Thrifty Finds - July (Week 1) #3 Emeril's Delmonico

Emeril's Delmonico - A Restaurant with a Past, published in 2005. The famed Delmonico restaurant in New Orleans opened in 1895 with the blessing of the Delmonico family of New York who owned the eponymous eatery there since 1827. The original Delmonico (New York) was credited with the "invention" of  well known dishes such as Lobster Newburg, Chicken a la King, eggs Benedict and  Baked Alaska.  The restaurant operated in New Orleans until its doors were shuttered in 1997.

The restaurant was bought was Emeril in 1997 and after a year of renovations, re-opened in July of 1998. The cuisine is Creole and a lot of the classic dishes from the former menu were included in the re-launch. The recipes reflect the usual foods found in New Orleans with quite a few seafood selections and there is even a recipe for the famous Baked Alaska!