Adolphe Saalfeld had boarded in Southampton and his letter was mailed before the Titanic headed across the Atlantic Ocean, "It was pure joy for me to stitch together the tales told in letters home, to tell the story of these amazing people through the lens of drinking and dining," Veronica Hinke said.
Hinke's culinary narrative tells the stories behind the dishes, desserts and drinks that appeared, or likely appeared on Titanic menus, based on contemporary Edwardian dining trends no doubt embraced on board. She also includes recipes, many of which were adapted to modern tastes by Chicago-area chefs.
Hinke now lives in the Chicago area, notes that there were many Chicago connections to the Titanic. One of them was Anne Isham, one of only five female first-class passengers who did not survive. She refused to leave without her Great Dane.
First-class passengers Ida Hippach and her daughter Jean, of Evanston were survivors of both the 1903 Iroquois Theatre fire in Chicago (at least 602 deaths) and the Titanic sinking.
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