Name: Tonga Room, San Francisco 1940s
Brand: martinafruit.com
SKU: 9882260681
Price: 25.00 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.2637 (26 reviews)

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Tonga Room, San Francisco 1940sThe greatest place in the history of the world is how the late chef Anthony Bourdain described the fabulously kitschy Tonga Room at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco. A set designer from the Metro Goldwyn Mayer studios created this tiki extravaganza in 1945 and, to everyones delight, he really went to town on the dcor. The hotels indoor swimming pool was transformed into a blue green lagoon and the remains of the SS Forrester, a schooner that plied

This menu cover from 1900 shows a black cat dressed in chef’s whites and hat

a fake (crooked) chimney and a dog house-shaped sign perched on a pole

the original restaurant at 3427 Wilshire Boulevard remains the most famous due to its distinctive shape

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As Dionysus was traveling through the islands of the Aegean Sea he was captured by a band of pirates who wanted to sell him into slavery

This colorful and witty drinks menu was from the Caleta

passengers and had a maximum range of 6

a feeling of warmth and friendship among strangers

The place is famous for its cioppino

The Wharf also had a cocktail bar called The Mermaid Room and prices at the restaurant during this era were still under the control of the Office of Price Administration

was still managing to serve a goulash

The phrase ‘cool cat’ is associated with jazz music so it’s not surprising that this rakish and debonair feline – cocktail at his side - was chosen for the matchbook cover of the Kit Kat Club in Los Angeles

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