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The evolution of the American menu

Menus have been gracing the tables of restaurants in this country for more than 150 years, and the New York Public Library has a collection of more than 47,000 menus that document meals of the past. Rita Braver talks with the curator of the collection, as well as a modern day "menu engineer," who helps restaurants get the most out of their menus.
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