Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-08-12
SHERRY.
Made a Humble
Beginning.
The Famous Restaurant
Man
Attributes His Success to Natural
Talent. fsf

New York. Aug. 12-Louis Sherry,
one of the most famous restaurant
keepers in the world. in an interview
here, attributes his success primarily
to the fact that he was born for the
business. Nothing else would have
suited him so well. In no other line Of
labor would he have been so happy.
when | was a boy in Vermont" he
says, II set my heart on being ca
terer, and on having the best establish
ment Of that kind In the world"
He began as d waiter, because he
regarded that as the stepping stone
to his career. He came to New York
from his home in Vermont and Sc
cured a position. in one Of the best
places in the New York of that day,
the Brunswick house. The first thing
that he learned was, that to be a sue
cessful waiter, he must understand
French. He buckled down to learn
it. 81 made the FrendA walters give
me practice he says. II got 1t down
pretty well and almost everybody be-
lieyes that l am born Frenchman.
If say that am Vermont Yankee
they are sure that it is joke"
Young Sherry went into the kitchen
whenever he could get away from his
duties and learned to cook. He helped
the cooks free of charge, "and," he
says, "took my pay out asking ques-
tions. kept that up for the seven years
while | was at the Brunswick" Thus,
while the other walters were loafing
in off hours, or playing pool, he was
taking a thorough course in his pro-
fession and some of those "other fell
I flows may be found among his wait
ers today.
while was up stairs in the res.
| taurant' to quote again, from MIR
Shcrry's gossipy offhand biography, 81
kept my ears open for points that
could make use of in my business
Whenever my patrons discussed dishes
ana meals, Tqnietly listened, and af
ter | had served people long enough
to take the liberty Iasked them about
dishes, and dinners, and thus secured
n valuable crop of ideas. / made O
good many friends in that way, ant
You may be assured that did not LEI
them forget me-
He spent time at Long Branch ant
heard more talk and laid up more ex
perience.
After awhile he started in for him
self He had little money, but large
ideas, and much knowledge. He tool
a small building on Sixth avenue
This was his motto; Not to let any
thing go out Of his place that was no
made in the best possible way, out O.
the best and most expensive material
in the market. Furthermore" h,
says, 81 made up my mind that no on,
could buy so much as cake of me
without paying just little bigge
price than was charged by any othe
house in New York.
Il soon discovered that could no
count upon large orders; people di,
not want to run any risk when the.
gave entertainments and Delmonic
and Pinard were old and proved, Will
/ was an experiment. i must establis
reputation with the small orders
They were slow in coming, but the
came. A small breakfast here, lunc
there, and so on. Nothing could b
better than what I sent out, nor sery
ed better, nor on daintier table SCI
vice, and, may add, no bills could b
stiffer."
One discovery that he made at a
early date has helped to make hir
what he is: That nothing goes furtl
er with most people than dainty deco
rations. He made II study in this lin
and success Of his studies.
When he began to reap after thes
years of labor and study, he reape
bounteously; to which fact his grea
establishment, and his great reputatio
stand as eloquent witness.
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