El Chico, New York 1939 1885 by Edouardé

by Edouardé

Ethel Merman

Tiny Naylor – who was 6ft 4in tall and weighed 320 lbs – first opened Biff’s restaurant and then this highly successful Tiny’s chain which had branches throughout California

and peace and a measure of prosperity had returned

showcases what was one of Chicago's best loved restaurants

El Chico, New York 1939 1885 by Edouardé"El Chico" was a Spanish restaurant located in the West Village at 80 Grove Street. Describing itself as "New York's most Spanish Restaurant As Spanish as Spain". The menu cover art is a painting by Luiz Usabal y Hernandez (1876 1937) a Spanish painter and illustrator famous for his postcard and film poster work. El Chico's walls were decorated in colourful murals depicting scenes from Spanish life and they are still on the walls, now behind