John F. Chamberlin (c. 1837 – August 23, 1896) was a renowned American chef and restaurateur in the last quarter of the 19th century.[1][2][3]

Biography

"Chamberlin's" restaurant in Washington, D.C., located on the southeast corner of 15th and I Street NW, was considered one of best and most expensive in the city. His lead chef Emeline Jones, an emancipated slave, was considered among the best chefs of her day.[4][5][6] The restaurant was part of Chamerlin's hotel which took up three houses, which had previously been owned by Fernando Wood, Thomas Swann, and James G. Blaine.[7][8]

Chamberlin also opened in April 1896 the "Hotel Chamberlin" on Old Point Comfort in Hampton, Virginia. It was a popular resort for the wealthy until consumed by a fire in 1920. A new Hotel Chamberlin opened in 1928, but was unable to capture the same level of glory is its predecessor. It remains in operation today as both a retirement community and hotel called "The Chamberlin".[9]

Chamberlin was born in Lansingburgh, New York (now part of Troy), and lived in New York City where he engaged in a number of businesses, and then moved in the 1870s to Washington. He opened "Chamberlin's" in 1880.[6]

Chamberlin died in Saratoga Springs, New York in 1896,[10][11] but his Washington restaurant remained in operation under 1906.[6]

References

  1. ↑ (1 September 1901). Recipes by the World's most famous chef, San Francisco Call
  2. ↑ https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/imgsrv/image?id=msu.31293029885286;seq=42;width=1020
  3. ↑ (15 September 1896). Catered to the Inner Man, Omaha Daily Bee
  4. ↑ The President's Kitchen Cabinet, p.98
  5. ↑ Shields, David S. (26 October 2017). The Culinarians: Lives and Careers from the First Age of American Fine Dining. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226406923.
  6. 1 2 3 DeFerrari, John. Historic Restaurants of Washington,: Capital Eats, pp. 26-27 (2013)
  7. ↑ Ingersoll, Ernest. Rand, McNally & Co.'s Handy Guide to Washington and the District of Columbia, p. 130 (1893)
  8. ↑ (14 June 1890). Washington "Bon-Vivants", The Illustrated American, p. 409
  9. ↑ Erickson, Mark St. John (8 March 2018). Hotel Chamberlin boosted Hampton resort's status, Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia)
  10. ↑ (25 August 1896). John Chamberlin's Ways, The Sun (New York)
  11. ↑ (24 August 1896). John Chamberlin Dead, Indianapolis Journal
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