Food Trivia Food Trivia Questions for June 9-12, 2015

donna

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The questions this week, deal with a famous restaurant.

What is name of famous restaurant in New York that was started in early 19th century and by whom?

What famous dishes originated here?

Who was the renown chef who developed many of the dishes?

Name some of the famous people who have dined at this restaurant thru the years? Hint there are several from Civil War.

Each question is worth 10 points. If you supply a recipe from the restaurant, there is an additional 10 points.

Good luck!
 
Delmonico's.
Their famous steak.
The people who dined their was a who's who of the 19th century.when that menu was was posted of that party there was Grant, Sherman, John Astor and ever other blue blood of that time, maybe at least 50 famous people.
If wanted I can repost the reception list.
 
To add to my answers:
The most famous chef was , Charles Ran hover from 1862-1876 and 1879-1896.
That large party that had all those people was in feb.1881 t and it was thrown by John Jacob Astor to include more guests such as :
Robert G.Lincoln
James Garfield
Chester A.Arthur
Hannibal Hamlin
John Logan
Irwin McDowell
David D.Porter
John Pope
Quincy Gilmore
Hamilton Fish
Simeon Cameron
J.Pierpont Morgan
Throw Weed
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Whitelaw Reed
George Pullman
Horace Porter
The date was feb.11,1881
 
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