This is an old print I have in my collection. The date is December 5, 1842. It was from a business called Chez Bauger, R. du Croissant 16. I assume that this was in Paris, France.
It appears to be an old print that was used to make a late night menu for a Parisian restaurant. The menu offerings are what would now be considered a deluxe menu with champagne, wild game and truffles, of the fungus kind.
La Carte .... Passé Minuit
Champagne, 12 fr.
Salmis de bécasses aux truffes, 20 fr.
Sauté de truffe 8 fr.
Truffes au vin, 10 fr.
Perdreau truffé, 15 fr.
Amende, 20 fr.
Text at the bottom reads,
"Comment donc, garçon, nous n'en avons pas mangé, d'amendes! - Non, monsieur, mas il s'agit decelles que la police nous fait avaler après minuit."
Translated:
How, then, boy, we do not eat, fines! - No, sir, but it is those that the police made us eat after midnight.
Chef Michael Hutchings
Michael's Catering