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Food history tells us that in early restaurants the recitation of the available food dishes became an increasingly time-consuming chore; therefore, written menus were developed to help guide diners in their eating choices. This written menu was commonly handwritten on a chalkboard or listed on a board that could be easily seen by the customers. Developments in printing finally led to a change and the larger restaurants' floor plans made a single handwritten menu impractical, so printed menus were introduced.
Delmonico's restaurant in New York City is often given credit for introducing the first printed menu in the United States in 1834. That menu, as well as others of the period, was simple in design and offered specific information. Special occasions led to a call for unique designs and eventually led to more highly decorated menus.
饮食的历史告诉我们：在早期的餐馆里，背诵餐馆供应的菜肴成为越来越耗时的苦差事；因此，就产生了书面的菜单，以便指导用餐者挑选食物。这种菜单通常是手工写在黑板上或列在一块牌子上，黑板或牌子都要使顾客容易看见。印刷业的发展最终又引发了变革，同时又因为一些餐馆层面的扩大使得一份手写菜单满足不了实际需求，于是印刷菜单出现了。
纽约市德尔莫尼柯餐馆于1834年在美国首次推出印刷菜单，因而常常受到人们的赞扬。那种菜单，与同时期的其它菜单一样，设计简单，还提供了具体明确的信息。特殊的场合会引发人们对设计的独特要求，最终产生了装饰更精美的菜单。