D'Agorno, Paris 1920s German This World War II era

This World War II era menu

The menu is dated 1942 and this Cocoanut Grove was probably modeled on the original nightclub in Los Angeles

his dog tied up outside

Only the original Wheeler's Oyster Bar in Whitstable - still proudly serving fish dishes some 156 years after its birth - remains

Also note the compass with knife

D'Agorno, Paris 1920s German This World War II eraThis is a gorgeous menu cover created for the Parisian restaurant DAgorno by late 19th century French artist douard Bernard Debat Ponsan. From the beautiful chef holding aloft a giant fish platter to the chefs inside playing a saucepan and a grill as musical instruments, it is truly a work of art. The artist may well have drawn the menu cover in exchange for being allowed to eat in the restaurant. He died in 1913 but we think this menu is a little