Smalls Paradise closed in 1986
Number 17 Avenue Victor-Emmanuel III (renamed Avenue Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1945) was a run-down bistro until René Lasserre took it over and
This 1940s “chicken dictionary” is a marvellous example of the creativity and wit of vintage menu art
The oyster loaf – a thick chunk of crusty bread hollowed out and stuffed with breaded and fried oysters – is an important part of San Francisco's dining history
marble and tapestries in the first class areas and a French-style multi-level dining saloon
Midland Hotel, Birmingham England 1920s Sizes:50x76cm (20x30 inch) Archival Print (Unframed) Smalls Paradise closed in 1986This gorgeous menu cover in jewel colours features characters from a Venetian masked ball, and we believe it is dated during the 1920s. It comes from The Midland Hotel, Birmingham, and features cocktails in fashion during that era many of which we have never heard of. There is Palace Favourite, Bosom Caresser, Prince of Wales, Duke of York and a President Lincoln. Absinthe, the hallucinogenic drink that was known by its nickname Green Fairy, is also