Fable Restaurant, Hotel Drake - Wiltshire, San Francisco 1948 Sizes:A4 (210x297mm) Archival Print (Unframed) Escoffier made many revolutionary changes

Escoffier made many revolutionary changes in restaurant kitchens

A faded sign announced proudly that the Pioneer has done its own baking for the last 30 years

but he or she created a beautiful and stylish menu cover

Heartthrob singer Rudy Vallee also appeared here in cabaret with his own revue

Fable Restaurant, Hotel Drake - Wiltshire, San Francisco 1948 Sizes:A4 (210x297mm) Archival Print (Unframed) Escoffier made many revolutionary changesDecorative wall paintings are a long tradition in hotels and restaurants and perhaps none are as whimsical and charming as the ones created by the noted artist Jo Mora for The Fable restaurant at the Drake Wiltshire Hotel in San Francisco. It depicts a parade of animals bringing out food to be served to customers, led by a pig wearing a chef's hat. Mora, who born in Uruguay in 1876 and who moved to the United States when he was a child, had an