Lobster Newburg Day – March 25th
Delmonico’s celebrates Lobster Newburg Day, March 25th
In celebration of one of the culinary classics that originated at Delmonico’s, we are serving Lobster Newburg all day on March 25th for $18.76.
The Dining at Delmonico’s Cookbook tells it best, “Another Delmonico’s fairy tale begins with a man named Ben Wenber, a sea captain who sailed between Cuba and New York trading fruit. … At some point along about 1876, Wenberg announced that in his travels, he had discovered a new way to cook lobster. He asked Charles Delmonico to bring a chafing dish and a lobster right to his table, where he proceeded to prepare the custacean with crea, cognac, sherry, sweet butter, and cayenne pepper. … Chef Ranhofer (Chef of Delmonico’s) added his own refinements, and the dish was named…”
