Vadis restaurant
Peppino Leoni, a native of Cannero, on the shores of Lake Maggiore, seen here in his restaurant, Quo Vadis on Dean Street, Soho, London

Kippers were back on the menu on the Brighton Belle this morning, but Sir Laurence Olivier, one of the regular patrons of the car dining, preferred scrambled egg on brown toast

Nottinghamshire, UK. Melton Mowbray pork pie on handmade ceramic plate

The Dining Hall of Balliol College, Oxford University circa 1910s

The Gentleman Who Asked the Carver - H. M. Bateman
The Gentleman who asked the carver at Simpson s-in-the-Strand whether the meat was English or foreign

GWR Buffet Car, c1930s

Darby and Joan (oil on canvas)
THA15411 Darby and Joan (oil on canvas) by Sadler, Walter Dendy (1854-1923); 84.5x120.7 cm; Towneley Hall Art Gallery and Museum, Burnley, Lancashire; eTowneley Hall Art Gallery and Museum; English

Punch cartoon: A Warning - Wagners Ring Cycle (engraving)
6034909 Punch cartoon: A Warning - Wagners Ring Cycle (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punch cartoon: A Warning - Wagners Ring Cycle)

John Bull taking Luncheon or British Cooks cramming Old Grumble Gizzard with Bonne Chere
2966820 John Bull taking Luncheon or British Cooks cramming Old Grumble Gizzard with Bonne Chere, pub 1798 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray

Restaurants in the Plaza Mayor, Pollenca (Pollensa), Mallorca (Majorca), Balearic Islands, Spain, Mediterranean, Europe

Plaza Mayor, Madrid, Spain, Europe

Silverback mountain gorilla (Gorilla gorilla beringei), Group 13, Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda, Africa

St Marks Square, Venice, Italy Italy Venice St. Marks Square

Evening in the Place de la Liberte, Sarlat-la-Caneda, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France, Europe

Grand Place, Brussels, Belgium

Brasenose College 1675
A bird s-eye view of the college showing the chapel, dining hall, library, the Deans lodgings & the formal gardens. One of 39 engravings made of Oxford Colleges by Loggan

Sport Fishing: Walleye Striking a Lure, 1950 (colour litho)
3036074 Sport Fishing: Walleye Striking a Lure, 1950 (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); (add.info.: Vintage illustration of a walleye (Sander vitreus) striking a fishermans lure

Dolls House of Petronella Dunois, c. 1676
Dolls House of Petronella Dunois (1650-1695), c. 1676. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

London Kebab House
Dining outside a Kebab House on Charlotte Street, central London. Date: late 1960s

Automat Dining Room - Broadway, New York, USA
Automat Dining Room - 1557 Broadway, New York, USA. Horn & Hardart was a food services company of the USA noted for operating the first food service automats in Philadelphia and New York City

Medieval dining room
Dining table of a lady of quality, 1400s. Printed color lithograph reproduction of a miniature from a French manuscript, Renaud de Montauban

Judging a Restaurant by Fougasse
Sequential cartoon by Fougasse (Kenneth Cyril Bird) showing a couple waiting with increasing frustration to be noticed by the maitre d in a restaurant

Two blacktail prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) sharing something to eat, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, United States of America, North America

Nomads horse and yurt, Bayanbulak, Xinjiang Province, China, Asia

Open air cafes and restaurants, Nice, Cote d Azure, Provence, France, Europe

CHRISTs COLLEGE 1690
A bird s-eye view of the college showing the chapel, dining hall, library, the Deans lodgings & garden, the kitchen & an area for playing le jeu de paume (real tennis ?)

Magdalen College 1675
A bird s-eye view of the college showing the chapel, dining hall, library, the Deans lodgings, the kitchen & garden. One of 39 engravings made of Oxford Colleges by Loggan

Fashionable Night-Spot
Smart people in a fashionable Paris nightclub. Dining and dancing and showing off their elegant evening clothes and dinner jacket

The Union Bar and Ye Olde Union Oyster House sign, Union Street, Boston, Massachusetts
USA, Massachusetts, Boston, The Union Bar and Ye Olde Union Oyster House sign, Union Street

Evening restaurant scene in Haute Ville, Bonifacio, South Corsica, Corsica, France, Europe

QUEENS COLLEGE 1690
A bird s-eye view of the college showing the chapel, dining hall, library, the Deans lodgings & gardens, the kitchen & fellows formal gardens

Exterior - Automat Dining Room, Times Square, New York, USA
The exterior of the Automat Dining Room - Times Square branch, New York, USA

Canada, New Brunswick, St Andrews. Colorful signs and decorations at a restaurant in St Andrews

Leadenhall Market, City of London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Cafe in the evening, Piazza Duomo, Ortygia, Syracuse, Sicily, Italy, Europe

Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris), Formby, Liverpool, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The Markt, Bruges, Belgium

Main Town Square, Ypres, Belgium, Europe

NORMANDIE (DINING)
French transatlantic liner - the First Class dining saloon

Clare College 1690
A bird s-eye view of the college showing the chapel, dining hall, library, the Deans lodgings, the kitchen & tree- lined walks & grounds

