Chase Club, Hotel Chase, St Louis, 1946 Sizes:A1 (594x840mm) Archival Print (Unframed) with all the rest being

with all the rest being Irish

It also introduced the concept of the aperitif and dessert wine – though from the bemused expression on the character’s face

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

The cover features an illustration by John Held Jr

The wine list is short and favoured fine champagnes

Chase Club, Hotel Chase, St Louis, 1946 Sizes:A1 (594x840mm) Archival Print (Unframed) with all the rest beingThe 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