New York's Restaurant Wars Have Begun

Lewis sherry was a competitor to delmonico's that crept in in the 18 eighties. He opened his own restaurant, which continued to move uptown until he landed on fifth avenue at forty fourth street by late 18 98. Now the two greatest restaurateurs were directly across the street from each other. The menu began with caviar on toast points, followed by a turtle soup. Rack of lamb with glazed vegetables was presented as the meat course. And the whole meal ended with flambad peaches and coffee. But if you think this is as outrageous as it got, i do have some further news for you, my friends. I am going to take you into the ball