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This document provides a biography of Auguste Escoffier in conjunction with an abridged institutional history of the Les Amis d’Escoffier Society and Foundation, annotated by LeRoy Neiman. At the bottom of the first page, the artist describes a…

This note from LeRoy Neiman provides a playful look into the artist’s interest in food, and food culture. With regard to the note's content itself, the writing is composed of an improvisatory, fragmentary list of images, restaurants, and quips.…

This note from LeRoy Neiman provides an anecdote concerning the artist's visit to Rosebud on Rush later in life, a restaurant located a few blocks away from Neiman’s former residence on Chicago Avenue, in Chicago. In the story, Neiman is accosted at…

This note from LeRoy Neiman concerns the former New York City sidewalk cafe, The Stanhope. In the document Neiman provides a sketch of the restaurant’s facade and setting, placing emphasis on the eatery’s European-style, alfresco seating. The close…