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We learned how to make hollandaise sauce from the restaurant that created eggs Benedict

The origins of eggs Benedict are highly contested, but Delmonico's claims to be the true creators.

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Just a few short blocks from the New York Stock Exchange, another Wall Street institution sits at its centuries-long perch at the triangular intersection of William and Beaver streets.

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Delmonico'sis widely considered to be one of thevery first sit down restaurants in America, born at a time when New York offered little more than taverns and oyster cellars. Culinary mainstays like Eggs Benedict and baked Alaska were invented in their kitchen.

We had Executive Chef Billy Oliva teach us

Delmonico's is celebrating its 180th anniversary in September in style, offering a 180-day dry aged steak for a whopping $380.

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