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PHOENIX, ARIZONA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 1. 1920
(Section Two)
VOL. XXXI., NO. 127.
THIRTY-FIRST YEAR
(Section Two)
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AFE WELCOMES
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MORNING
Cafe de Luxe Officially Opens Doors for First Time
Metropolitan Atmosphere, Elaborate Decorations and
Luxurious surroundings Will Attract Many Patrons
Cuisine and Service Par Excellence
The Grand cafe, thoroughly modern,
with all equipment up tc date and
wearing a metropolitan air, will open
its doors for the first time this morn
ing. The newest addition to the cafes
and restaurants of Phoenix is located
at 34 West Adams street and is under
the management of Milton Stamatis
and Kanelos Stamatis. his brother.
Everything possible has been done to
make the Grand the leading place of its
kind in Phoenix. The decorations ana
furniture of the main dining room are
elaborate in the extreme. The kitchen
has been equipped with every sanitary
device known, and in every case where
it is possible, machinery has been in
stalled to do the work of men.
The Grand cafe will accommodate
250 people at one time. There are 1C
booths in the main dining room down
stairs and 50 tables for the accommo
dation of guests. The special party
room which has been placed over the
back end of the main dining room will
accommodate at least 50 people. This
is an innovation in Phoenix and is only
one of the many novelties brought out
by the Stamatis brothers in the Grand.
The furniture in the Grand is all of
gum wood with a walnut finish. The
booths, tables, chairs and woodwork
of the entire main dining room have
been furnished in that material, giving
the place a tone of exceeding richness.
The booths which line the sides Of
the dining room will probably be anions
the most popular places in the city.
The benches which are placed in the
booths in lieu of chairs are covered
with heavy leather cushions, almost in
sisting that they be occupied all the
time.
At the back end of the special party
room are retiring rooms and a large
linen closet. The rear end of the party
room has been curtained off with
heavy green hangings, while mirrors
line the wall on two sides.
In creating the kitchen of the Grand
the Stamatis brothers believe they
have left nothing undone to make it
the most efficient place of its 'kind in
the state. The electric dish washer
which they have installed is probably
the only one of its kind ever imported
here. As dishes are brought from the
dining room they are placed n a zinc
lined table, from which they are placed
on racks and then into the washer.
They stay in there Beveral minutes.
while being subjected to a stream 01
running water heated to a boiling
point. This initial bath to which the
dishes are subjected carries a mixture
of soap. Following this process- a
shower of hot water is dropped on
them, thoroughly rinsing the soap off.
The dishes come from the washer thor
oughly sterilized and ready for drying.
The center of the kitchen is occupied
by a gigantic steam table. The base of
the steam table is copper, while the
dishes which are used are all of alu
mintyn. The bottom part of the steam
table is made up of compartments used
for the purpose of keeping dishes hot.
Special refrigerators have been con
structed in the kitchen. They are all
cooled by cold air piped in from a re
frigerating plant. The largest refrig
erator will be used for meats, while
still another one is to be used for fish,
and another one for salads and drinks.
In addition to the huge range, a
small charcoal range has been installed
to be used for the broiling of steaks.
In fact it has taken all of the three
months during which the Grand has
been under construction to create the
kitchen in its present state of effi
ciency. Milton Stamatis, the manager of the
Grand, stated yesterday that the public
is at all times welcome to inspect the
kitchen of the cafe. In fact, they be
lieve they have a kitchen which would
be of interest to every housewife in the
state, and that they can learn many
lessons from the manner in which food
will be handled there. A special salad
pantry is one of the many features of
the kitchen.
The new Grand will employ 25 peo
pie. It will be open from 6:30 in the
mornin? until 1 o'clock the next morn
ing. The prices, according to a state
ment "made by Milton Stamatis, will be
no higher than any other restaurant in
town.
One of the features about the Grand
cafe which will appeal to every one in
Phoenix, especially during the hot
weather, is the changing of air in the
rooms. Through the medium of large
exhaust fans which have been installed
the air in the Grand will be changed
every :0 minutes.
It has taken three months to create
the Grand cafe. During that time
thousands of dollars have been spent
and thousands of rurs of work have
Hori Vint if has all been done
m tht fnd th.Tf T'hoenix misrht have a
cafe of which it could well be proud.
Thf Stamatis Drotners nave uc m
rmtiiv fur- thp rant fmir vears. during
which time they have made a world
ot lriends here. They nave Deen in me
restaurant business for over 15 years
and Wherever they have been they
have marie a decided success. They
believe that in creating the Grand they
have given the people of Phoenix a
restaurant of which they may well be
proud. They spared neither time nor
expense to the end that the best of
everything might be installed. They
have desired a place of beauty, and
according to those who have visited
the place they have succeeded.
