Hands patting dough.

Category: 

Commerce

Tags: 

Caterer, Confectioner, Entrepreneur, Restaurateur

Mary Frances Augustin

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 1818

Augustin was a renowned confectioner and influential caterer whose skills were admired by Philadelphia’s high society. She and her husband opened a restaurant on Walnut Street in 1818, which she later ran with her son, whom she had taught to cook.

Adopted By Liza Hamm