The Russell, Dublin 1952 Knife and Fork What was supposed to be

What was supposed to be a 2-week stay stretched to 47

The cheapest item on the menu was 25 cent sandwiches and no alcohol was served

dinner and tea – the name for a Scottish meal consumed early in the evening - cost more if you asked for meat

There was scandalous gossip when it appeared that she had become close to John Brown

The Russell, Dublin 1952 Knife and Fork What was supposed to beA fish gently plucks a harp and a string section of musically minded prawns creates a gorgeous little seafood quartet in this delicately drawn vintage menu cover illustration from The Russell in Dublin, Ireland. Established in the 1880s on St Stephens Green, the Russell Hotel started life as part of Irelands temperance movement. But by 1927 it was fully licenced, and in 1947 the Besson family took it over. This marked a move towards haute cuisine,