Alexander Lawton Mackall (May 23, 1888 in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – March 26, 1968 in West New Brighton, Staten Island, New York) was an author, journalist and gastronomy expert and critic.
Alexander Lawton Mackall | |
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| Born | May 23, 1888 Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | March 26, 1968 (aged 79) West New Brighton, Staten Island, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author, journalist, gastronomy expert and critic |
| Notable works | Knife and Fork in New York, A Perfect Fool, Bizarre, Portugal for Two |
| Notable awards | Ordem de Cristo (Portugal) |
He was the editor of several New York City magazines and the author of the renowned restaurant guide Knife and Fork in New York (1948), a precursor of the Zagat's Survey. He had a strong connection to the Portuguese culture, being made an official of the Ordem de Cristo, a Portuguese honorific order that distinguishes personalities in the field of culture. Through The Lawton Mackall Foundation, incorporated in New York, he instituted a monetary prize to be awarded to the best students of a selected set of high schools in Portugal.
Main works
edit- A Perfect Fool, Everybody’s Magazine, August 1925
- Bizarre (illustrated by Lauren Stout), Lieber & Lewis, New York, 1922.
- Black Jitney, The Century, March 1916
- Broadway’s Poet Laureate, Everybody’s Magazine, Janeiro 1926
- Clair de Loony, Zest, Janeiro 1927
- Hum and Grow Rich, Colliers, June 20, 1925
- Knife and Fork in New York, Doubleday, New York, 1949;
- Light Breakfast, The Century, April 1916
- Poodle Oodle of Doodle Farm (with Ruth Mackall);
- Portugal for Two, 1931;
- Scrambled Eggs, Stewart & Kidd Company, Cincinnati, 1920;
- Scrambled Eggs, The Smart Set, June 1915
- The Creeping Fingers, The Century, October 1915
- The Man with the Hose, The Century, September 1915
- The Night of the Fleece, The Century, August 1915
- The Restaurateur's Handbook (with Charles A. Faissole), 1938.
References
edit- Louis C. Mackall, A Short History the Mackall Family, New York, 1946.
