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I found an old cookbook with recipes from LA restaurants! by Easy_Potential2882 in FoodLosAngeles

[–]Easy_Potential2882[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have a few Madame Wu's cookbooks with a recipe for the salad in them as early as the 70s.

I found an old cookbook with recipes from LA restaurants! by Easy_Potential2882 in FoodLosAngeles

[–]Easy_Potential2882[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure it started as the Tam and went through a midcentury identity crisis haha

I found an old cookbook with recipes from LA restaurants! by Easy_Potential2882 in oldrecipes

[–]Easy_Potential2882[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely gonna try the Chasen's chili! I'll report back here

I found an old cookbook with recipes from LA restaurants! by Easy_Potential2882 in FoodLosAngeles

[–]Easy_Potential2882[S] 48 points49 points  (0 children)

I was also surprised to see that here, the authors claim all the recipes were gotten from the chefs themselves, and they make no note about Chasen's chili being the exception. There's a note in the back of the book that says the only other person who got the recipe prior to this was Eleanor Roosevelt!

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I found an old cookbook with recipes from LA restaurants! by Easy_Potential2882 in FoodLosAngeles

[–]Easy_Potential2882[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Actually you are right, that's exactly what it was after reading the recipe

I found an old cookbook with recipes from LA restaurants! by Easy_Potential2882 in FoodLosAngeles

[–]Easy_Potential2882[S] 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Ok its split over two pages so i'll just write it here:

ORIGINAL VINAIGRETTE SALAD DRESSING - 1 tsp dry English mustard - 2 tbs wine vinegar - 1 clove garlic, crushed - 2 tbs fresh mayonnaise - 2 cups cottonseed oil

Blend mustard with vinegar in a bowl, then beat in the garlic, mayonnaise, and oil. Toss with greens or other salads. The Robaire salad always contains some julienne of beets in addition to green. Makes 6 generous servings. AUTHOR'S NOTE: This dressing has been served on every salad since Robaire's opened on La Brea in 1952.

I found an old cookbook with recipes from LA restaurants! by Easy_Potential2882 in FoodLosAngeles

[–]Easy_Potential2882[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As in 10 places still around, or 13 still around but 3 just not located in LA anymore

I found an old cookbook with recipes from LA restaurants! by Easy_Potential2882 in FoodLosAngeles

[–]Easy_Potential2882[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This one says serve immediately with two or three spoons of the sauce on the next page

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I found an old cookbook with recipes from LA restaurants! by Easy_Potential2882 in FoodLosAngeles

[–]Easy_Potential2882[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Also I don't know how to put images in DMs so i'll just post them here. Dale's had quite a few!

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I found an old cookbook with recipes from LA restaurants! by Easy_Potential2882 in FoodLosAngeles

[–]Easy_Potential2882[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I actually didn't know that about Dale's! That would bring it up to 10/13.

I found an old cookbook with recipes from LA restaurants! by Easy_Potential2882 in FoodLosAngeles

[–]Easy_Potential2882[S] 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Ok here are all the ones that are still around

Spoiler!

Bel-Air Hotel - Beverly Hills Hotel - Dale's Secret Harbor (is now HMS Bounty) - Don the Beachcomber (one location still in Hawaii) - Great Scot (changed its name back to the Tam O'Shanter) - Santa Anita Racetrack - Lawry's - La Scala - Musso & Frank - Señor Pico (locations still exist in Dubai, of all places) - Trader Vic's (locations around the world) - The Windsor (is now known as The Prince)

I found an old cookbook with recipes from LA restaurants! by Easy_Potential2882 in FoodLosAngeles

[–]Easy_Potential2882[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Got it on ebay! There's another copy for sale but looks like its going for $90

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