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Frascati, London, 1913This restaurant on London's Oxford Street was a beautiful and sophisticated venue that was known for its excellent international cuisine. The setting was almost theatrical. In the restaurant's main room, diners were seated on balconies or around the dance floor. An orchestra played in the afternoons and evenings. The color scheme was silver and gold and the rooms were lit by crystal chandeliers and furnished with elaborate floral decorations. The menu

whose genial charm made him a favorite of many of the stars

stood at the entrance

steaks were offered as "Only Government Graded US"

Still going strong today and now owned by the Cunningham family

Embossed in gold

a famous entertainer and illustrator of the period

poem by Cao Cao

This menu almost certainly came from the Yellowstone Special which Union Pacific ran as a summer only service between Pocatello

Like all Chinese American night clubs in mid-20th century

According to many accounts

this has the feel of a historical document

was fleeing bankruptcy in France and had arrived in London two years earlier with his wife Célestine and her savings of just £5