Jean Galatoire
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Jean Galatoire was born in a small village near Pau, France. Galatoire immigrated to America in 1880 where he bought an inn and a restaurant in Birmingham, Alabama.[1] In 1896 he moved to New Orleans and opened up a café.[2]
In 1905 he bought out Victor's Restaurant on Bourbon Street and reestablished it as Galatoire's.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Galatoire, Leon (1994). Galatoire's cookbook. Pelican Publishing Company. p. 11. ISBN 0882899996. http://books.google.com/books?id=Z_SzBDOqggwC&lpg=PP1&dq=Galatoire's&pg=PA11#v=onepage&q&f=false.
- ^ McCaffety, Kerri (2002). Etouffee, Mon Amour: The Great Restaurants of New Orleans. Pelican Publishing Company. p. 56. ISBN 1565549260. http://books.google.com/books?id=Xft0MoDuwfkC&lpg=PA56&dq=Galatoire's&pg=PA56#v=onepage&q&f=false.
- ^ Arthur, Stanley Clisby (2007) [1936]. Old New Orleans: A History of the Vieux Carre, Its Ancient and Historical Buildings. Heritage Books. p. 212. ISBN 0788427229. http://books.google.com/books?id=Fzeevi01QmIC&lpg=PP1&dq=Old%20New%20Orleans%3A%20A%20History%20of%20the%20Vieux%20Carre%2C%20Its%20Ancient%20and%20Historical&pg=PA212#v=onepage&q&f=false.
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