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... that Lorenzo Delmonico was credited with "[turning] eating into a form of entertainment"? Source: His restaurants were the equal of the best in the civilized world and, more than anyone else, he had changed the traditional American diet and had turned eating into a form of entertainment.
- ALT1: ... that Abraham Lincoln once told Lorenzo Delmonico: "In Washington, where I live, there are many mansions, but no cooks like yours"? Source: Abraham Lincoln, after dining there during the Civil War, called Lorenzo Delmonico to his table and told the restaurateur, “In Washington, where I live, there are many mansions, but no cooks like yours.”
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical and Template:Did you know nominations/Ronald Pickard
- Comment: Don't think we need to link Abe given how well-known he is internationally.

Converted from a redirect by Miraclepine (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 156 past nominations.

ミラP@Miraclepine 19:35, 9 June 2026 (UTC).[reply]

Will review this. BeanieFan11 (talk) 20:43, 9 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Interesting subject. Looks good. Nice work. Either hook works. BeanieFan11 (talk) 21:25, 9 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]