Description
Long before Philadelphia’s food scene was splashed on covers of Bon Appétit and local establishments garnered accolades like “America’s best restaurant,” culinary pioneers set the city’s restaurant industry ablaze. Frenchman Georges Perrier brought the city the highest, most respected opulence, Le Bec-Fin, for forty years running. The ultimate seafood institute, Old Original Bookbinder’s, held the title of the world’s largest lobster tank and prepared impeccable oysters Rockefeller. Steven Poses changed the culinary game with Frog, which captivated palates with the infusion of international flavors. The nation’s very first automat, Horn & Hardart’s, consistently delivered near-perfect comfort food classics via vending machines. Amy Strauss revisits celebrated spaces, unforgettable personalities and must-have recipes that made Philadelphia’s historic restaurants remembered for their delicious moments in time.
- Author: Amy Strauss
- Softcover
- Publisher: Arcadia. 2022
- 240pages, 9" x 6"
- 33 photos
- ISBN: 9781467141758
