wine and even an old bottle of port using a bottle-opener as a walking stick – making their merry way towards a jolly man with a large napkin around his neck and whose knife and fork is held aloft in anticipation
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complete with a full orchestra
it is beautifully evocative of the fine art of French dining and the era
the martini is celebrated in this witty image from Manson's restaurant in Chicago in 1945
Chase Club, Hotel Chase, St Louis, 1946 Sizes:A1 (594x840mm) Archival Print (Unframed) wine and even an oldThe Chase Club, in St Louis's Hotel Chase, opened in 1933 and was the premier entertainment venue at the hotel. Its greatest days were after the end of WW2 when, according to Hack Ulrich, its former maitre d', "The Chase Club had all the top talent. We had Nat King Cole, Dean Martin, Perry Como We would serve 1400 to 1500 people." The Chase Club's national reputation lasted until the early 1960s when television shows began to pay stars way more than