With the opening of the Grand this
morning those who have not seen the
restaurant are going to be pleasantly
surprised. Several special dinner par
ties have been arranged for this even
ing and special music will be disrensed
throughout the entire day.
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ROWS XPERT
ESIGHER OF
GH DRAPERIES
Inasmuch as first impressions are
of paramount importance in conducting
a first class cafe, the management of
the Grand the latest edition to the
first class cafes of Phoenix was espe
cially ' anxious that the windows pre
sent an inviting appearance. To this
end they called into service the Bar
rows Furniture company, which in turn
placed their draperies .expert at the
disposal of the Grand. Mr. Tal Gwillin
Vs directly responsible for the harmon
ious color effect, and the rich appear
ance of the windows of the Grand
Cafe. lie was "given carte blanch to
use his own judgment as to how the
windows should be dressed. From the
large stock of draperies maintained by
the Barrows company he found it a
comparatively easy matter to equip the
Grand as a place of its kind should be.
The drapes in the wi'ndows of the
Grand are of Glow Cloth with a Val
ance overhead of blue and gold da
mask. To heighten the effect of rich
ness the windows have been hung with
Austrian Puff Shades.
The designing of the curtains and
draperies is entirely the work of Mr.
Gwillin. He has spent considerable
time studying the problem of the prop
er use of draperies and in placing the
finishing touches on the windows of
the Grands, he has created an effect
which will lend distinction to both his
efforts and to the Barrows Furniture
company.
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from the
Barker's System
Bakery comes
golden crusted
bread for the
patrons of the
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It is the desire of the Grand Cafe management to give
Phoenix a restaurant where the best food, prepared and
served in the best manner, amid pleasant surroundings may
be fully enjoyed in delightful meals.
The important part that good bread plays in making the
meal a success was kept uppermost in choosing Barker's
Bread to be served daily in this better restaurant.
You may serve this same bread in your home three
kinds White, Raisin and Health. Have you tried the new
loaf? Buy it from your grocer today.
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117 North First Avenue
"FREE BEEH"T0
BE DISTRIBUTE!
01 OPENING DAY
"Free beer" or the announcement
thereof would have caused a riot in
these parts before the eighteenth
amendment became fashionable, but
anyhow in spite of the w. k. classic
thv. Grand Cafe is going to take a
chance and through the courtesy of W.
F. Schnebly, distribute "free Rainier"
on the opening day of the new cafe.
Mr. Schnebly who Is the distributor
for Rainier in this section of the coun
try has seen to it that the thirsty pub
lic will appease their wants at the
Grand with Rainier in bottles and on
draught. For the first day only the
popular drink is to be served on
draught, and free at that. No one is
barred on account of age or previous
condition of servitude. The only qual
ification needed to get in on the free
Rainier is to be a patron of the Grand
the frst day It is opened, which hap
pens to be today.
portance to a cafe where it is the ever
constant aim of the management to
please the public. Two things must
be taken into consideration according
to a statement made by the manager
yesterday. First the popularity of the
product, and then a glance must be
taken at the factory in which it is
made. Both of these things were very
carefully done by the management of
the Grand Cafe.
It did not take long for them to de
cide that "Donofrio's cream was about
as popular as it could be and then an
inspection of the factory in which it ?s
made thoroughly convinced them that
it was impossible to conduct a mors
sanitary place.
At the start only brick ice cream will
be served, but later it is planned to
carry several varieties on the menu.
I
S BRICK
ICE CREAM WILL BE
EXCLUSIVE FEATURE
Donofrio's ice cream is to be served
at the Grand Cafe accordfng to an an
nouncement made yesterday by the
management of the new place. In se
lecting the products of the Donofrio
factory, they are following their policy
of only serving the best food stuffs ob
tainable on the local market.
Naturally the subject of the kind of
ice cream to be served is one of im-
Yom Will Notice
laufcifful Drapers
and the carpet in The New Grand Cafe. We
take great pride in stating that we furnished
them and we wish The
Cafi
the greatest of success for it is certainly a
credit to an advancing city.
-a quality
product serve
in a quality
restaurant
Donofrio's Ice Cream
exclusively will be
served in the new
T!
uiiraect
Cafe
In keeping with' the policy of the
Grand Cafe to serve the best Dono
rio's Ice Cream was chosen because of its
known richness and purity.
When you have luncheon or dinner at
the Grand you may order ice cream with
the full assurance of being served with
the best Donofrio's.
Its goodness and smoothness, its deli
cious flavor and purity, make it the fav
orite dessert for any meal.
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30 N. First Street
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