Wine and Food Society of Wellington :[Menus and other ephemera for the Society and for Monsieur Robert. 1953-1959]

Includes:

Undated:

Catering & Hotel Publications Limited, 14 Collingwood Street, Wellington N.4., New Zealand. Box 2751. Letterhead sheet (2 copies)

Facade de France. Box 2751 Wellington New Zealand. Telephone 27-464. 125 Grant Road, Wellington. [Letterhead paper]

Monsieur Robert. Personal (Envelope with illustration of girl balancing fruit tray on her head) (2 copies)

1953:

Inaugural dinner of the Wellington Wine and Food Society, Saturday 7 November [1953]. Invitation sheet (2 copies)

1955:

First dinner of the Council of the Wine and Food Society of Wellington. Helen Lowry Hall, 31 Messines Road Karori Wellington, 27 August 1955. Menu

Second dinner of the Wine and Food Society of Wellington. Saturday September 3rd 1955, at Helen Lowry Hall, 31 Messines Road, Karori. Wellington New Zealand. Menu with guest list on back page (3 copies)

Third dinner of the Wine and Food Society of Wellington. Tuesday November 15th 1955, at Tangi Moana, 50 Queen's Drive Houghton Bay Wellington New Zealand. Menu with guest list on back page (4 copies: 26, 28, 32 and 120 of a limited edition)

Monsieur Robert (chef Robert Beasley). 14 eme Decembre '55. [Handwritten dinner menu] for Mrs A Mackintosh "et cinq amis distinguees"

1956: Ticket announcing a gala evening in the French style, 14 July 1956.

1957:

Monsieur Robert. 29 eme Mai 1957. [Handwritten menu]. (3 copies: Mr A.D. & Mme McIntosh; Mr D A Bryan O.B.E. with 3 friends; Lesley Stohn & Mmd Stohn and with 3 friends)

Monsieur Robert. Juin 1957. W Basil Honour avec quatre collegues [Handwritten menu]

Monsieur Robert. Menu a la carte. 14 eme juillet 1957. (3 copies including two with pencilled name at top right: Staffan, Parker)

Monsieur Robert. 26 juillet 1957. L S Stohn et Mme Stohn avec quatres convives. Menu

1958:

French gala day, Monday 14th July [1958?] at Monsieur Robert. Head waiter Raymond; wine butler Beresford. Card (2 copies)

Monsieur Robert, 125 Grant Road. The membership is now open once again ... October 1958 [Small card]

R J Beasley requests the pleasure of the company of .... at a private pre-Christmas sherry party to be held at Monsieur Robert, 125 Grant Road. 12 December 1958. Invitation card (2 copies)

The Wine & Food Society of Wellington. [List of events Oct-Dec 1958?]

1959:

Dinner by the New Zealand military adviser in honour of Military Advisors attending the South-East Asia Treaty Organisation Tenth Military Advisers' Conference. "Monsieur Robert", 125 Grant Road, Wellington, 3 April 1959. Menu & toast list (2 copies)

Dinner by the Secretary of External Affairs in honour of delegates attending the Fifth meeting of the Council of Ministers of the South-East Asia Treaty Organisation. "Monsieur Robert", 125 Grant Road Wellington, 8 April 1959. Menu & toast list (2 copies)

Monsieur Robert. The private dining club will re-open on Tuesday 3rd February 1959. Flyer

Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Physical Description: Letterpress on light card, mainly menus