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Le Pavillon

Restaurant information
Established	1941 (1941)
City	New York City
State	New York
Country	United States

Le Pavillon was a New York City restaurant that defined French food in the United States from 1941 to 1966.^[1]

The restaurant started as the Le Restaurant du Pavillon de France at the 1939 New York World's Fair run by Henri Soulé (1904–1966). During this time, Charles Masson Sr., co-founder of New York City's famed restaurant La Grenouille had worked under Henri Soulé in Le Pavillon.^[2] When World War II began, Soulé and the Pavillon chef Pierre Franey stayed in the United States as war refugees.

The restaurant formally opened on October 15, 1941, at 5 East 55th Street on Fifth Avenue, across the street from the St. Regis New York. In 1957, Le Pavillon moved to the Ritz Tower on Park Avenue and 57th Street.^[3] Soulé died in 1966,^[4] and Le Pavillon closed in 1971.^[5]

In his autobiography,^[6] Jacques Pépin describes how he was first employed at Le Pavilion after emigrating to the US in 1959. He found that Franey and the rest of the staff were underpaid and treated poorly by Soulé, who insisted that he was barely making ends meet, even though he would offer complimentary meals and wine to a large number of celebrity guests. When Pépin and others organized a protest, he found himself physically threatened by organized-crime goons. However, there was soon an exodus of the staff (Franey and Pépin moved to Howard Johnson's) and the restaurant never recovered. Soulé's other faux pas was allowing paparazzi to disturb the Kennedy family (who were regular customers) and their staffers during John F. Kennedy's presidential campaign: when the Kennedy team, which was dining at the restaurant, asked the paparazzi to leave, Soulé insisted that only he had the right, as owner, to determine who entered and left the restaurant, and stated that, even before the election, "the Kennedys already think they are running the country." (Pépin was offered the job of White House chef after the election, but declined.)

Daniel Boulud opened a restaurant with the same name in 2021, in homage to Soulé's restaurant.^[7]

References

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^ Whitaker, Jan (2022-01-30). "Famous in its day: Le Pavillon". Restaurant-ing through history. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
^ Gray, Christopher (2001-04-22). "Streetscapes/3 East 52nd Street; An 1871 Building With a Plaque Honoring a Visitor". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
^ Prial, Frank J. (1972-09-26). "Pavillon Closes Doors As a Dining Era Fades". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
^ "Henri Soule of Le Pavillon Dies; Had Wide Influence on French Cuisine in City and U.S." The New York Times. 1966-01-28. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
^ "The King". Time. February 4, 1966. Archived from the original on January 14, 2009.
^ Pépin, Jacques (April 10, 2003). The Apprentice: My Life in the Kitchen (First ed.). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 0618197370.
^ Fabricant, Florence (May 18, 2021). "Daniel Boulud's Le Pavillon Opens". The New York Times.

