Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-09-16

Lorenzo Delmonioo. the famous New
York caterer to e~astronomio tastes. who
died in that city recently. has been
famed throughout the country ss the
high prince OF Ill In his profession. In
almost any city Of any note or import
ance the leading place for epicurss is the
"Dslmonieo." The name 10 always
associated with refined eating. artistic
cookery. cultured ~spicurssn tssts and
eentesl surroundings. yet In many csses
the name 10 . missioner and 10 used as Q
pretsntious blind to cover . multitude
Of sins in the way Of poor cookery and
dubious "luxuries." Delmonico's In
New York. however. has been the popa.
lar temple Of spieurssn taste. and head
quarters Of gsstrosomis refinement, fire.
qusntsd By those Who appreciate choice
food. artistically prepared. and are the
best able to pay for the same. Thus 1t
vas easy for D-lnonioo to become rich
and die worth two million dollars. The
New York Nai OF the 7th instant makes
the following editorial mention OF him {:
Lorenzo Dslmopico earned the right
to the esteem Of his fellow citizens oy
the way in which he kept an eating
house, and was pecuuisrily rewarded %
we'll % any entsrprising business mar
would naturally Be- in sny department. OF
| industry. His claim to honor does not
lie, - has been asserted. in the magni'
tuds Of his undertaking. but In the
character which hs gave II. he vastly
improved the style OF living on this side
| Of the Atlantic. taught us TO make use
Of the rich store Of delicscirs which
nature has provided for us, attracted to
our cities good cooks (tbings not. IN the
least degree, indigenous). and relieved
the American digestive organs OF an
enormous strain put on them by the
coarse and unskillful methods OF cook
err which obtained here before the
advent Of the late Mr.. Delmonico.
His example and success have made
good cooks and dns restaurants . thing
| Of custom. "Delmonico's" now has
many synonyms, and good living need
not be sought beneath the sign o. tbs
comprehensive and rich-sounding name.
But, as We have said. 1t il duo to him
that We now have other caterers who
understand the science OF edibles and
the art OF preparing them for the table.
| and NO man who loves a complete dinner
and an unsmbarrsssed digestion can run
his eyes over the bill Of fare 10 any u
OF our famous restaurants without the
consciousness that hs should DO reading
nothing by any means 30 agreeable to
the apprsciative gourmand or 30 promis-
| ing in pleasure to the epicure II Lorenzo
| Dslmonioo had not lived. worked and
made money and . name in this city.
Both in the introduction Of foreign
articles OF diet and In the development
Of our domestic resources, the influence
of Dslmonico has been Extraordinary.
As q hard aud successful worker in the
development OF the new world be de-
serves 10 DO honorably remembered, aud,
even regarded a. . mere contributor to
tina pleasures of life. his memory il hon.
o,shIs Thu stomaeh In 40 extremely
import.pt a member Of the body, the
dis,stiop. good or bad. has 90 strong q
sesrino on he phy.icsl. mental and
moral welfare Of men. that a good cook
In 4 Community is a. grateful . presence
A a GOOD prescher. and In the genuine
~plsasurss Of our existence good eating
Z M anal one. Mr.. Delmopico
has therefore benefited this com.
munity in q high degree, and to
sneak Of him "a n mere dining.