Chase Club, Hotel Chase, St Louis, 1946 Sizes:A1 (594x840mm) Archival Print (Unframed) the martini is celebrated in

the martini is celebrated in this witty image from Manson's restaurant in Chicago in 1945

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

with all the rest being Irish

The cover features an illustration by John Held Jr

it is beautifully evocative of the fine art of French dining and the era

Chase Club, Hotel Chase, St Louis, 1946 Sizes:A1 (594x840mm) Archival Print (Unframed) the martini is celebrated inThe 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