1930s Italian Christmas lunch

 Menu

Russian salad

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Freshly-caught shrimp cocktail

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Pumpkin ravioli

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Baked quail served with Mostardo di Cremona

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Strufolli

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Prepared and served by Maria

Information derived from the film '7 Women and a Murder'

Belmont Summit Resort

~ Wedge salad with artisanal house smoked bacon.

~ Valenyagi.

~ Pleather/ vegan leather.

~ I don't eat fish. They are exotic pets in my saltwater aquarium (Tad Fairchild).

~ Sierra Belmont's engagement ring: 

12-15 carat, radiant cut yellow diamond, set on a white gold band. The centre diamond is flanked by two trapezoids on the shoulder, at .80 carats each (information provided by experts from Steven Stone).

* Most of the information was derived from the Netflix film 'Falling for Christmas' starring Lindsay Lohan *

19th Century New York High Society

Old New York dines at seven

Mr and Mrs van der Luyden's best china

Du Lac Sevres and the Trevenna George II plate;

the van der Luyden "Lowestoft" (East India Company);

and 

the Dagonet Crown Derby

Informal Business Dinner with Mr Letterblair

Velvety oyster soup

Shad and cucumbers

Young broiled turkey with corn fritters

Canvas-back with currant jelly and a celery mayonnaise

* Information derived from The Age of Innocence *