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A Taste of Hollywood: The Story of Ma Maison
Here for the first time is the story of the restaurant that became as much a legend as the people who ate, drank and enjoyed themselves there.
192 pages, Hardcover
First published September 25, 1999
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June 20, 2014
I thoroughly enjoyed this book for a number of reasons. First off it is well written by Patrick Terrail himself and not a ghost writer. Secondly, the book takes you to a period of American life, the 1980s when there was still glamor in Hollywood and TV. I savored every story, like the next course in a gourmet meal paired with fine wine, that featured household names of the times, like Johnny Carson, Don Rickles, The Reagans, The Sinatras et al.
The book is basically an autobiography of Patrick Terrail's restaurant Ma Maison. Opened as a small bistro it soon became the preferrerd hangout for the stars around Hollywood.
People like Orson Wells ate there almost nightly. Nancy Sinatra would hold dinner parties for her husband and friends.
Patrick prided himself with new upcoming chefs to man the kitchen. He would market the restaurant around the chef, something unique for the time. A young man, Wolfgang Puck started at Ma Maison as did many other.
I enjoyed the story of Don Rickles coming in one night, and took the spot of the host, seating people coming in. Can you imagine Don Rickles greeting you at the door? Famous guests were ushered into the restroom or in a closet!
Burt Reynolds was a frequent diner at the height of his career both on screen and in the bedroom. Patrick, describes how he would juggle Burt's appearances at the restaurant at times when Burt would arrive with Sally Fields and former girlfriends like Dinah Shore and Lonnie Anderson were there.
The restaurant was sold in the early nineties and never quite the same, as the main attraction was Patrick himself.
A great read, and I highly recommend it.
The book is basically an autobiography of Patrick Terrail's restaurant Ma Maison. Opened as a small bistro it soon became the preferrerd hangout for the stars around Hollywood.
People like Orson Wells ate there almost nightly. Nancy Sinatra would hold dinner parties for her husband and friends.
Patrick prided himself with new upcoming chefs to man the kitchen. He would market the restaurant around the chef, something unique for the time. A young man, Wolfgang Puck started at Ma Maison as did many other.
I enjoyed the story of Don Rickles coming in one night, and took the spot of the host, seating people coming in. Can you imagine Don Rickles greeting you at the door? Famous guests were ushered into the restroom or in a closet!
Burt Reynolds was a frequent diner at the height of his career both on screen and in the bedroom. Patrick, describes how he would juggle Burt's appearances at the restaurant at times when Burt would arrive with Sally Fields and former girlfriends like Dinah Shore and Lonnie Anderson were there.
The restaurant was sold in the early nineties and never quite the same, as the main attraction was Patrick himself.
A great read, and I highly recommend it.
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