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Hollywood Brown Derby restaurant at 1628 North Vine. Despite its less distinctive Spanish Mission style facade, the second Brown Derby, which opened on Valentine's Day 1929 at 1628 North Vine Street in Hollywood, was the branch that played the greater part in Hollywood history. Due to its proximity to movie studios, it became the place to do ...
In 1931, after changing his name to Eddie Vitch, he approached the Hollywood Brown Derby owner, Robert H. Cobb, and offered to draw caricatures of the famous patrons who dined at the restaurant. [1] In a very short time, Vitch drew hundreds of pictures of Hollywood stars, and the Brown Derby became famous for the caricatures which adorned its ...
The cocktail was created at The Hollywood Reporter founder Billy Wilkerson's Vendôme Club on Sunset Boulevard [4] in 1930. The Brown Derby is considered a brunch cocktail in that it is "tart enough to wake up the palate, but not tangy enough to jolt". [5]
The Hollywood Brown Derby went out of business in 1985, and the space was destroyed by fire in 1987. Others of the four locations were destroyed by the 1992 L.A. riots and 1994 Northridge Earthquake.
Another version of the creation is that Robert Kreis, executive chef at the restaurant, created the salad in 1929 (the year the Brown Derby's Hollywood location opened) and named it in honor of Cobb. [6] The same source confirms that 1937 was the reported date of the version noted above, with Cobb making the salad. [6]
The exact origin of the beverage, however, is somewhat disputed, with several iconic restaurants taking credit. "Chasen’s in Hollywood claimed to have originated it, but the Brown Derby ...
Also during this time, Hollywood Brown Derby briefly occupied the building, after their previous location, a half-block away, was destroyed in a fire. [1] In 2008, the building, occupied by the Basque nightclub, was destroyed in a fire. [1] The location has since become a parking lot. [3]
A Brown Derby spokesperson told the News-Leader on Wednesday that the chain has no comment on why it is closing its stores. After recently closing at least 4 stores, Brown Derby shuttering ...