The Raleigh Hotel Wheatless Dinner, Washington D.C. 1917 Queen Mary In an interview with the

In an interview with the New York Times in 2004

ready with a frying pan behind its back

came to the United States from Europe and created the company in the 1920s

Queen Victoria wore black for the rest of her life

had grown to become a mammoth restaurant

The Raleigh Hotel Wheatless Dinner, Washington D.C. 1917 Queen Mary In an interview with theA hundred years ago, diners in the US gave wheat a miss in restaurants but for different reasons than many peoples desire today to be gluten free. At the Raleigh Hotel in Washington DC there were Wheatless Wednesdays. This menu from the hotel restaurant dated 1917 is an example. The hotel also had Meatless Tuesdays. These initiatives were requested by the United States Food Administration, the agency responsible for preserving food supplies for troops