The LA/SoCal focus of this got me thinking what other places would have interesting and long history of Chinese takeout menu design... Toronto sprang to mind. Sure enough U of T has a large collection of menus they acquired in 2016.
Meet the Man Who Sold His Chinese Takeout Menus for $40,000
Meet the Man Who Sold His Chinese Takeout Menus for $40,000
https://www.saveur.com/chinese-takeout-menu-collection/
Here’s what happened when DaiLo chef Nick Liu cooked Chinese food from a 119-year-old menu
https://torontolife.com/food/heres-happened-dailo-chef-nick-...