tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717867054789852418.post980820591306324835..comments2023-12-23T09:12:42.347-08:00Comments on WENDY WATSON'S BLOG: REMEMBERING LUCHOW'SAuthor and Illustrator of Books for Childrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03794207641219472636noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717867054789852418.post-87493358122330207372014-11-30T07:10:40.219-08:002014-11-30T07:10:40.219-08:00Thank you so much for this verbal sketch of your f...Thank you so much for this verbal sketch of your father, and his part in making Luchows what it was. I feel so fortunate that I had the opportunity to experience such a landmark place and its food!Author and Illustrator of Books for Childrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03794207641219472636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717867054789852418.post-74648927424984616472014-11-29T16:32:33.791-08:002014-11-29T16:32:33.791-08:00Hi Wendy,
My father, Emil Zahn, was the Executive...Hi Wendy,<br /><br />My father, Emil Zahn, was the Executive Chef for Mitchell Enterprises who owned Luchows in the Fifties and Sixties. Mr Mitchell would always give me an old silver dollar from the 1800's on my birthdays.<br /><br />And despite my father providing (maybe not creating) many of the recipes in the Luchow's Cookbook, he is only given credit for the improvements he made to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717867054789852418.post-35529960554515370792013-08-08T09:32:54.136-07:002013-08-08T09:32:54.136-07:00A friend alerted me to the existence of "Luch...A friend alerted me to the existence of "Luchow's German Cookbook: The Story and Favorite Dishes of America's Most Famous German Restaurant--with Introduction and Illustrations By Ludwig Bemelmans". How appropriate---the famous Luchow's and the famous author/illustrator of "Madeline"! You can see a photo of the book jacket at Amazon. And purchase (much more Author and Illustrator of Books for Childrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03794207641219472636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717867054789852418.post-90505328221187155382013-08-06T13:08:24.853-07:002013-08-06T13:08:24.853-07:00Thanks for sharing your memories, Wendy! Those wer...Thanks for sharing your memories, Wendy! Those were the good old days indeed.<br />That looks like a lovely restaurant; too bad the original building burned down. There are (were) so many beautiful buildings in NYC; I always enjoyed viewing them when I lived there.Caitlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13864805054317865503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717867054789852418.post-59080752687451045442013-08-06T04:41:21.766-07:002013-08-06T04:41:21.766-07:00many years later i served on a library board in ne...many years later i served on a library board in newfane, vermont with the same Robert Crowell. it was a privilege to serve with him. he was an extraordinarily decent man for whom i had (and still have, even though he has passed away) the utmost respect.brattcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10382428477056833533noreply@blogger.com