Fish and Chips, Inc. Chicago 1940s escoffier made in the UK

made in the UK

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

There were two bands – one played rumbas and mambos and the other played songs by Gershwin and Porter

which had been drafted two months earlier

Fish and Chips, Inc. Chicago 1940s escoffier made in the UKThis 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,