Hollywood du Jour: Lost Recipes of Legendary Hollywood Haunts

by Betty Goodwin

On This Page

Description

Named after one of the US's most desireable cookbooks in the WALL STREET JOURNAL, a must read culinary history chronicles Hollywood's eighteen best-loved restaurants. Illustrated throughout with vintage photographs.

Tags

Recommendations

Member Reviews

2 reviews
Includes: Cocoanut Grove, Brown Derby, Bullock's Wilshire Tea Room, Perino's, Don the Beachcomber, Cock 'n Bull, Romanoff's, Luau, Cafe Swiss, Ma Maison and Trumps, among others.

Members

Recently Added By

Author Information

2 Works 58 Members

Common Knowledge

Canonical title
Hollywood du Jour: Lost Recipes of Legendary Hollywood Haunts
Original publication date
1993
People/Characters
Carole Lombard; Clark Gable; Orson Welles; Rita Hayworth; Jack Benny; Mary Livingstone
Important places
Los Angeles, California, USA
Dedication
To my parents
First words
Great restaurants are said to be like theater - the mood, the backdrop and the star players mean as much as the food on the plate.
Last words
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Angelenos mourn the loss of his sauteed chicken with roasted garlic and candied lemon, plantains and caviar with black bean puree, and lemon nut cake with lemon custard.

Classifications

Genres
Nonfiction, Food & Cooking, History, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS
790Arts & recreationRecreation, sports, and performing artsRecreational and performing arts
LCC
TX909 .G66TechnologyHome economicsHome economicsHospitality industry. Hotels, clubs,

Statistics

Members
37
Popularity
778,362
Reviews
1
Rating
(3.83)
Languages
English
Media
Paper
ISBNs
1