| The origin of 1000 Island
Dressing is related to George Boldt, one-time owner of the
Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York and of the Bellevue-Stratford
in Philadelphia.
Legend has it that while cruising aboard
his yacht amongst the 1000 Islands on the St. Lawrence River, as
his steward prepared luncheon, he discovered that some of the
ingredients normally used in his dressings were not available.
He prepared a dressing using a variety
of ingredients which George Boldt found so pleasing that he
decided to have it served in his hotels. It was called 1000
Island Dressing in honour of the beautiful area where it was
first prepared. The steward was promoted to work at the Waldorf
Astoria and subsequently rose to international fame as Oscar of
the Waldorf.
The story of 1000 Island Dressing is
inextricably associated with the romance of Boldt
Castle the palatial Rhenish structure perched atop Heart
Island in the 1000 Islands. |
