Lobster got the headlines. Sole got the respect. Here is the fish dish that told a Gilded Age guest they truly mattered, plus how to make it at home. If Lobster Newburg was the showpiece of the Gilded Age table, sole was the complement. Rich diners could order lobster to be … [Read more...] about Fillets of Sole à la Delmonico: The Quiet Luxury of the Gilded Age
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Champagne Cup: The Drink That Kept Edwardian Parties Going All Afternoon
Before the cocktail hour, there was the cup. A jug of champagne, cupped on a warm afternoon, was as essential to Edwardian entertaining as the guest list. If you have ever wondered what the guests at a Downton Abbey garden party were drinking while they stood on the lawn making … [Read more...] about Champagne Cup: The Drink That Kept Edwardian Parties Going All Afternoon
Benedictine Spread: Louisville’s Best-Kept Secret
A Louisville caterer invented this cucumber cream cheese spread in the 1890s. It has been a Derby staple ever since. Outside Kentucky, almost nobody knows it exists. Benedictine spread is one of those recipes that belongs so completely to one place that it never quite travelled. … [Read more...] about Benedictine Spread: Louisville’s Best-Kept Secret
