Blog: Another Nickel In The Machine

'Spam a la Greque' served at the White Tower restaurant, 1 Percy Street, W1. Everybody knows there was extensive food rationing during the second world war, in London, as well as the rest of the country. However meals eaten away from home, whether in expensive West End restaurants or industrial canteens, were what was called, 'off ration'. Rationing hadn't lasted that long before it was soon noticed by many people, especially those working and living in the West End, that the rich seemed to be able to enjoy close to pre-war levels of gastronomy [...]

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