Third class passengers had their own dining facilities, with chairs instead of benches, and meals prepared by the third class kitchen staff.
I get the rare privilege of reporting from a world class kitchen or restaurant once every year, thanks to World Food Day.
Michael's Restaurant Group (Michael's on Naples Ristorante, Michael's Pizzeria, Working Class Kitchen) teamed up with a domestic rancher to raise their own Chianina herd, which provides an exclusive source of high-quality beef.
If it's hard to distinguish one book from another, that's because her characters could so comfortably inhabit one another's middle-class kitchens.
Fast forward to 1970 and middle-class kitchens in America and Europe feature gas and electric hobs and ovens, fridges, food processors, microwaves and dishwashers.
Under Donal Crosbie, the executive chef, who has worked in first-class kitchens like Spago and Danube, the menu at Bailey offers updated versions of classics that include coq au vin, bangers and mash and a lobster roll.
On occasion it was used in upper-class kitchens in stews, but it was difficult to keep fresh in bulk and almond milk was generally used in its stead.
And though it started out as a tradition among slaves, its inclusion in an 1847 cookbook called "The Carolina Housewife" by Sarah Rutledge signaled its acceptance in upper-class kitchens as well.
Dressers of this type became a common feature of the middle-class kitchen up to the 19th century.
Cue cries of horror (though not many, it is safe to say, from around working-class kitchen sinks).
All the Pierre lacks is a world-class kitchen, but Sirio Maccioni scheduled to open Sirio, a Florentine/Tuscan restaurant, there next month.
