▁and ▁the ▁roof ▁garden ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Amsterdam ▁Theatre . ▁During ▁his ▁time ▁at ▁the ▁St . ▁Francis , ▁he ▁helped ▁popular ize ▁such ▁mus icians ▁as ▁Paul ▁Wh item an ▁and ▁Fer de ▁Gro fe ▁who , ▁after ▁leaving ▁the ▁St . ▁Francis ▁or chestra , ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁compose ▁the ▁Grand ▁C any on ▁Su ite . ▁ ▁Part ▁of ▁the ▁fame ▁of ▁the ▁St . ▁Francis ▁was ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁legend ary ▁chef , ▁Victor ▁H irt z ler . ▁H irt z ler ▁learned ▁to ▁cook ▁in ▁Str as bourg , ▁France , ▁and ▁then ▁cook ed ▁for ▁royal ▁courts ▁across ▁Europe . ▁According ▁to ▁H irt z ler , ▁he ▁had ▁created ▁a ▁d ish ▁for ▁King ▁Carlos ▁I ▁of ▁Portugal , ▁called ▁La ▁M ous se ▁F ais an ▁Luc ull us , ▁a ▁m ous se ▁of ▁Bav arian ▁p he asant ' s ▁breast ▁and ▁wood cock ▁flav ored ▁with ▁tr uff les , ▁with ▁a ▁sau ce ▁of ▁cogn ac , ▁Made ira ▁and ▁champ agne . ▁The ▁d ish ▁was ▁so ▁expensive , ▁and ▁the ▁King ▁a te ▁it ▁so ▁frequently , ▁that ▁he ▁bank rupted ▁Portugal ▁twice ▁and ▁was ▁assass in ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁down fall ▁of ▁Portuguese ▁mon archy ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 . ▁Victor ▁moved ▁to ▁New ▁York , ▁became ▁the ▁Che f ▁of ▁the ▁Wald orf ▁Hotel , ▁and ▁then ▁was ▁persu aded ▁by ▁the ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁St