biography
pronunciation:
[delmonikoh]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1813–81)
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| biography:
| Restaurateur, born in Marengo, Switzerland. He went to New York in 1832, opening the first of a number of successful restaurants that introduced European standards to New Yorkers. Delmonico's offered fresh foods, a large menu, and long hours - widely copied innovations that promoted a restaurant culture in American cities. |
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