Showing posts with label French restaurant owners. Show all posts
Showing posts with label French restaurant owners. Show all posts
Sunday, June 21, 2020

Ten Highball Glasses and Seven Cafés de Paris

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I was practically raised in antique stores, and I still like to "treasure hunt". Shortly after starting this blog, I found one o...
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Thursday, March 12, 2020

We Need to Talk About Taix

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Sometime around 1870, a family of bakers and sheepherders from the Hautes-Alpes left France, emigrating to Los Angeles. For decades, custo...
Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Happy 100th Birthday to Musso & Frank

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You probably already know Musso and Frank Grill, Hollywood's oldest restaurant (one of greater LA's oldest restaurants, period), is ...
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Thursday, March 7, 2019

Arbin Mathieu's Next Chapter

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If you're reading this blog, you know who Philippe Mathieu was. I've mentioned that prior to founding his namesake restaurant (and...
Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Early French Restauranteurs of Los Angeles: Victor Dol

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Los Angeles is, for many foodies, a dream destination. Year-round access to good fresh produce (and good wine)? Check.  One of the mos...
Thursday, November 15, 2018

Early French Restauranteurs of Los Angeles: Eugene Aune

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Before we begin: Wildfires are still raging in the Calabasas/Malibu/Thousand Oaks area. If you want to help, and aren't a trained vo...
Monday, October 22, 2018

Early French Restauranteurs of Los Angeles: Jean La Rue (Laroux)

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The French, whether in France or abroad, are known for a lot of things. Sophistication. Military might (fight me on this, Google). Knowing...
Saturday, June 9, 2018

A Brief History of Philippe Mathieu and the French Dip

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Neon blade sign at Philippe the Original. Philippe Mathieu started out working in a deli in his native France. By the time he retired, h...