![]() ![]() He even let many Broadway performers run up a tab when they were strapped for cash between performing on shows. Leo had another moniker “The Magnificent Ear” given to him for his willingness to listen to his favorite customers’ daily qualms. The establishment stood as a broadway landmark from 1921 to 1957 when Leo died at 69 of Parkinson’s disease. Leo and Clara opened Lindy’s first location at 1626 Broadway. ![]() By 1915 Herman had owned 5 restaurants on Broadway and soon thereafter promoted Leo to the position of manager of Palace Cafe where he met and eventually married Herman’s sister Clara. Herman was also a German Jew and had immigrated to America right around the turn of the 20th century. In 1913, when Lindy was 25 he began working as a busboy at Palace Cafe (1568 Broadway) for Herman Gertner. The Masterminds Behind The Counter: Owners Clara and Leo “Lindy” Lindermannįounder Leo Lindemann aka Leo “Lindy” was a Jewish immigrant from Berlin. The specific fare that Lindy’s and Jewish immigrant owners such as Leo and Clara served up played an integral part in revolutionizing American taste. It is truly astonishing that the cuisine of such a small minority of the American population became so synonymous with the nation’s food culture. Meals that come from the sea like lox, tuna, and herring are items you are just as likely to see at a “break the fast” Yom-Kippur dinner as you are to gaze upon them at the table at this popular quintessentially American eatery. Think of classics like brisket, corned beef, pastrami and chicken liver, these dishes cemented themselves as must haves at both deli’s such as Lindy’s and Passover seders alike. Incepted by Leo “Lindy” Lindermann and his wife Clara, Lindy’s was a prominent haunt that largely focused around traditional Jewish dishes consisting of various meats and fishes. The “Deli” became a fixture of American cuisine in the 1920s/1930s and Lindy’s was one of the best of them. The picture of this renowned deli’s menu is from 1930 and it gives insight on how the enormous influx of those attempting to begin a new life in America, (primarily that of Ashkenazi Jews coming into Ellis Island) created the Jewish Deli explosion of the early 1900s. Lindy’s Jewish delicatessen originally located at 1626 Broadway was a staple of New York City’s cuisine and culture in the 20th century. ![]()
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