European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 25, 1964, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Stripes daily Magazine a americans dont make Good a neither do they make Good Gour this is the considered judgment of Ludwig self styled anti America is a land of healthy Appe it is not in the american character to live in order to the re verse is As for the Austria born writer i disqualify in every re i cat too drink too much and love company it the despite this Bemelmans devoted a Good part of his life to de scribing his Pursuit of Good a triple helping of his drawings and writ Ings on the subject is served up in Bonne published by Simon and Donald and Eleanor Folede com had through bemeimans1 vast output of words and sketches on food and drink to pro Duce an entertaining autobiography who died in spent his Early life working in and around hotels and he was born in a Haloj in the Tyrol and his Grandfather owned a brewery in in he came to new York and worked As a waiter and eventually assistant banquet manager for the old Ritz Carle ton this provided much of the background for his tales of the hotel in later when he de scribed his encounters with famous restaurants around the ranging from the tour Dargent in Paris Lole Pavil Ion in new York and Antoine in new Bemelmans was an unusually knowing he observes the scene about him the the the other and those who with the unique awareness of the sex Waller turned artist and some of his observations on Beer it is said of Lurk Beer that it tastes like Lac Kuna a Dusty that May not be every ones idea of but in expert need Beer Drinker knows what i mean it is a a Fine Musty a taste that is on in keeping the once Comfort Able business Lias been invaded by a Nisi free of All Upp Lynu Assembly line methods to bed and they attempt to make amends by ice Palm false fronts i Irir names that Promise re gastric juices flowing the info flu of them is i like Virginia lobster i am a Good Deal of the its Tor the fact thai Tallon As a con j As a gourmets the the various food i met clubs Are Asar dances Indiana it Western Railroad the chef of a shown me a very of telling when throw one piece it Sticks its let it Cook a caviar is Jet men of chopped of yellows of is quite All if he taste of inless incidents in the a option of going to a Bode see for an clean Ippe Dup grease one went there for a month and lost 31 Bemelmans fled on the second Day and gained i can recommend the place highly to delightful artist the did Many childrens books As the sketches on this Page indicate they arc reproduced by permission of the pub 1964 the stars and stripes 11