Notable New Orleanians: A Tricentennial Tribute

Unknown Artist, Roy Alciatore (1902-1972).
The portrait appropriately places Roy Alciatore, 20th century proprietor of Antoine’s Restaurant, in an armchair with a view of Jackson Square in the background, his Confrèrie des
Chevaliers du Tastevin cup shown prominently on its sash. The grandson of Antoine Alciatore (q.v.) Roy was the last of the restaurant’s proprietors to bear the Alciatore name. Serving
from 1934 to 1972, he developed the restaurant’s cuisine and service to its highest prominence, serving princes to presidents such delicacies as Oysters Rockefeller, Pompano en Papillote
and Pommes de Terre Soufflés. As the New York Times reported at the time of his death, Roy Alciatore “seemed no less aristocratic than the dignitaries he served.” It was a commonplace
among the many local patrons for whom “Dinner at Antoine’s” was the ultimate delight that “no dish ever exited the kitchen at Antoine’s without passing under his inspection.”
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