WAGON-BAR
A little history of the railway meal
Arthur Mettetal, Géry Nolan, Jean-Pierre Williot
Published by Textuel
Work published with the support of the Orient Express Endowment Fund, SNCF and Newrest Wagons-Lits.
Who doesn't remember that meal tray with its too-pink slice of ham or that too-grilled croque-monsieur? From the very chic dining cars of the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits at the end of the 19th century, to the orange and green design of the Corail bar in the 1980s, this book recounts the exciting evolution of on-board gastronomy.
The book is being released on the occasion of the Rencontres d’Arles 2024. An exhibition is dedicated to it at the Cruise, from July 1 to September 29, 2024.
Curator: Arthur Mettetal.
Hardcover book
15 x 21 cm
224 pages
2,500 copies.
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WAGON-BAR
A little history of the railway meal
Arthur Mettetal, Géry Nolan, Jean-Pierre Williot
Published by Textuel
Work published with the support of the Orient Express Endowment Fund, SNCF and Newrest Wagons-Lits.
Who doesn't remember that meal tray with its too-pink slice of ham or that too-grilled croque-monsieur? From the very chic dining cars of the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits at the end of the 19th century, to the orange and green design of the Corail bar in the 1980s, this book recounts the exciting evolution of on-board gastronomy.
The book is being released on the occasion of the Rencontres d’Arles 2024. An exhibition is dedicated to it at the Cruise, from July 1 to September 29, 2024.
Curator: Arthur Mettetal.
Hardcover book
15 x 21 cm
224 pages
2,500 copies.