L. A. 's Legendary Restaurants: Celebrating the Famous Places Where Hollywood Ate, Drank, and Played

"[This book] is an illustrated history of dozens of landmark eateries from throughout the City of Angels. From such classics as Musso & Frank and The Brown Derby in the 1920s to the see-and-be-seen crowds at Chasen's, Romanoffs, and Ciro's in the mid-20th century to the dawn of California cuisine at Ma Maison and Spago Sunset in the 1970s and '80s, [this book] celebrates the famous locations where Hollywood ate, drank, and played. Author George Geary leads you into the glamorous restaurants inhabited by the stars through a lively narrative filled with colorful anecdotes and illustrated with vintage photographs, historic menus, and timeless ephemera. Over 100 iconic recipes for entrees, appetizers, desserts, and drinks are included. But [this book] contains much more than the fancy, high-priced restaurants favored by the Hollywood cognoscenti. The glamour of the golden age of drive-ins, drugstores, nightclubs, and hotels are also honored. What book on L.A. restaurants would be complete without tales of ice cream sundaes at C.C. Brown's, cafeteria-style meals at Clifton's, or a mai tai at Don the Beachcomber? Most of the locations in [this book] no longer exist, but thanks to George Geary, the memories are still with us"--Amazon.com.;Recipes. Drinks ; Appetizers ; Soups, salads, & sandwiches ; Dressings ; Breads ; Entrées ; Sauces ; Side dishes ; Desserts -- Foreword, by Barbara Fairchild -- Introduction -- C.C. Brown's -- Van de Kamp's Holland Dutch Bakery -- Musso & Frank Grill -- Cocoanut Grove at the Ambassador Hotel -- Tam O'Shanter Inn -- Formosa Café -- The Brown Derby -- Pig 'n Whistle -- Taix French Restaurant -- Bullocks Wilshire Tea Roopm -- Zebra Room at the Town House of Lafayette Park -- Tick Tock Tea Room -- Perino's -- Schwab's Pharmacy -- Don the Beachcomber -- Clifton's Brookdale Cafeteria -- Chasen's -- Cock 'n Bull -- Florentine Gardens -- Romanoff's -- Hollywood Palladium -- Ciro's -- Tiny Naylor's -- Scandia -- Miceli's -- Hamburger Hamlet -- Ben Frank's -- Lawry's California Center -- L'Escoffier at the Beverly Hilton -- Trader Vic's at the Beverly Hilton -- La Scala -- Cyrano -- Chez Jay -- Dan Tana's -- Ma Maison -- Carlos 'n Charlie's -- L'Ermitage -- Hamptons -- L'Orangerie -- Le Dome -- Michael's -- Spago Sunset -- 72 Market Street Oyster Bar & Grill. Title Page Copyright Dedication Contents Recipes Foreword Introduction C.C. Brown's 1909 Brownie Sundae Marshmallow Cream Milk Chocolate Sauce Van de Kamp's Holland Dutch Bakery Date Nut Loaf Musso & Frank Grill Fillet of Sole in White Wine with Mushrooms White Wine Sauce Lamb Shanks Braised Short Ribs Cocoanut Grove at the Ambassador Hotel Beef Short Ribs with Brown Gravy Brown Gravy Bread Pudding Tam O'Shanter Inn Coleslaw with Peanuts Thousand Island Dressing Formosa Café Mai Tai The Brown Derby Cobb Salad French Dressing Paprika Chicken Sour Cream Biscuits. Pig 'n WhistleLentil Soup with Roasted Pork Taix French Restaurant Coq Au Vin Fillet of Sea Bass 1976 House Dressing Bullocks Wilshire Tea Room Cantonese Chicken Salad Mustard Mayonnaise Dressing Popovers Heavenly Lemon Pie Coconut Cream Pie Zebra Room at the Town House of Lafayette Park Creamy Tomato Soup The Town House Special Tick Tock Tea Room Pineapple Sheet Cake Perino's Pumpernickel Toasts Spaghetti Bolognese Whitefish Italienne Sauce Italienne Schwab's Pharmacy Holiday Hot Fudge Brownie Sundae Holiday Fudge Brownies Hot Fudge Sauce Don the Beachcomber. Roasted Tenderloin of PorkNavy Grog The Zombie Clifton's Brookdale Cafeteria Buttermilk Biscuits Zucchini Monterey Rice Custard Zucchini Cake Cream Cheese Icing Pumpkin Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting Cream Cheese Frosting Chasen's Hobo Steak Maude Salad Carrot Soufflé Cock 'n Bull Welsh Rarebit Moscow Mule