The story
Abraham Lincoln's favorite dish was potatoes au gratin at America's first fine dining restaurant, where every president from Monroe to FDR dined.
Everything that was here
- 1837–present · still open
Delmonico'sRestaurant
Abraham Lincoln's favorite dish was potatoes au gratin at America's first fine dining restaurant, where every president from Monroe to FDR dined.
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