Waldorf Cocktail
The Waldorf cocktail is one of several cocktails from the Waldorf Hotel (later the Waldorf-Astoria). The Waldorf cocktail is cited in print from at least 1914 and contains ingredients such as rye…
The Waldorf cocktail is one of several cocktails from the Waldorf Hotel (later the Waldorf-Astoria). The Waldorf cocktail is cited in print from at least 1914 and contains ingredients such as rye…
New York's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel is infrequently called the "Waldorf Hysteria." When a popular celebrity or political figure stays in the Waldorf, newspaper headlines often describe…
The Hotel Theresa opened in 1913 at Seventh Avenue, between 124th and 125th Streets. The Harlem hotel ended its racial segregation policy in 1940. The Theresa quickly became the most important…
The Hotel Theresa opened in 1913 at Seventh Avenue, between 124th and 125th Streets. The Harlem hotel ended its racial segregation policy in 1940. The Theresa quickly became the most important…
Grossinger's Catskill Resort Hotel, near Liberty, New York, was perhaps the grandest of all the resorts in the "Borscht Belt." Many of Grossinger's hotel guests and entertainers…
You're the top! You're a Waldorf salad.You're the top! You're a Berlin ballad.You're a baby grand of a lady and a gent.You're an old dutch master, You're Mrs.…
You're the top! You're a Waldorf salad.You're the top! You're a Berlin ballad.You're a baby grand of a lady and a gent.You're an old dutch master, You're Mrs.…
A Waldorf sandwich (named from New York City's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel) is usually a Waldorf salad between two slices of bread. A recipe for "Waldorf Sandwiches" was printed in The…
A Waldorf sandwich (named from New York City's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel) is usually a Waldorf salad between two slices of bread. A recipe for "Waldorf Sandwiches" was printed in The…
A "walk-up" apartment has no elevator. (Oxford English Dictionary)walk-up, a. and n.A. adj. 1. Of an apartment, etc.: that has to be reached by stairs rather than by a lift. Also applied…
"Walking Taco" or "Taco-in-a-Bag" are not really tacos, but are Midwest names for the Texas dish called "Frito pie." A bag of Frito's corn chips is opened and…
The "wall dog" is the person who painted that advertisement on the wall. There were many "wall dogs" in the 1920s, but their numbers have been dwindling with the new…
Wall Street (the financial capital of the United States) is, according to the old saying, "between a river and a graveyard" -- the East River and Trinity Church Cemetery. The comment has…
The city of Stamford, in Connecticut, became the North American headquarters of UBS in 2002 and the Royal Bank of Scotland in 2006. Stamford has been nicknamed "Wall Street North" since…
The city of Galveston thrived from after the Civil War (1865) until the great storm that destroyed the city (1900). Galveston's port was the third busiest in the United States. The Strand (or…
The city of Galveston thrived from after the Civil War (1865) until the great storm that destroyed the city (1900). Galveston's port was the third busiest in the United States. The Strand (or…
Denver's 17th Street has been called the "Wall Street of the West" since at least 1908 and the "Wall Street of the Rockies" since at least 1978. Many banks and financial…
San Francisco's Montgomery Street runs through its Financial District ("FiDi") and has been called the "Wall Street of the West." The term "Wall street of the west…
Connecticut's Fourth District (Fairfield County) is the home to many hedge funds in cities such as Greenwich, Stamford, Norwalk, Westport and Bridgeport. The Congressional district has been…
"Wall Street refiner" is a term that began in 1987-88, when Wall Street financial institutions became involved in the oil business. Wall Street has no refineries, of course. Firms such as…