MS Saturnia 1929 World's Fair No wonder dessert was simple

No wonder dessert was simple - a sweet eggy brioche with coffee

which would see The Russell restaurant become a high-water mark of Irish gastronomy

But it was particularly known for its take-out fish and chips service costing 90 cents

It features a chef

Ida Lupino

MS Saturnia 1929 World's Fair No wonder dessert was simpleThis 1929 menu cover is a glamorous portrait of the nightlife on board the Italian owned Saturnia ocean liner which plied the route from Genoa to New York via Naples, Cannes and Gibraltar. Long days at sea were obviously the excuse to have parties in the evenings, though we dont think the passengers would have been quite as well dressed as the artist implies. The interior of this menu has an illustrated Bill of Particulars. Courtesy Herbert Beazley