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+'''Le Pavillon''' was a [[New York City]] restaurant that defined French food in the United States from 1941 to 1966.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Whitaker |first=Jan |date=2022-01-30 |title=Famous in its day: Le Pavillon |language=en-US |work=Restaurant-ing through history |url=https://restaurant-ingthroughhistory.com/2022/01/30/famous-in-its-day-le-pavillon/ |access-date=2024-03-19}}</ref>
+The restaurant started as the ''Le Restaurant du Pavillon de France''  at the [[1939 New York World's Fair]] run by [[Henri Soulé]] (1904–1966). During this time, Charles Masson Sr., co-founder of New York City's famed restaurant [[La Grenouille (restaurant)|La Grenouille]] had worked under Henri Soulé in Le Pavillon.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gray |first=Christopher |date=2001-04-22 |title=Streetscapes/3 East 52nd Street; An 1871 Building With a Plaque Honoring a Visitor |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/22/realestate/streetscapes-3-east-52nd-street-1871-building-with-plaque-honoring-visitor.html |access-date=2023-06-29 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> When [[World War II]] began, Soulé and the Pavillon chef [[Pierre Franey]] stayed in the United States as war refugees.
-'''Le Pavillon''' was a [[New York City]] restaurant that defined French food in the United States from 1941 to 1966.
+The restaurant formally opened on October 15, 1941, at 5 East [[55th Street (Manhattan)|55th Street]] on [[Fifth Avenue (Manhattan)|Fifth Avenue]], across the street from the [[St. Regis New York]]. In 1957, Le Pavillon moved to the [[Ritz Tower]] on [[Park Avenue]] and [[57th Street (Manhattan)|57th Street]].<ref name=nyt19720926>{{Cite news|last=Prial|first=Frank J.|date=1972-09-26|title=Pavillon Closes Doors As a Dining Era Fades|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1972/09/26/archives/pavillon-closes-doors-as-a-dining-era-fades.html|access-date=2021-04-19|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Soulé died in 1966,<ref>{{Cite news|date=1966-01-28|title=Henri Soule of Le Pavillon Dies; Had Wide Influence on French Cuisine in City and U.S.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1966/01/28/archives/henri-soule-of-le-pavillon-dies-had-wide-influence-on-french.html|access-date=2021-04-19|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> and Le Pavillon closed in 1971.<ref>{{cite news |title=The King |date=February 4, 1966 |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,898950,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114112649/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,898950,00.html |archive-date=January 14, 2009 |work=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]}}</ref>
-The restaurant started as the ''Le Restaurant du Pavillon de France''  at the [[1939 New York World's Fair]] run by [[Henri Soulé]] (1904-1966).  When [[World War II]] began, Soulé and the Pavillon chef [[Pierre Franey]] stayed in the United States as war refugees.
+In his autobiography,<ref>{{cite book |last=Pépin |first=Jacques |title=The Apprentice: My Life in the Kitchen |publisher=Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |edition=First |date=April 10, 2003 |isbn=0618197370}}</ref> [[Jacques Pépin]] describes how he was first employed at Le Pavilion after emigrating to the US in 1959. He found that Franey and the rest of the staff were underpaid and treated poorly by Soulé, who insisted that he was barely making ends meet, even though he would offer complimentary meals and wine to a large number of celebrity guests. When Pépin and others organized a protest, he found himself physically threatened by organized-crime goons. However, there was soon an exodus of the staff (Franey and Pépin moved to [[Howard Johnson's]]) and the restaurant never recovered. Soulé's other faux pas was allowing paparazzi to disturb the Kennedy family (who were regular customers) and their staffers during John F. Kennedy's presidential campaign: when the Kennedy team, which was dining at the restaurant, asked the paparazzi to leave, Soulé insisted that only he had the right, as owner, to determine who entered and left the restaurant, and stated that, even before the election, "the Kennedys already think they are running the country." (Pépin was offered the job of White House chef after the election, but declined.)
-The restaurant formally opened on October 15, 1941, at 5 East [[55th Street (Manhattan)|55th Street]] on [[Fifth Avenue (Manhattan)|Fifth Avenue]], across the street from the [[St. Regis Hotel]].
+[[Daniel Boulud]] opened a [[Le Pavillon (Daniel Boulud restaurant)|restaurant with the same name]] in 2021, in homage to Soulé's restaurant.<ref name="nyt 05-18">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/18/dining/nyc-restaurant-news.html|title=Daniel Boulud’s Le Pavillon Opens|first=Florence|last=Fabricant|date=May 18, 2021|work=The New York Times}}</ref>
-Soulé died in 1966, and Le Pavillon closed in 1971.<ref>http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,898950,00.html</ref>
+== See also ==
-In his autobiography,<ref>Pépin, Jacques.  "The Apprentice: My Life in the Kitchen". Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; First Edition (April 10, 2003).{{ISBN|0618197370}}</ref> [[Jacques Pépin]] describes how he was first employed at Le Pavilion after emigrating to the USA in 1959. He found that Franey and the rest of the staff were underpaid and treated poorly by Soulé, who insisted that he was barely making ends meet, even though he would offer complimentary meals and wine to a large number of celebrity guests. When Pépin and others organized a protest, he found himself physically threatened by organized-crime goons. However, there was soon an exodus of the staff (Franey and Pépin moved to [[Howard Johnson's]]) and the restaurant never recovered. Soulé's other faux pas was allowing paparazzi to disturb the Kennedy family (who were regular customers) and their staffers during John F. Kennedy's Presidential campaign: when the Kennedy team, who was dining at the restaurant, asked the paparazzi to leave, Soulé insisted that only he had the right, as owner, to determine who entered and left the restaurant, and stated that, even before the election, "the Kennedys already think they are running the country." (Pépin was offered the job of White House chef after the election, but declined.)
+* [[List of French restaurants]]
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 *[https://web.archive.org/web/20060306120455/http://www.arthorizons.com/FCI/soule.html Profile of restaurant]
-*[http://www.newyorker.com/talk/content/articles/040322ta_talk_gopnik New Yorker profile]
+*[http://www.newyorker.com/talk/content/articles/040322ta_talk_gopnik ''The New Yorker'' profile]
-*[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE5DF143FF93BA15751C0A964958260 New York Times profile]
+*[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE5DF143FF93BA15751C0A964958260 ''The New York Times'' profile]
-*[https://www.usnews.com/usnews/culture/articles/050815/15fair.htm US News Profile]
+*[https://www.usnews.com/usnews/culture/articles/050815/15fair.htm US News profile]
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