Le Veau d'Or

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Le Veau d'Or
Le Veau d'Or
Restaurant information
Established1937 (1937)
Owner(s)Raid Nasr
Lee Hanson
Food typeFrench
Street address129 East 60th Street
CityNew York
StateNew York
Postal/ZIP Code10022
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 40°45′47.4″N73°58′5.3″W / 40.763167°N 73.968139°W / 40.763167; -73.968139

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 NYC. [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]

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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. Chefs who have worked in the restaurant include Daniel Boulud, Jean-Georges Vongerichten and David Bouley. [3]

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. [3] 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 Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, Bourdain was impressed with the breadth of the traditional menu. [3] 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 has remained closed for nearly five years, with reopening anticipated in July of 2024. [7]

Honors and awards

In 2011, they received the America's Classics Award from the James Beard Foundation. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ https://ny.eater.com/2015/1/28/7928495/french-bistros-old-fashioned-sietsema-new-york
  2. ↑ Tuder, Stefanie (July 16, 2019). "Acclaimed Frenchette Chefs Have a New High-Profile Project on the UES". Eater NY. Archived from the original on April 10, 2023. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Fabricant, Florence (July 16, 2019). "Frenchette Chefs Will Run Le Veau d'Or, a Veteran Bistro". The New York Times. Archived from the original on August 29, 2023. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  4. ↑ Grimes, William (August 23, 2012). "Robert Treboux, Restaurateur, Dies at 87". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 23, 2022. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  5. ↑ https://www.grubstreet.com/article/le-veau-dor-reopens-in-nyc-lee-hanson-riad-nasr.html
  6. ↑ "Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain dead at 61". NY1 News. June 8, 2018. Archived from the original on August 29, 2023. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  7. ↑ https://www.grubstreet.com/article/le-veau-dor-reopens-in-nyc-lee-hanson-riad-nasr.html
  8. ↑ Kludt, Amanda (March 10, 2011). "Old Timer Le Veau d'Or to be Honored at James Beard Awards". Eater NY. Archived from the original on August 29, 2023. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
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