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Delmonico's: The Return of a Legend with Max Tucci
Delmonico's: The Return of a Legend with Max Tucci
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Length:
42 minutes
Released:
Dec 19, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Delmonico's began as the dream of two Swiss immigrants in the 1820's and grew to be a social center of the Gilded Age. Prohibition shuttered Delmonico's along with other great New York restaurants. Italian immigrant Oscar Tucci looked at the closed great brownstone former restaurant at 56 Beaver St and decided to reopen it - first as a speakeasy, then as a full continental restaurant that went on to welcome the famous, not-so-famous, and never famous to dine side by side and celebrate tradition and connection. Max Tucci, Oscar Tucci's grandson, has returned as part of the team to reopen Delmonico's and carry on his family's traditions. Max's story, which he shares in today's show recorded at Delmonico's, is about great food, but also about something more: It's about honoring tradition and one's ancestors. Related episode: The Delmonico Way: A Conversation with Max Tucci
Released:
Dec 19, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (81)
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