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Cheshire Lodge goes smoke free, including in the Fox and Hounds Tavern
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
5/15/2009
The Cheshire Lodge has banned smoking in its Fox and Hounds Tavern as of this month. The Cheshire will have two outdoor smoking areas - one in front of the hotel’s Cock and Bear Room and the second in the Cheshire Garden, west of the hotel and accessible from the first floor elevator lobby.
The Cheshire was built in 1965 by Stephen Apted who bought the Cheshire Inn’s restaurant from the Medart family in 1961. Apted’s son and granddaughter, Dan and Dani Apted respectively, run the Cheshire Lodge today. The Apteds say they decided to ban smoking because of the quality of life issue it represents.
“This isn’t about the rules or financial impact, it’s about a quality of life for my family, staff, hotel and bar guests as well as anyone who chooses to use or be in this lodge,” Dan Apted said Monday. “I have gone through the affects of 9/11, to the highway 40 closures and of course the depression and recession, and no amount of money saved is worth it if I’m not concerned about improving the lives of those around me, and those we serve.”
Dan said he struggled with the decision for about a year and made up his mind after another local restaurateur instituted a ban. “When a good friend of mine, Bill Cardwell, went smoke-free at his restaurant location in Frontenac, I knew that it was time for a revolution,” Dan said.
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