If New York City has one prodigal glutton, it has to be - without any question - Diamond Jim Brady. A millionaire railroad magnate and rare jewel enthusiast, Diamond Jim haunted the nouveu-riche lobster palaces of the theater district in the late 1890s, eating everything in (and out of) sight. His regular was Rector's, a cavernous Delmonico's competitor that served over 1,000 people per day. Still, Rector called Diamond Jim "the 25 best customers I ever had."
America's Most Prodigious Eater
America's Most Prodigious Eater
America's Most Prodigious Eater
If New York City has one prodigal glutton, it has to be - without any question - Diamond Jim Brady. A millionaire railroad magnate and rare jewel enthusiast, Diamond Jim haunted the nouveu-riche lobster palaces of the theater district in the late 1890s, eating everything in (and out of) sight. His regular was Rector's, a cavernous Delmonico's competitor that served over 1,000 people per day. Still, Rector called Diamond Jim "the 25 best customers I ever had."