Florentine Gardens The Best Meatballs Roasted Garlic Bread Romanoff's Strawberries Romanoff The Mike Romanoff Hollywood Palladium Virginia Baked Ham with Cherry Sauce Cherry Sauce Ciro's Crabmeat Cocktail Tiny Naylor's Patty Melt Chocolate Malt Scandia. Cold Cucumber Mint SoupChicken Salad Kon-Tiki Curry Dressing Vinaigrette Dressing French Dressing Caesar Dressing Miceli's Garlic Butter Cheese Bread Loaves Hamburger Hamlet Onion Soup Fondue Party Brisket Pungent Sauce Brisket Broth Custard Lulu Ben Frank's French Toast Princess Anne Lawry's California Center Mexican Lasagna Black Bean Salad Creamed Corn L'Escoffier at the Beverly Hilton Cappuccino Soufflé Trader Vic's at the Beverly Hilton Indonesian Rack of Lamb Pake Noodles Crab Crepes Bengal La Scala Leon Chopped Salad Leon Dressing Cyrano Cold Vichyssoise. Chez JayLa Jolla Potatoes Dan Tana's Chicken Piccata Ma Maison Quiche à la Ma Maison Chicken Salad Chicken Roulade Salsa Carlos 'n Charlie's Spicy Tuna Dip Charlie's Freeze Spanish Martini L'Ermitage Lobster Mousse Tomato Sauce Chocolate Mousse Vanilla Sauce Hamptons German Red Potato Salad Gazpacho with Sour Cream and Dill L'Orangerie Steamed Chicken and Vegetables with Wine Sauce Wine Sauce Le Dome Roasted Wild Goose with Apricot Stuffing Apricot Stuffing Chopped Salad Michael's Grilled Chicken with Tarragon Butter William's Little Italy Spago Sunset. L.A.'s Legendary Restaurants is an illustrated history of dozens of landmark eateries from throughout the City of Angels. From such classics as Musso & Frank and The Brown Derby in the 1920s to the see-and-be-seen crowds at Chasen's, Romanoffs, and Ciro's in the mid-20th century to the dawn of California cuisine at Ma Maison and Spago Sunset in the 1970s and '80s, L.A.'s Legendary Restaurants celebrates the famous locations where Hollywood ate, drank, and played. Author George Geary leads you into the glamorous restaurants inhabited by the stars through a lively narrative filled with colorful anecdotes and illustrated with vintage photographs, historic menus, and timeless ephemera. Over 100 iconic recipes for entrees, appetizers, desserts, and drinks are included. But L.A.'s Legendary Restaurants contains much more than the fancy, high-priced restaurants favored by the Hollywood cognoscenti. The glamour of the golden age of drive-ins, drugstores, nightclubs, and hotels are also honored. What book on L.A. restaurants would be complete without tales of ice cream sundaes at C.C. Brown's, cafeteria-style meals at Clifton's, or a mai tai at Don the Beachcomber? Most of the locations in L.A.'s Legendary Restaurants no longer exist, but thanks to George Geary, the memories are still with us. Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Recipes; Foreword; Introduction; C.C. Brown's; 1909 Brownie Sundae; Marshmallow Cream; Milk Chocolate Sauce; Van de Kamp's Holland Dutch Bakery; Date Nut Loaf; Musso & Frank Grill; Fillet of Sole in White Wine with Mushrooms; White Wine Sauce; Lamb Shanks; Braised Short Ribs; Cocoanut Grove at the Ambassador Hotel; Beef Short Ribs with Brown Gravy; Brown Gravy; Bread Pudding; Tam O'Shanter Inn; Coleslaw with Peanuts; Thousand Island Dressing; Formosa Café; Mai Tai; The Brown Derby; Cobb Salad; French Dressing; Paprika Chicken; Sour Cream Biscuits.;L.A.'s Legendary Restaurants is an illustrated history of dozens of landmark eateries from throughout the City of Angels. From such classics as Musso & Frank and The Brown Derby in the 1920s to the see-and-be-seen crowds at Chasen's, Romanoffs, and Ciro's in the mid-20th century to the dawn of California cuisine at Ma Maison and Spago Sunset in the 1970s and '80s, L.A.'s Legendary Restaurants celebrates the famous locations where Hollywood ate, drank, and played. Author George Geary leads you into the glamorous restaurants inhabited by the stars through a lively narrative filled with colorful.