To the English mind it may seem strange that a restaurateur should be a connoisseur and a patron of the arts. But M. Marcel Boulestin is a Frenchman, and holds the traditional opinion of his countrymen that food and drink are fit materials, even as are clay and pigment, for the creations of the artistic mind.
He knows all about wastage in the kitchen, but he is equally expert on a variety of subjects more highly regarded in this country including modern French painting and the works of Mr. Max Beerbohm, of which he has a fine collection.