Jerome Brody
August, 1962
The Infinite Culinary distance that separates "Filet Mignon Augustus with a Rising Crown of Pâté and Triumphal Laurel Wreath" from "Hamburger on a Toasted Bun" has been bridged in impressive fashion by Jerome Brody, a 39-year-old ex-Ivy Leaguer now in the bistro big leagues as president of New York's Restaurant Associates, a comestible complex that last year grossed $20,000,000. At 25, Brody took over the helm of Riker's, a chain of eat-and-run lunchrooms controlled by his wi...
