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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.
About the Author
George Geary CCP teaches in over 120 schools worldwide. A regular contributing editor to several magazines and newsletters, he was the former Pastry Chef and production manager for the Wait Disney Corporation and the Marriott Corporation.Prior, George worked in Food Styling, creating many of the major iconic foods from TV Shows such as those famous Cheesecakes from Golden Girls. Besides writing, George owns a culinary tour company where he takes students on culinary adventures of France and major cities of the country. George can be seen on local and national morning news programs. Currently, George is the Resident Chef on CBS8 San Diego, Can be seen on Hallmark's Home and Family.Today, George writes about Food and Food History. In 2012 George Geary Tours were awarded a Frommers Award for Tour Guide In 2012 George was awarded a IACP Culinary Tour Operator AwardIn 2014 George was awarded Culinary Educator of the Year.
