citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . april 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message la genouille restaurant type private industry food and entertainment founded 1962 1 founder the massons charles sr. and gis le headquarters new york city u.s. key people philippe masson website la grenouille.com la grenouille is a historic and award winning french restaurant located at 3 east 52nd street between fifth avenue and madison avenue in midtown manhattan in new york city . founded in 1962 by former henri soul apprentice charles masson sr. and his wife gis le later with sons philippe and charles la grenouille fr . the frog became a location of choice among new york u.s. and eventually international diners including designers from the nearby new york fashion district . not verified in body it is the last operating new york french haute cuisine restaurant from the 1960s and remains into the new millennium a highly rated restaurant . contents 1 location 2 history 3 menu 4 renown 5 further reading 6 references 7 external links location edit this section needs expansion with description of neighborhood and vicinity east 50s midtown east . you can help by adding to it . april 2015 la grenouille is located at 3 east 52nd street between fifth avenue and madison avenue in midtown manhattan in new york city . 1 citation needed history edit the restaurant was founded in 1962 by charles masson sr. a former henri soul apprentice citation needed and his wife gis le . after the passing of charles sr. in 1975 gisele continued to manage the restaurant until 2010 . charles jr. assisted gisele with her management duties from 1975 until 1994 when charles jr. left the restaurant . at that time gisele s younger son philippe took over charles jr. s duties until 2000 whereupon charles jr. returned and assisted gisele until 2014 . la grenouille is currently operated by philippe masson and has been since 2014 . 2 it is the last operating new york french haute cuisine restaurant from the 1960s citation needed having outlasted other well known french restaurants like lut ce which closed in 2004 . 2 menu edit this section needs expansion with historic and current examples of menu items per reliable sources . you can help by adding to it . april 2015 the menu of la grenouille is essentially entirely haute french cuisine 1 with customer menus presenting the french names of classic and more modern dishes followed by the english and an english description . 2 renown edit aside from its haute french cuisine la grenouille is notable for its clientele and is considered a location of choice among new york u.s. and international diners . citation needed a segment of this clientele includes designers from the nearby new york fashion district ; citation needed it has been spoken of as a hotspot for its notables e.g. elle magazine creative director joe zee . 3 in addition the restaurant is famous for its lavish floral arrangements a tradition started by charles masson sr. and continued by his son philippe masson citation needed and reflected in a decor ranking that places it in the top tier of new york restaurants . citation needed 1 4 in 1972 w magazine referred to it one of les six the last bastions of grand luxe dining in new york . the other five were lut ce la caravelle la c te basque lafayette and quo vadis . 5 la grenouille is the last operating new york french haute cuisine restaurant from the 1960s a time when it dominated new york city s french haute cuisine . 6 further reading edit bill addison 2014 review the road to the 38 three critics at la grenouille in nyc eater online may 20 2014 see 6 accessed 28 april 2015 . references edit a b c d zagat 2015 new york city rating and reviews la grenouille zagat online see 1 accessed 28 april 2015 . quote still extraordinaire after so many years this midtown institution leaves all your senses satisfied with superb haute french cuisine pampering service and a soign setting festooned with soaring floral arrangements ; jackets and deep pockets are de rigueur here but it s well worth the splurge for a memorable meal at what is surely the last of its breed ; p.s. the departure of its beloved front of house leader charles masson has loyalists waiting to see what happens next . ny mag 2015 la grenouille menu 2015 new york magazine online see 2 accessed 28 april 2015 . alexandra vallis 2009 elle creative director joe zee styles julia roberts loves roadside burritos and setagaya new york magazine now grub street online march 20 2009 see 3 accessed 28 april 2015 zagat 2015 top restaurants new york city 2015 zagat online see 4 accessed 28 april 2015 . colatello bob 30 january 2012 . here s to the ladies who lunched . vanity fair . retrieved 19 february 2016 . mimi sheraton 2007 the frog at forty five the new yorker online december 24 2007 see 5 accessed 28 april 2015 subscription required external links edit la grenouille website coordinates 40 45 34.6 n 73 58 32.11 w 40.759611 n 73.9755861 w 40.759611 ; 73.9755861 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title la grenouille restaurant & oldid 732538486 categories restaurants in manhattanrestaurants established in 1962french american culture in new york cityfrench restaurantsmidtown manhattanhidden categories pages containing links to subscription only contentuse mdy dates from may 2013articles needing additional references from april 2015all articles needing additional referencesall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from april 2015articles to be expanded from april 2015all articles to be expandedcoordinates not on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 1 august 2016 at 16 50 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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