Fish and Chips, Inc. Chicago 1940s escoffier There was a choice of

There was a choice of two great English puddings

M for the morning and P

it was the city's premier nightspot for two decades

A fish gently plucks a harp and a string section of musically-minded prawns creates a gorgeous little seafood quartet in this delicately drawn vintage menu cover illustration from The Russell in Dublin

which had been drafted two months earlier

Fish and Chips, Inc. Chicago 1940s escoffier There was a choice ofThis counts as one of the most inventive vintage menu art images we have found. From 1940s Chicago, its an entire menu laid out in pictures. From the oyster with his top hat, cane and cigar, the baby shark steak in its high chair and the rather sinister looking catfish every illustration shows the creative mastery of the unknown artist. We researched what a Trebor Dinner is and found no clues. Then we realized Trebor is Robert spelled backwards,