Copyright ©2016 by George Geary
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ISBN-13 978-1-59580-801-1
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Geary, George, author.
Title: L.A.’s legendary restaurants: celebrating the famous places where Hollywood ate, drank, and played / by George Geary.
Description: Solana Beach, CA: Santa Monica Press LLC, [2016]
Identifiers: LCCN 2016006759 (print) | LCCN 2016021904 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Los Angeles’ legendary restaurants | Cooking--California--Los Angeles. | Restaurants--California--Los Angeles. | Motion picture actors and actresses--Homes and haunts--California--Los Angeles--History--20th century. | LCGFT: Cookbooks.
Classification: LCC TX714 .G43 2016 (print) | LCC TX714 (ebook) | DDC 641.59794/94--dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016006759
Cover and interior design and production by Future Studio
Cover photo: The Brown Derby, 1927.
Dedication
To Mom, who became a carhop—the second-hardest job besides being a mother—at Marty’s Drive-In in Santa Monica at age thirteen.
Also, to my grandmother, Gammie, and Aunt Bea, who both worked at Van de Kamp’s, and my grandfather, Coley, who, in 1946, was one of the best executive chefs in Las Vegas when it was just a spot in the Nevada desert.
Lastly, to every person who has worked as a waiter, chef, or any other job in the food industry. Everyone should, at one time or another; it humbles you, and you’ll tip better afterward.
Contents
RECIPES
FOREWORD BY BARBARA FAIRCHILD
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 Whistle
Lentil 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 Pork
Navy Grog
The Zombie
Clifton’s Brookdale Cafeteria
Buttermilk Biscuits
Zucchini Monterey
Rice Custard
Zucchini Cake
Cream Cheese Icing
Pumpkin Cake with Cream