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La Grenouille (French for "The Frog") was a French restaurant at 3 East 52nd Street between Fifth Avenue and Madison Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. [1] [2] Founded in 1962 by former Henri Soulé apprentice Charles Masson Sr. and his wife Gisèle, later with sons Philippe and Charles, La Grenouille became a location of choice among New York, U.S., and eventually international ...
Once a celebrity hot spot, Midtown's French fine dining institution has finally croaked.
The iconic French restaurant opened in 1962.
Lafayette was a French restaurant in New York City located at 202 East 50th Street. It was established in 1965 and closed in the late 1970s. W magazine referred to it in 1972, as one of "Les Six, the last bastions of grand luxe dining in New York." The other five named were La Grenouille, La Caravelle, La Côte Basque, Quo Vadis, and Lutèce ...
Charles Masson Sr. (May 1914 Belfort - February 4, 1975 Manhattan) was the founder, in 1962, [1] and owner of Le Grenouille. Lawrence Van Gelder wrote in the New York Times that Masson "belonged to that aristocracy of New York restaurateurs who trace their professional lineage to the arrival here in 1939 of Henri Soulé".
Soltner, born in Thann, France in 1932, emigrated to the United States in 1961 to become the first chef at Andre Surmain's French fine dining temple Lutèce in New York City.
Gallagher's Steakhouse is a steakhouse restaurant at 228 West 52nd Street in the Theater District in Manhattan, New York City. [1] It was founded in November 1927 [2] by Helen Gallagher, a former Ziegfeld girl, and wife of Edward Gallagher (1873–1929), [3] and Jack Solomon, a colorful gambler with a large loyal following from the sporting element.
The restaurant first entered Zagat's list of the best restaurants in New York City in October 2016. [15] It has been a member of the Relais & Châteaux association since 2017. [16] Business Insider included it in its list of "The 50 best restaurants in America" in 2017. [17] New York Magazine awarded it an 86/100 in 2019. [18]