For most of the last century, the cousin of The Sleeping Mexican– The Cooking Mexican– was a design mainstay on the menus of many non-Mexican L.A. restaurants. In some cases, he vanished altogether, leaving only a phantom sombrero or serape.
A Project of The Library Foundation of Los Angeles Based on the Menu Collection of the Los Angeles Public Library
For most of the last century, the cousin of The Sleeping Mexican– The Cooking Mexican– was a design mainstay on the menus of many non-Mexican L.A. restaurants. In some cases, he vanished altogether, leaving only a phantom sombrero or serape.