An unusual hotelSourced
A battlefield hotel built around food
Jamaican-born Mary Seacole established the British Hotel in Crimea in 1855. Despite its name, the business centered on food, drink and supplies rather than guest beds. She also helped wounded soldiers near the fighting.
A war story can have a kitchen at its center.
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