Delmonico’s restaurant became famous for bringing elegant, luxurious dining to and sophisticated French dishes to American tables. The culinary genius behind these dramatic dishes was Delmonico’s celebrity chef, Frenchman Charles Ranhofer who guided their kitchens from 1862-1896. He left us with his extraordinary cookbook published at the height of the Gilded Age in the 1890’s, detailing the ingredients and… Continue reading Episode #11: How to Pluck a Peacock: Delmonico’s Charles Ranhofer and The Epicurean