beset by money troubles
The Piccadilly Hotel was built in London in 1908 and was one of the capital city's most luxurious places to stay
The Roosevelt Hotel is a historic luxury hotel
Escoffier died in 1935 but his Le Guide Culinaire remains an influential textbook on cooking and chefs throughout the world continue to follow the rules he laid down
The Cunard-owned RMS Mauretania was one of the most luxurious vessels of its time with wood paneling
Otto's Pink Pig, Sherman Oaks CA 1940s Rum beset by money troublesFrom the Museum of San Fernando Valley: "In 1945, as World War II came to a close, Otto Nassar opened his restaurant, The Pink Pig in what was then Van Nuys now, Sherman Oaks, California. The place, which originally looked like a cafe off Route 66, was modest in decor and great in food. The fact that celebrities such as Dorothy Lamour and Bob Hope ate there, when returning from long days on the set in the "country", soon made The Pink Pig a