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  1. Chefs of Cape May – The Merion Inn

    Text by Susan Tischler | Published May 1st, 2003 in Cape May • Characters • Chefs • History of Restaurants • Restaurants

    Vicki Watson didn’t want to be a restaurateur. She already had a successful law career in Manhattan when her father, owner of Watson’s Merion Inn, died in 1992. As executrix of Warren Watson’s will she tried to abide by his wishes and sell The Merion Inn but the restaurant was losing so much money by [...]

  2. Another Mansion House…143 Years Later

    Text by Jennifer Brownstone Kopp | Published May 1st, 2000 in History of Restaurants • Restaurants

    It was to the Mansion House that U.S. statesman Henry Clay came for recuperation after the death of his son during the Mexican War in 1847.
    Built in 1832, it was the second grand hotel built on the island. Built on four acres of land, it was the first lathed and plastered hotel — its predecessor, [...]