White Russian (cocktail) Russian" in the sense of a cocktail as appearing in California's "Oakland Tribune" on November 21, 1965. It was placed in the newspaper as an insert: "White Russian. 1 oz. each Southern, vodka, cream", with "Southern" referring to Coffee Southern, a short-lived brand of coffee liqueur by Southern Comfort. Though long regarded as a boring and unsophisticated drink, the White Russian saw a surge in popularity after the 1998 release of the film "The Big Lebowski", throughout which it appears as the protagonist's beverage of choice. As with all cocktails, various modes of preparation exist, varying according to the recipes
Prawn cocktail, steak and Black Forest gateau Prawn cocktail, steak and Black Forest gateau Prawn cocktail, steak garni with chips, and Black Forest gâteau was, according to a survey by trade magazine "Caterer and Hotelkeeper", the most popular dinner menu in British restaurants in the 1980s. It was especially associated with the Berni Inn chain which popularised mass-market dining out after the end of food rationing in Britain, following the Second World War. "The Prawn Cocktail Years", by Simon Hopkinson and Lindsey Bareham, called this meal the Great British Meal Out. Laura Mason in "Food Culture in Great Britain" wrote that "In mid-twentieth-century Britain, eating out had