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Gossip Friday: Gable the Gourmet
From August 1950: When the gourmets of Hollywood go out to entertain with food, and want to do it properly and impressively, they leave the menu to Chef Robert Kreis. In the private dining room of one of the Brown Derbies, where Chef Robert is the head kitchen man, a visiting millionaire is entertaining for 20. There will be a bar, “naturally,” and the same menu Chef Robert ran up for Clark Gable’s party last week. The appetizers will consist of some very appetizing stuff: Alaskan Crab, smoked oysters, pate de foie gras, caviar and cherry tomatoes, stuffed with ground anchovies. Gable and many others and the unnamed millionaire have…
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{The Brown Derby Restaurant} Part 3: Eating at the Brown Derby
Recently my husband and I strolled into the Vine Street Brown Derby and glanced at the hundreds of caricatures lining the walls while we were led to our u-shaped brown booth. Under the dim lighting and ambiance full of Hollywood nostalgia, we enjoyed a lovely meal, with a perfect cocktail, beautifully executed entrees and a classic dessert. The above is all true, except we were at the replica of the Vine Street Brown Derby inside of Walt Disney World’s Hollywood Studios park in Orlando. And the ambiance was a bit ruined by our two year old watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse on my phone in between us. But alas… I must admit I was…
