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The Palm is a famous high end steakhouse located in New York City on 837 Second Ave and opened in 1926. Since opening, management has opened additional restaurants throughout the United States, Puerto Rico and Mexico. The Palm is notable for high-quality steak, lobster and the caricatures of individuals sketched on its walls. Image File history File links Nuvola_apps_important. ... Shortcut: WP:WIN Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia and, as a means to that end, also an online community. ... Shortcut: WP:NPOV Wikipedia policy is that all articles should be written from a neutral point of view. ... Shortcut: WP:RULES Wikipedia is a collaborative project and its founders and contributors have a common goal: Wikipedia has some policies and guidelines that help us to work toward that common goal. ... Image File history File links Unbalanced_scales. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... High end refers to the best and generally most expensive of a class of goods or services. ... A steakhouse (or steak house) is a restaurant that specializes in beef steaks. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... A steak (from Old Norse steik, roast) is a slice from a larger piece of meat, typically beef. ... Binomial name Homarus americanus H. Milne-Edwards, 1837 The American lobster, Homarus americanus, is a species of lobster found on the Atlantic coast of North America. ... Caricature of Alan Greenspan by Jan Op De Beeck. ...

History

The original Palm at 837 2nd Avenue, New York

Italian immigrants Pio Bozzi and John Ganzi opened the first Palm restaurant in 1926. It was originally intended to be named La Parma but a city licensing clerk misunderstood the thick Italian accent of the founders. The owners found it was easier to change the name than to get the license reissued. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

After the Palm was opened it operated as a conventional Italian restaurant offering fare similar to that found in New York's Little Italy neighborhood. Early in its history, Bozzi and Ganzi fielded a request for steak and the owners broiled it after retrieving meat from a Second Avenue butcher. As related in the Palm cook book, the first request led to others and the items were put on the menu. Later, the Palm became famous for flown-in Nova Scotia lobsters weighing in at three pounds (1.3 kg) and carefully-selected hand-trimmed aged prime beef, served bone-in, and its selection of salads. Little Italy is a general name for an ethnic enclave populated (or formerly populated) primarily by Italians or people of Italian ancestry, usually in an urban neighborhood. ... Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit(Latin) One defends and the other conquers Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Regional Municipality Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Mayann E. Francis - Premier Rodney MacDonald (PC) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 11 - Senate seats 10 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area... Binomial name Homarus americanus H. Milne-Edwards, 1837 The American lobster, Homarus americanus, is a species of lobster found on the Atlantic coast of North America. ... The pound (abbreviations: lb or, sometimes in the United States, #) is a unit of mass (called weight in everyday parlance) in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... KG, Kg or kg may indicate: A Kampfgeschwader, a bomber squadron of the former German Luftwaffe Basketball Player Kevin Garnett An abbreviation for kilogram (always kg) Knight of the Garter, a British decoration Kommanditgesellschaft, German version of a limited partnership Kongo language (ISO 639 alpha-2) An abbreviation for konig... For other uses, see Beef (disambiguation). ... Salad Platter Salad is a term applied broadly to many food preparations that are a mixture of chopped or sliced ingredients. ...

The Palm today

Wally Ganzi, the grandson of John Ganzi, and Bruce Bozzi, grandson of Pio Bozzi, are third generation members of the family to operate The Palm. Under their watch the brand has grown into the international restaurant chain we see today.

The Palm opened its second location in Washington, D.C. in 1972. According to the company's web site, the prodding of former president George H.W. Bush, then US Ambassador to the United Nations, encouraged the families to open the second location. Bush often quipped that there was a "lack of good American fare" in the capital city.^{[citation needed]} The restaurant's third location, the "Palm Too" opened across the street from the original New York location in the Turtle Bay area of New York City in 1973 in order to keep up with customer demand. Through the 1970's the restaurants expanded to three other cities, Los Angeles, Houston and East Hampton, NY. Order: 41st President Vice President: Dan Quayle Term of office: January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993 Preceded by: Ronald Reagan Succeeded by: Bill Clinton Date of birth: June 12, 1924 Place of birth: Milton, Massachusetts First Lady: Barbara Pierce Bush Political party: Republican George Herbert Walker Bush, KBE (born... The foundation of the U.N. The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate co-operation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress and human rights issues. ... Turtle Bay is the name of the following places: Turtle Bay is a bay in Western Australia, near Broome. ...

