Jean Galatoire

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 Jean Galatoire bought out Victor's Restaurant on Bourbon Street and reestablished it as Galatoire's.^[3]

References

^ Galatoire, Leon (1994). Galatoire's cookbook. Pelican Publishing Company. p. 11. ISBN 0-88289-999-6.
^ McCaffety, Kerri (2002). Etouffee, Mon Amour: The Great Restaurants of New Orleans. Pelican Publishing Company. p. 56. ISBN 1-56554-926-0.
^ Arthur, Stanley Clisby (2007) [1936]. Old New Orleans: A History of the Vieux Carre, Its Ancient and Historical Buildings. Heritage Books. p. 212. ISBN 978-0-7884-2722-0.

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[1] Galatoire, Leon (1994). Galatoire's cookbook. Pelican Publishing Company. p. 11. ISBN 0-88289-999-6.

[2] McCaffety, Kerri (2002). Etouffee, Mon Amour: The Great Restaurants of New Orleans. Pelican Publishing Company. p. 56. ISBN 1-56554-926-0.

[3] Arthur, Stanley Clisby (2007) [1936]. Old New Orleans: A History of the Vieux Carre, Its Ancient and Historical Buildings. Heritage Books. p. 212. ISBN 978-0-7884-2722-0.

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