Cafe Chambord
| Cafe Chambord | |
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 Interactive map of Cafe Chambord | |
| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 1936 |
| Location | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 40°45′42″N 73°58′28″W / 40.76167°N 73.97444°W |
Cafe Chambord was a French haute cuisine restaurant in New York City, United States. Its original owner was Roger Chauveron who opened it in 1936 then sold it in 1950 to move to Deviat Charente, France.
History
[edit]The Chambord was opened in 1936.[1] It was located at 803 Third Avenue before moving to 5 East 55th Street in 1963; it closed in August 1964.[2]
Ownership
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Roger Chauverson sold the restaurant in 1950 after inheriting a family estate in France.[3] After five years in France, Chauveron sold the estate and returned to New York, opening the Cafe Chauveron in 1957.[3] By the mid-1950s, the Chambord was co-owned by Henry Margolis, a New York entrepreneur and theatrical producer, and his partner Phil Rosen, who ran the restaurant on a daily basis.[4] Margolis was often seen there entertaining theatrical friends like Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Margaret Sullavan and Martin Gabel.
Roger Chauveron died in 1983 in East Meadow, Long Island at the age of 82.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Le Cafe Chambord". The Chef and Restaurant Database. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
- ↑ "Chambord at Cote Basque Is Closed". The New York Times. August 13, 1964. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
- 1 2 Times, Craig Claiborne Special to The New York (March 28, 1974). "Chauveron Flew South, And Took the Cafe Along". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 2, 2026.
- ↑ "Le Cafe Chambord, New York (CLOSED): ChefDb: The Chef and Restaurant Database". www.chefdb.com. Retrieved September 2, 2026.
- ↑ "ROGER CHAUVERON, OWNED RESTAURANTS AT 2 EAST SIDE SITES". The New York Times. April 8, 1983. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 2, 2026.
Further reading
[edit]- Markets and Menus, The New Yorker, March 30, 1957, p. 106. Describes the Chambord's new frozen food line.
- Chambord at Cote Basque Is Closed, The New York Times, August 13, 1964, p. 19. "Le Cafe Chambord at La Côte Basque, one of the most elegant restaurants in Manhattan, has closed its doors."