 fauconmaumus fauconmaumus ray sat 3182017 1218 fauconmaumus family   xavier francis faucon  18501930 xavier f faucon was born at naybourdettes france he immigrated to the usa in 1864 at new orleans he married adele she was born at new orleans of french parentage they had six children  octave faucon  b 1876  leon paul faucon  18771926  louise f faucon  18781962 m arthur edouard maumus  adele faucon  1879 and marie f faucon  d 1963 m sidney fleming lucas mr faucon later married marie madelene pons 18671947 the daughter of pedro pons and she was born in louisiana of spanish immigrant parents  biloxi faucon home at biloxi mississippi called villa des roses the daily herald july 20 1910 p 8 mr faucon ran a restaurant at new orleans in 1880 in 1920 he and marie were residing at biloxi mississippi where he also owned a restaurant 1920 federal censusharrison co ms p 114 xavier f faucon later moved to nashville tennessee where he and son leon p faucon ran a restaurant when leon became ill in 1925 he came to 621 west bay view avenue where he died on january 6 1926 his sister mrs sf lucas remained at nashville xf faucon retired to biloxi after his son s demise he made several short visits to france to see his sisters mrs celena saucet and euphroaci faucon at naybourdettes near lourdes in southwestern france  new orleans nostalgia  unusual origins of popular dishes by ned hemard copyright 2013 another unusual dish is one still served and sought out in nashville tennessee it is raved about till this day created by a transplanted new orleans chef born in france his cafe can be seen in the center of this old photo of union street in nashville his name was xavier faucon and his specialty was the faucon salad  faucon s cafe at 419 union street in nashville tennessee   in an article published in the  new york times  april 6 2003 julia reed who was was with bobby harling author of steel magnolias wrote about a dining trip they made to nashville s belle meade country club that serves the kind of food that doesn t really exist anymore but that used to be found on ocean liners like the andrea doria and in hotel restaurants like washington s late lamented jockey club spiked with a dose of black southern soul there she wrote you will find ladies enjoying a cup of vichyssoise and nibbling on a canned pear stuffed with cream cheese and a datenutbread finger sandwich but also scarfing down fried hotwater corncakes dripping with butter she continued bobby and i ate platefuls of those same fabulous corncakes along with the faucon salad iceberg and romaine lettuce topped with chopped hardboiled egg crumbled bacon and homemade bleu cheese dressing the faucon salad they enjoyed at the country club in nashville actually had its birth in new orleans xavier francis faucon 1850 1930 was born at naybourdettes of the  ancienne commune des pyreneesatlantiques france  he arrived in the united states in 1864 he wed his first wife adele at new orleans and they had six children octave faucon b 1876 leon paul faucon 1877 1926 louise faucon maumus 1878 1962 adele faucon b 1879 and marie faucon lucas d 1963 xavier faucon later married marie madeleine pons 1867 1947 the 1887 new orleans city directory lists paul faucon as a cook at the cosmopolitan restaurant residing at 96 ursulines xavier faucon residing at 441 n rampart street had an establishment at 134 canal street with xavier faucon and rene lubeug listed as proprietors after gaining a reputation as an exceptional cook running a restaurant in new orleans in the 1880s he also owned a restaurant in biloxi mississippi xavier faucon moved to nashville tennessee where he and his son leon paul faucon ran a cafe people were captivated by the faucon salad it was the dressing s ingredients that were so satisfying when leon became ill in 1925 he returned to biloxi where he died on january 6 1926 xavier left nashville for biloxi as well retiring in 1926 in a farewell interview with faucon it was mentioned that an acquaintance once followed faucon all day in his restaurant but was unable to uncover the salad s secret back in new orleans at a recent meeting of the new orleans cultural and culinary preservation society aka tales of the cocktail held at arnaud s restaurant on bienville street in the french quarter arnaud s chef tommy digiovanni s classic creole menu included