Lasserre, Paris 1940s Sizes:A3+ (329x483mm, 13x19 inch) Archival Print (Unframed) For more see this New

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was operating at a loss

the restaurant opened in London and was the flagship for a chain of restaurants that has since all but closed down

At its peak

anyway —by Billingsley's account

Lasserre, Paris 1940s Sizes:A3+ (329x483mm, 13x19 inch) Archival Print (Unframed) For more see this NewThis Parisian institution continues to be a bastion of elegance, expense, and culinary excellence. Number 17 Avenue Victor Emmanuel III (renamed Avenue Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1945) was a run down bistro until Ren Lasserre took it over and, in 1942, opened his eponymous restaurant. During WW2, he and the restaurant staff protected resistance fighters at the same time as its reputation for fine dining spread. In 1948 he founded his Club de la