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AmericanHeritage.com
In the mid-nineteenth century Delmonico’s, in New York City, was the most famous and probably best restaurant in America. It was the birthplace of chicken marengo, eggs benedict, lobster newberg, and, of course, Delmonico steak.
Time Out
Back in the 1820s, when fine dining existed only in the homes of the rich and a meal out meant a bowl of soup in a roadhouse, Delmonico’s, America’s first bona fide restaurant, opened in New York, dazzling its patrons with such delicacies as lobster Newburg and chicken la king
Conde Nast Traveler
Hotel Fauchère is a tasteful addition to a growing category of hostelry: the destination inn. Its impeccable decor (chic and eclectic), food (a New American menu that includes frog’s legs in garlic and caramel-glazed rockfish fillet),
Conde Nast Traveler UK
The beauty of the Delaware River Valley, only 90 minutes’ drive from Manhattan, will astonish first-time visitors. The lovely valley’s quaintest town is Milford, and Milford’s quaintest building is Fauchère, which opened as a hotel in 1852, became a hangout for early movie-industry titans, and closed in the 1970s.
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By Nick Burns — When the helicopter touched down in a field at a llama farm in Milford, Pennsylvania, it was hard to believe that just 25 minutes ago, I was taking off from the helipad on West 30th Street and the West Side Highway in New York City during the roar of rush hour traffic.
Budget Travel
The Best Places You’ve Never Heard Of
A little bit hip and a little bit homey, these up-and-coming towns guarantee a fun detour on your next road trip. You’ll be browsing the local real estate pages before you know it.
The Washington Post
The cheese doesn’t stand alone in the Poconos. It’s there in abundance — the motels with the heart-shaped tubs, flashy billboards for the area’s “attractions” and the ski areas overflowing with hot-dogging teens — all threatening to override any appreciation of the remaining unspoiled landscape.
Lexus Magazine
ESCAPE: A historic Pennsylvania inn revitalizes a Gilded Age resort town By Brad Gooch — If you’re looking for a haute hideaway, program your GPS, drive straight into the über-romantic, 19th-century American landscape painting of the Delaware Water Gap — with its misty,
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Driving north on leafy Route 209 along a section of the Delaware River that dips into the 70,000-acre Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, it’s easy to see why Gifford Pinchot was passionate about conservation
The City Traveler
The cheese doesn’t stand alone in the Poconos. It’s there in abundance — the motels with the heart-shaped tubs, flashy billboards for the area’s “attractions” and the ski areas overflowing with hot-dogging teens — all threatening to override any appreciation of the remaining unspoiled landscape.
Travel & Leisure
A stream of new visitors, renewed civic pride, and a legendary hotel have made Victorian-era Milford the latest East Coast idyll. T+L charts the resurgence of a great American village.
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Take a trip to Milford for the ultimate PA staycation.
Sometimes you just need a vacation, but packing up for a week, spending a ton of money on a resort or taking days off of work just isn’t an option.
Worldatlas.com
If small-town charm is your thing, you’ve got to check out Milford. This quaint town is the ideal destination for shopaholics, with a wide variety of shops, including the BetterWorld store & cafe, where you’ll find plenty of creative kitchen supplies and books to take back home.
Live959.com
Milford’s Hotel Fauchere started out as a summer project for Swiss-born chef Louis Fauchère, who worked his magic at New York City’s Delmonico Steakhouse for the rest of the year. Fauchère’s Pike County venture was so successful,
Walk Through Milford’s Timeless Charm
Explore over 50 Victorian-era buildings on a self-guided walking tour honoring Milford’s founder, John Biddis—maps available at the Hotel Fauchère reception desk.
