Menu Design in Europe

Menu Design in Europe surveys two centuries of European restaurant menu design, tracing the evolution of graphic styles, typography, and illustration as they appeared on menus from hotels, cafés, and restaurants across the continent between 1800 and 2000. Authored by Jim Heimann, Marc Selvaggio, and Steven Heller and published by TASCHEN, the volume treats menus as both graphic design artifacts and cultural documents that reflect shifting tastes in print culture and visual communication. The book is aimed at readers with interests in design history, food culture, and ephemera rather than practicing cooks, and functions as a richly illustrated reference work rather than a recipe collection.