Le Veau d'Or explained

Le Veau d'Or
Current-Owner:Raid Nasr
Lee Hanson
Food-Type:French
Street-Address:129 East 60th Street
City:New York
State:New York
Postcode:10022
Country:United States

Le Veau d'Or is a restaurant on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, serving traditional French cuisine since 1937. As of 2015, it was considered the oldest French bistro in New York City.[1] [2]

Since 2019, Riad Nasr and Lee Hanson (of the restaurant Frenchette) have been the owners, having bought Le Veau d'Or from Catherine Treboux, the daughter of the longtime owner, Robert Treboux, who bought the restaurant in 1985 and died in 2012.[3]

History

The restaurant opened when many French chefs and restaurateurs were coming to New York to work at the French pavilion at the world's fair in Flushing, Queens who stayed in New York. Robert Treboux was one of those people.

At the height of its popularity, customers included Marlene Dietrich, Oleg Cassini, and Orson Welles.[4]

In 1968, Craig Claiborne of The New York Times gave the restaurant a four-star review. He called it the one restaurant he couldn’t live without.[5] By 1980, the restaurant's reputation had diminished. That year, The New York Times critic Moira Hodgson gave the restaurant a fair rating. On , Bourdain was impressed with the breadth of the traditional menu. Catherine Treboux said appearing on the show helped their business.[6]

When the Frenchette team took over, the plan was to reopen in late 2019 after renovations. The restaurant remained closed for nearly five years, and ultimately reopened in July 2024.[5] [7] The reopened restaurant includes a new private dining space.[8]

Honors and awards

In 2011, the restaurant received the America's Classics Award from the James Beard Foundation.[9]

References

  1. Web site: 10 Old-Fashioned French Bistros to Try in New York City. Robert. Sietsema. January 28, 2015. Eater NY.
  2. News: Tuder . Stefanie . Acclaimed Frenchette Chefs Have a New High-Profile Project on the UES . 23 November 2022 . Eater NY . July 16, 2019 . April 10, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230410080151/https://ny.eater.com/2019/7/16/20696473/le-veau-dor-riad-nasr-lee-hanson-frenchette-nyc . live .
  3. News: Fabricant . Florence . Frenchette Chefs Will Run Le Veau d'Or, a Veteran Bistro . 23 November 2022 . The New York Times . July 16, 2019 . August 29, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230829214038/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/16/dining/frenchette-le-veau-dor.html . live .
  4. News: Grimes . William . Robert Treboux, Restaurateur, Dies at 87 . 23 November 2022 . The New York Times . August 23, 2012 . November 23, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221123220627/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/24/dining/robert-treboux-owner-of-le-veau-dor-restaurant-dies-at-87.html . live .
  5. Web site: Le Veau d’Or Is Ready to Reopen. Robert. Simonson. July 2, 2024. Grub Street.
  6. News: Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain dead at 61 . 8 December 2022 . NY1 News . June 8, 2018 . August 29, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230829214010/https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2018/06/08/celebrity-chef-anthony-bourdain-dead-at-61 . live .
  7. News: McCart . Melissa . Leave It to the Frenchette Duo to Revive the City’s Most Storied French Bistro . 24 July 2024 . Eater . 16 July 2024.
  8. News: Fabricant . Florence . The Frenchette Team Breathes New Life Into Le Veau d’Or . 24 July 2024 . The New York Times . 9 July 2024.
  9. News: Kludt . Amanda . Old Timer Le Veau d'Or to be Honored at James Beard Awards . 23 November 2022 . Eater NY . March 10, 2011 . August 29, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230829214009/https://ny.eater.com/2011/3/10/6692941/old-timer-le-veau-dor-to-be-honored-at-james-beard-awards . live .

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