a choice of faucon salad or onion soup  en croute  gulf fish piperade or roast pork tenderloin with smoked onion and apple marmalade custard tart herbsaint liqueur and coffee kevin faucon claims his great grandfather was a master chief at arnaud s restaurant in the 1920s and 30s or perhaps earlier before moving to nashville immensely popular in nashville the faucon salad is still served there apparently in only three or four places j alexander s jimmy kelly s since 1934 and the belle meade country club jimmy kelly s steakhouse menu lists the original faucon salad as mixed salty bacon hard boiled eggs and bleu cheese served on our iceberg lettuce 675 it is also served at the cumberland club a private club established 1957 situated atop a nashville skyscraper the city center with a view over the state capitol  jimmy kelly s steakhouse still offering the faucon salad  by 1964 a motivated junior league member had managed to either obtain the recipe for the salad from faucon s descendants or imitate the dressing it appears in the old nashville seasons cookbook attributed to mrs jack bond  faucon salad dressing 1 lemon juice of 1 cup oil 1 tbsp vinegar from pickled onions 1 tbsp tabasco 1 tbsp sugar 12 tsp salt 14 clove garlic 2 hard boiled eggs 1 small green pepper minced 14 lb roquefort cheese 2 eggs uncooked lemon juice of 1 tbsp mayonnaise optional 6 heinz pickled onions add oil to uncooked eggs for mayonnaise add lemon juice and other seasoning to this mixture put toothpick in garlic clove so it can be removed mash hard boiled eggs onions and cheese together may add 1 tablespoon bought mayonnaise if desired helps keep it from separating let stand 24 hours and then remove garlic seems like removing the garlic is more of a nashville thing than a new orleans thing  1922 european tour left in april by rail for new york and returned to biloxi in midjune six days to cross the atlantic visited the battlefields of wwi and other areas of france including paris france was popular with american tourists and business was excellent the french nation had recovered from the scourges of the great war mr faucon stated that his first trip to america took 105 days on a sailing vessel  the daily herald june 19 1922 p 3    1928 european tour in late may 1928 xavier faucon and daughter marie f lucas departed new york aboard the la france for europe their itinerary included stays at biarritz vicky and paris mr faucon and mrs lucas planned a fall return to biloxi and visiting relatives and friends in france  the daily herald may 24 1928 p 2    the fire in early august 1930 only a few months after the demise of xavier f faucon  joseph f maumus  louise faucon married arthur edouard maumus their son joseph faucon maumus  19081982 married lillian holley  19101981 daughter of anson holley 18821967 and mary liliana caillavet 18831967 new orleans selected as an alternate with biloxi tennis club in a match against loyola university tennis team in may 1931 six singles and three doubles matches held on white house hotel courts  the daily herald may 4 1931 p 8    the following faucon family members are buried at biloxi cemetery  xavier f faucon d may 8 1930 marie madelene pons d august 18 1947 leon paul faucon d january 6 1926 louise f maumus d november 23 1962 marie f lucas d september 30 1963 joseph f maumus d october 10 1982 lillian holley maumus d february 2 1981  metairie cemetery  joseph maumus 18481918 d 10311918 marie soule maumus 18601919 d 271919 louise faucon married arthur edouard maumus son joseph faucon maumus 19081982 married lillian holley 19101981 daughter of anson holley 18821967 and mary liliana caillavet 18831967  references  the daily herald   biloxi news paragraphs of interest   july 20 1910  the daily herald  september 8 1910  the daily herald   returns from france   june 19 1922 the daily herald    leon p faucon obit   january 7 1926 p 2 c 4 the daily herald    faucon rites   january 9 1926 p 2 c 5 the daily herald   to tour europe   may 24 1928 the daily herald    xf faucon 80 is taken by death   may 1930 p 3 c 5 the daily herald   faucon home is destroyed by fire   august 8 1930 p 11 the daily herald   loyola tennis team meets biloxi netmen   may 4 1931 p 8 the daily herald    mrs faucon dies   august 19 1947 p 5 c 5 1920 federal censusharrison county mississippi 171 views  