Brown Derby Restaurant

by Sally Wright Cobb, Mark Willems

The heart of Hollywood when Hollywood defined glamour, romance and sophistication, The Brown Derby was once the most famous restaurant in the world. Sinatra, Davis, Bogart, Tracy, Olivier, and Leigh dined, partied and romanced at its tables. The Cobb salad was created here, and its location, at Hollywood and Vine, has become part of the vernacular. Sally Wright Cobb remembers the heyday of the restaurant her husband founded in this richly illustrated cookbook and Hollywood memoir. Reproduced here are dozens of drawings, photographs and menus from the restaurant's unpublished archives. Many of the Derby's signature dishes are included, most notably, Cobb Salad. A luscious, nostalgic scrapbook, The Brown Derby Restaurant celebrates a legendary place and a lost and elegant age

160 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

Reviews

[Leslie Goddard · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wonderful, clear photos, but mostly of stars at the Hollywood and Vine location (1 of the 4 original Brown Derby restaurants). Text consists primarily of recipes from the restaurant and lots and lots of short biographies of famous Hollywood stars who ate there. I would have liked much more history of the restaurant and much less info about famous actors.