Two years ago (1956) Restaurant Associates took over management of all the Hotel Lexington restaurants, with Jerome Brody, Joseph Baum and Alan Lewisóall in their thirtiesóto direct and manage the room. Lewis had fallen in love with Hawaii during the war and paid several return visits, so was a natural for his post.
Though the HAWAIIAN ROOM chefs are Swiss, the menu now features a greater variety of Polynesian dishes (not to be confused with Chinese) than ever. The drinks, fantastic concoctions involving coconuts and other tropical fruits, never fail to make a hit with visiting firemen. And the "old lady" always enjoys seeing her husband get up and make a fool of himself by trying to dance the hula in the "audience participation" numbers.