DINING AT SIMPSONS
Dining at fashionable Simpsons restaurant in the Strand : the Gentlemens Dining Room Date: circa 1905

Entrance to the Dining Hall, Grays Inn, London
Chief Entrance to the Dining Hall, Grays Inn, High Holborn, London Date: circa 1910s

Mytton Rides Bear
JOHN MYTTON English eccentric decides to enliven a dinner party by riding a bear into the dining -room. The bear bit him on the calf & the doctor was called

Dinner in an aristocratic French home, with servants attending to everyones needs

Riga, Latvia, Baltic States, Europe

Cafe during Edinburgh Festival, Royal Mile, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

The interior of Sheherazade nightclub in Paris
The interior of Sheherazade nightclub, described as Le Cabaret Tzigane de Paris at 3 Rue de Liege, Paris Date: 1920s

Restaurant, Ortygia, Syracuse, Sicily, Italy

Kyrenia Castle and Harbour at Dusk, Kyrenia, North Cyprus

The Grand Hall in Claridges hotel, Paris, 1920s Date: 1920s

Ye Olde Dutch Tavern, John Street, New York City, USA, with exterior scene, dining room and mezzanine. Date: circa 1918

Map, route of Santa Fe Railroad, USA
Map showing the route of the Santa Fe Railroad, USA, from the Great Lakes in the east, to the Gulf of Mexico in the south, and the Pacific coast in the west

The Embassy Club, 1932
Full house of social celebrities; a Seasons night

Rue Norvins & Sacre Coeur, Montmartre, Paris, France Rue Norvins & Sacre Coeur, Montmartre, Paris

Eating at Sabbat
Dining with Demons - witches at a sabbat sit down to supper with the Devil and his companions

The Tasting (oil on canvas)
473290 The Tasting (oil on canvas) by Sani, Alessandro (1856-1927); 51.4x61.6 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Italian, out of copyright

Antigua and Barbuda, Antigua, St. Johns, Fort James, old fort dating back to 1706, dining area of the officers quarters

Three people at a table, photographer reflected in mirror
Three people at a table with a roast dinner and wine bottles, possibly for Thanksgiving, North America. The photographer and camera on a tripod are reflected in the mirror behind them

Dining Room, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire - Length of State Dining Room. Part of Box 247 Boswell Collection. Date: circa 1900

USA, California, Inglewood. Randys Donuts, dawn

London Restaurant
Well-to-do customers dining on the street outside Antoines Restaurant, 40 Charlotte Street, Soho, London. Date: early 1930s

Meikles Hotel - Salisbury, Zimbabwe (formerly Southern Rhodesia). Date: circa 1935

Restaurant Frascati, London
The Winter Garden in Restaurant Frascati, Oxford Street, London Date: 1910

Princes Restaurant, London
The interior of the Princes Restaurant, Piccadilly, London, 1920s Date: 1910-1920

Italy, Brescia Province, Sirmione. Lakeside cafe tables

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

Olive baboon (Papio cynocephalus anubis) eating grass, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Wife Catches Husband 19C
Realisation: the wife finds her erring husband dining with two strange women

Emmanuel College 1690
A bird s-eye view of the college showing the chapel, dining hall, library, the Deans lodgings, gardens, brewery, kitchen & an area for real- tennis or le jeu de paume

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"Dining through the Ages: From Heath Robinson's Automated Dining Room to Quo Vadis Restaurant" Step into a world of culinary innovation as we explore the fascinating history of dining. Starting with Heath Robinson's automated dining room without servants, this captivating journey takes us through time and across continents. Label Sorrento Hotel, known for its exquisite cuisine and breathtaking views, offers a taste of luxury that transcends generations. Meanwhile, Balliol College in 1675 showcases the elegance and grandeur associated with formal dining during the Renaissance era. Sidney Sussex College invites you to experience an ambiance steeped in tradition, where centuries-old customs still shape modern-day dining rituals. Traveling forward in time, we find ourselves aboard a GWR Buffet Car from the 1930s - a testament to how train travel revolutionized eating on-the-go. Lincoln College transports us back to 1675 with its timeless charm and classic dishes that have stood the test of time. In Nottinghamshire, UK, indulge in Melton Mowbray pork pie served on a handmade ceramic plate - an artisanal delight that embodies local craftsmanship. Pembroke College beckons with its rich history and refined palate-pleasers dating back to 1675. As we delve deeper into cultural references, Punch cartoon warns about Wagner's Ring Cycle - reminding us how music can influence our appetite for both food and art. Crossing oceans to Jekyll Island in Georgia (USA), The Jekyll Wharf and Latitude 31 Restaurant offer coastal delights paired with stunning waterfront views. Finally, immerse yourself in Spanish charm at Plaza Mayor in Pollenca (Pollensa), Mallorca - where restaurants serve up authentic flavors amidst picturesque surroundings. To conclude our gastronomic odyssey is Peppino Leoni; owner of Quo Vadis restaurant - epitomizing passion for fine dining combined with warm hospitality.