Home restaurant was one of John Lennon’s favourite places to hang out in New York City.

Situated on 91st and Second Ave. Home was a particular favourite of the city’s musicians, who would come to eat, drink and jam there, including Richie Havens, stalwart of the Greenwich Village folk scene, and rock ‘n’ rollers Badfinger.

John Lennon’s secretary from Apple Records, May Pang, was a fan of the joint, and promised owner Richard Ross that she would bring the recently arrived Lennon down for a drink.

John and Yoko duly showed up in early 1972 – dressed as Hasidic rabbis complete with false beards and arriving in a VW Bug.

A hazy night was spent sinking Wild Turkey, and John was  given his first  ‘Home T-shirt’, which he subsequently took to wearing at concerts and also on the back of 1972’s ‘Sometime In New York City’ album.

Richard sold Home in 1976 and soon after it closed  down. Three years ago Richard’s nephews opened a clothing store in Encinitas, San Diego and called it ‘Home’, in memory of their Uncle. They have plans to open another store and eventually a bar/restaurant of the same name.