big bands performed and The Rat Pack made appearances here
Escoffier began his career in France and then moved to London to run the kitchens at The Savoy Hotel
He wanted to show Americans how they could enjoy French cuisine in their homes – as television personality and chef Julia Child did decades later
shortly after celebrating its 50th birthday
was built on a cliff top overlooking the Hudson River and within sight of the George Washington Bridge and the bright lights of Manhattan
La Conga, New York 1940s The Culinary Institute of America big bands performed and TheWhere the conga dance (line), originally a street dance in Cuba, began its popularity in America. La Conga opened on Broadway and 51st in 1929 and by 1937 it was wildly popular in New York. The rest, as they say, is history. Courtesy Private Collection. Each print is accompanied by a copy of the interior menu where available. We make our prints with archival quality fine art paper, using professional pigment inks. Properly framed or stored, our prints