The Brown Derby Cookbook

Over 500 unusual recipes from the staff of the famous Brown Derby Restaurants. Wonderful food, fine service, and glamorous patrons have brought international fame to the Brown Derby Restaurants. Now, for the first time, the choice recipes of these fabulous eating places have been gathered together into a big, easy-to-use cookbook.

Here you will find seclected recipes for hors d'oeuvre, soups, salads, dressings, fish, meats, fowl, vegetables, cheese, curries, eggs, barbecues, desserts, and many other dishes. Each of these fine recipes has been carefully tested by Marjorie Child Husted, who has contributed a gay introduction. In addition to the exciting recipes, the book contains a wittily told history of the restaurants themselves, a glossary of terms used, a section on how to read a menu, and a complete index. The Brown Derby Cookbook is a culinary adventure that will inspire the unimaginative cook and delight the gustatory expert. (1949)

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Written in part by the founder's widow, this book is jam-packed with photos of the stars and recipes for their favorite dishes. Wonderful memories of the various restaurants and the mystique of "the hat". And did you know that the Cobb Salad originated at the Brown Derby? (1996)

From "The Beginning" to "The Last Act" and all the recipes in between, this is a tribute to the landmark that was Chasen's. Includes the world famous chili recipe, and quotes and photos from the stars and politicians who loved it. (1996)

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