Star Grazing in Hollywood: Reminiscence of a Beverly Hills Restaurateur (Recollections and Recipes)

By 1930 Beverly Hills was more than a one-horse town; after all there was Tom Mix’s horse Hoot Gibson’s Hopalong’s (Bill Boyd) Leo Carillo’s and a good number of others were seen on the bridal paths of Rodeo Drive and Sunset Boulevard. Also in 1930 a restaurant serving Mitell-European cuisine opened in a wood-frame house on now-famous Rodeo Drive. Recovering from the “Crash of ‘29” was difficult but through the dedication and personality of owner Mama Weiss the restaurant prospered and became “home away from home” to many colorful members of the motion picture community.