Alexander Cocktail 1930s Matchbook Eric Sloane The tall chefs in the

The tall chefs in the taller white chef's hats still push the prime rib carts up to each table and carve a thick slice of prime rib to your liking

each as unusual as they are new and beautiful

They sat at mahogany tables inlaid with mother of pearl

This jolly waiter wearing dinner suit and spats at the Gardiner Tavern

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Alexander Cocktail 1930s Matchbook Eric Sloane The tall chefs in theAlso available as a square print. This 1930s matchbook cover is beyond charming. The flirty sugar cube. The bold diving bitters. The three ice cubes sitting coyly on the edge of the glass. The tiny red lipstick kiss just inside the lemon peel. Great fun. We call it Alexander Cocktail after the recipe on the back of the matchbook although the ingredients in the art are definitely not those of an Alexander cocktail. Just in case you were wondering