With the continued success of the restaurant the brand continued to expand throughout the US in the 1980's and beyond. With the solid restaurant business the company branched out into the hospitality industry. In 1980, the company took over management of two historic hotels, the Huntting Inn and the Hedges Inn both located in East Hampton, New York. The company also operates its own wholesale meat company to ensure the quality of its steaks. Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... East Hampton is a town located in Suffolk County, New York. ...

Today The Palm has over 25 locations in cities throughout the United States as well as locations in Puerto Rico and Mexico. The company is the largest family-owned, U.S.-based chain of "fine dining" restaurants. Fine dining is often used to describe a restaurant that creates a dining experience. ...

The restaurants are known not only for their excellent fare, but also for the caricatures that cover the walls at every Palm location. Those depicted in the murals are celebrities, famous politicians, sports and media figures as well as community celebrities from where the restaurant is located bringing a local flavor and individuality to each location in the chain. The Palm's historical materials contends that the caricature tradition began as a twist on the phrase "sing for your meal" where an artist who enjoyed the fare would pay for his meal by drawing a portrait on the wall. If a featured celebrity comes in to the restaurant, he or she will be asked to provide an autograph next to their portrait. The definition of an artist is wide-ranging and covers a broad spectrum of activities to do with creating art, practising the arts and/or demonstrating an art. ... Roman-Egyptian funeral portrait of a young boy A portrait is a painting (portrait painting), photograph (portrait photography), or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...

For frequent guests, the Palm has established a loyalty program called the "837 Club," which gets its name from the street number of the original Palm. Member benefits include discounts on meals, "points" accumulation that can be used to purchase meals, a free lobster on the member's birthday and other special offers. A childs first birthday party. ...

The restaurant's motto is "the place to see and to be seen." A motto (from Italian) is a phrase or a short list of words meant formally to describe the general motivation or intention of an entity, social group, or organization. ...

Trivia

The Palm is occasionally referenced in the television drama, The West Wing. The name is usually mentioned as an example of an exclusive dining venue. Toby Ziegler, a native of Brooklyn, refers to The Palm as a source of "well-prepared steak" in the episode Isaac and Ishmael. In that same episode he expresses his desire to kill off all of humanity but makes exceptions for, among others such as the Yankees, those who work at the Palm. In another episode, CJ Cregg jokes about having trouble "getting a table at the Palm".^{[citation needed]} “The West Wing” redirects here. ... Tobias Zachary Toby Ziegler, is a fictional character played by Richard Schiff on the television serial drama The West Wing. ... Isaac and Ishmael is a non-sequential episode of The West Wing. ... Claudia Jean C.J. Cregg, White House Chief of Staff (formerly Press Secretary) to Democratic President Josiah Bartlet, is a fictional character, played by Allison Janney on the television serial drama The West Wing. ...

Locations

The Palm Too on 2nd Avenue, New York

The Palm West Side, New York

• Los Angeles, California Santa Monica Blvd. (1975)
• Los Angeles, California Downtown (2002)
• San Diego, California (2005)
• Denver, Colorado (1996)
• Washington, D.C. (1972)
• Atlanta, Georgia (1995)
• Coral Gables, Florida (2002)
• Miami, Florida (1981)
• Orlando, Florida (2001)
• Tampa Bay, Florida (2001)
• Chicago, Illinois (1980)
• Northbrook, Illinois (2003)
• Atlantic City, New Jersey (2005)
• East Hampton, New York (1979)
• New York City, New York Palm One (1926-Flagship)
• New York City, New York Palm Too (1973)
• New York City, New York West Side (1998)
• Charlotte, North Carolina (1997)
• Boston, Massachusetts (1996)
• Las Vegas, Nevada (1993)
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1989)
• Nashville, Tennessee (2000)
• Dallas, Texas (1983)
• Houston, Texas (1978)
• San Antonio, Texas (2000)
• Tysons Corner, Virginia (1999)
• Mexico City, Mexico
• San Juan, Puerto Rico (1998)

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External links

• Palm website