By all accounts, Kurt was enamored with his father, Julian von Meier (pictured above), who died unexpectedly when Kurt was only eleven years old. In documents, Kurt variously describes Julian as a gourmet chef, avid fisherman and restaurateur. Julian's Restaurant was located in Vallejo, a big navy town in 1943 during WWII. The menu reveals restaurant prices at that time, quite the shock by today's standards.
