Quo Vadis (New York restaurant)
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| Established | 1946 |
| Closed | 1984 |
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| Food type | French, Italian |
| Street address | 26 East 63rd Street |
| City | New York City |
| Country | USA |
| Coordinates | 40°45′57.2″N 73°58′9.7″W / 40.765889°N 73.969361°W |
Quo Vadis was a fashionable restaurant in New York City located at 26 East 63rd Street near the corner with
History
The restaurant was established in 1946 by two Italians, Gino Robusti and Bruno Caravaggi, who met when they were both working in
tuxedos and their male customers were required to wear a coat and tie.[3]
Within two years of its opening,
Jacqueline Kennedy, Frank Sinatra, Truman Capote, Andy Warhol as well as president Gerald Ford and Richard Nixon. Bob Colacello recalled that many of the celebrity interviews for Warhol's magazine Interview were taped at Quo Vadis because its vaulted ceiling and velvet-covered walls made for good acoustics. Amongst the interviews they recorded there were those with Truman Capote, Jack Nicholson, Burt Reynolds, and Mick Jagger. According to Colacello, Quo Vadis exempted Nicholson, Reynolds, and Jagger from its coat and tie requirement.[5][1]
In 1975,
Cuisine
The restaurant described its cuisine as "Continental", combining classic French dishes with Italian ones. Their specialties included fondue bruxelloise (cheese
croquettes with fried parsley), steak Diane, bollito misto, rare rack of lamb carved at the table, and eels in green sauce.[1][5][7][6]
Its Head Chef and Sous-chef in the 1960s were Marcel Grange and Leon Herviou.
References
- ^ a b c Colacello, Bob (January 30, 2012). "Here's to the Ladies Who Lunched!". Vanity Fair.
- ^ Gray, Christopher (February 14, 1988). "Streetscapes: The Leonori". The New York Times. p. 8008010.
- ^ a b c Nemy, Enid (June 7, 1999). "Bruno Caravaggi, 83, Co-Owner Of the Fashionable Quo Vadis". The New York Times. p. B00010.
- ^ "Lanfranco Rasponi". The New York Times. April 12, 1983. p. B5.
- ^ a b Tashjian, Rachel (August 10, 2015). "Bob Colacello Remembers Andy Warhol's Celebrity Polaroids". Vanity Fair.
- ^ a b Greene, Gael (March 3, 1975). Re-evalauatng Manhattan's Top French Restaurants. p. 48.
{{cite book}}:|magazine=ignored (help) - ^ a b Sheraton, Mimi (November 18, 1981). "Quo Vadis Restaurant Changing Hands". The New York Times. p. C16.
- ^ Costikyan, Barbara (1987). Restaurants. p. 162.
{{cite book}}:|magazine=ignored (help) - ^ Vaughan, Brendan (November 15, 2002). "Columnist Jerry Fink: Action is smokin' at Club Macanudo". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
External links
- Quo Vadis lunch menu. New York Public Library, Baratta Menu Collection
- Quo Vadis matchbook. New York Historical Society, Luce collection