The listed cover charge is extremely high for such an early date
the firm established national awareness of its bovine trademark at the New York World's Fair in 1939-40
we expect this is a bit romanticized but it's fun to think of newly minted oil millionaires coming here and
They did not exist
with a girlfriend hanging on his arm
New York World's Fair 'Le Restaurant Francais' (Flags), 1940 Sizes:A3+ (329x483mm, 13x19 inch) Archival Print (Unframed) The listed cover charge isCreated by a Syndicat des Restauranteurs which included the Caf de Paris, Drouant, Fouquet's, Hotel Meurice, Pavillon Royal, Armenonville, Pr Catalan, and the French Line, Le Restaurant Franais in the French Pavilion was the most renowned of the 112 restaurants at the 1939 40 World's Fair in New York. The cuisine, service, and dcor in the 350 seat, glass walled dining room, made an astounding impression on the American public. It was run by