Please visit DSpace to see a PDF of Ernest Coker’s popular recipe book from the 1950s:
http://scholarship.rice.edu/handle/1911/26744
Ye Old College Inn on South Main was established in 1918 and quickly became a popular dining and hang out spot for Rice students and the local community. Ernest Coker took over operations of the restaurant in 1946 from George Martin, the original proprietor, and soon after published a book of his recipes. The restaurant was demolished in the 1980s to make way for the St. Lukes medical tower.
I have been looking for some of the recepes of Ye Olde College Inn for years as that is where my family ate many times and where my wife and I had our rehersal dinner in 1963. I would like to review all the recipes and see if the red sanapper with shrimp and oysters is publixhed.
I would like to have a copy of this book. I remember all the wonderful foods prepaqred at this restaurant. Please let me know how to obtain this book. Thank you.
Hello! You can follow the link in this post to access the digital version of this book (http://scholarship.rice.edu/handle/1911/26744). Just go to that link and you should see where to click for the PDF version of the recipe book. Enjoy!
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