Poster
- Description
- Poster for the September 21, 1999, Catskill Cuisine event hosted by Michael Lomonaco at the Windows on the World restaurant and sponsored by the Catskill Center for Conservation and Development, the Watershed Agricultural Council, the Catskill Association of Tourism Services, and Catskill Family Farms. The poster features an illustration of a green cat wearing overalls and a wide-brimmed hat holding a gigantic carrot. Baskets overflowing with vegetables are next to the cat. Text on the poster is handwritten in multiple colors and lists the event details along with a list of the produce being tasted and sold. Designed by Milton Glaser.
- Historical Notes
- As head chef at Windows on the World, Michael Lomonaco appreciated fresh, locally sourced produce in season, which he featured in the changing menus he orchestrated for the restaurants under his control in the North Tower. On September 21, 1999, he helped to organize an event in the 106th floor ballroom of Windows on the World showcasing the agricultural bounty of the Catskill farm region. Well-known chefs from around the city were on hand to mingle with guests and, very likely, to share samples of dishes that incorporated Catskill-grown farm products.
Curator's Comment
Located on the 106th and 107th floors of the North Tower, Windows on the World opened in the spring of 1976. New York magazine marked the restaurant’s debut on its May 1976 cover with a headline declaring it “The Most Spectacular Restaurant in the World.” A team of celebrity chefs helped devise menus for the eatery, which featured not only a 300-seat restaurant but also a bar, wine cellar, more intimate dining areas, and private banquet rooms and meeting spaces for hire. With floor-to-ceiling windows, larger than their counterparts elsewhere in the Twin Towers, the multilevel restaurant offered diners stunning panoramic views of New York City and beyond. Tourists and locals alike lined up to reserve their dining adventure in the clouds. Entering 1993, WOW (its popular nickname) was one of the country’s highest-grossing restaurants.
After the February 26, 1993, bombing of the World Trade Center, the restaurant closed for cleaning and major renovations. It reopened in 1996 under new management. The iconic dining establishment in the sky was destroyed in the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001. Seventy-two staff members were killed that day along with the breakfast guests and conference goers they were serving.
After the February 26, 1993, bombing of the World Trade Center, the restaurant closed for cleaning and major renovations. It reopened in 1996 under new management. The iconic dining establishment in the sky was destroyed in the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001. Seventy-two staff members were killed that day along with the breakfast guests and conference goers they were serving.
- Accession Number: C.2018.41.1
- Dimensions: 36 in X 24 in
- Dimensions (Metric): 91.44 cm X 60.96 cm
- Source: Barbara Ball Buff
- Credit Line: Gift of Barbara Ball Buff in honor of Jan S. Ramirez and Amy Weinstein
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