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<\/a>George F. Baker and a furry friend<\/p><\/div>\n
It’s easy to walk on by the (seemingly) modest house at 67 East 93rd street but once inside, it’s sheer wow. I went to the George F. Baker House courtesy of an art group from one of the “seven sister” colleges (talk about quaintly archaic locutions!) where we were treated to a tour given by the Classical American Homes Preservation Trust. This house and its neighbor belong to Richard Jenrette of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette who lives there when he’s in New York.( Dick, as many people in the group referred to him, owns several other houses, many open to the public. Check out <\/span>www.classicalamericanhomes.org<\/span><\/a> for details.)<\/span><\/p>\n This house was built, complete with elevator, for George Baker, considered by many to be the founder of Citibank. \u00a0<\/span>It’s only one room wide with mostly twelve foot ceilings and connected to number 69 next door that serves as HQ for the trust.\u00a0 <\/span>(The property closer to Park Avenue was sold for $1 by Mrs. Baker to the Russian Orthodox Church.)<\/span><\/p>\n Walking through, you see Jenrette’s clothes neatly hung in closets, fairly Spartan bathrooms and magnificent rooms appointed with French, English and American antiques, also collected by Jenrette. \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n To stick with the classic elements, this recipe, from Saveur, is a classic tomato sauce from a child of renowned cook Marcella Hazan. The author says it takes zip to prepare;\u00a0 <\/span>keeps brilliantly in the freezer and can be defrosted in the time it takes to boil some pasta.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n Hazan Tomato Sauce with Onion and Butter<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Makes 3 cups<\/span><\/p>\n 8 tbsp. unsalted butter, cubed Bring butter, sugar, tomatoes, and onion, to a boil in a 4-qt. saucepan over medium-high heat; reduce heat to medium-low, and cook, stirring occasionally, until flavors meld and sauce is slightly reduced, about 45 minutes. Discard onion, and season sauce with salt and pepper before serving.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It’s easy to walk on by the (seemingly) modest house at 67 East 93rd street but once inside, it’s sheer wow. I went to the George F. Baker House courtesy of an art group from one of the “seven sister” … Continue reading <\/a><\/span>The dining room is a perfect oval including the concave doors. The entire second floor, originally built for servants, is now a library filled with books by New York authors or about NYC. It also houses a walk-in safe. The downstairs entry has wall paper panels depicting the “summer ” Olympics as envisioned during the Classical Greek era. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\n\u00bc tsp. sugar
\n1 (28-oz.) can whole, peeled tomatoes in juice, crushed by hand
\n1 medium yellow onion, peeled and quartered lengthwise
\nKosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste<\/span><\/p>\n