The ashtrays were a collector’s delight. Shaped like Bugatti radiators and advertising the Le Chanteclair Restaurant and Bar at 18 East 49th Street, New York City. A gourmet’s heaven, with a very French menu of specialities that included coquille Chanteclair, Feuillet au Roquefort and, on Fridays, filets de sole Cardinal, with wines to match. Opened in 1953, with a menu and wine cellar like that, Le Chanteclair built up a healthy business clientele. Many of its diners knew nothing of…
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