Category Archives: Food and Drink

Found on EBay — Nixon’s Restaurants

Posted on September 2, 2009 by lmharnisch

An ashtray from Nixon's Family Restaurants (run by Richard Nixon's brother, Donald) has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $9.99.

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Ike Rides Wave of Popularity; Dodgers Call Up Reinforcements

Posted on September 2, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 2, 1959: A story about President Eisenhower's European trip marking the 20th anniversary of Hitler's invasion of Poland notes that he remains popular. But look at what's happening in the country as Ike prepares to leave office: The prime … Continue reading →

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Thug Clubs L.A. Woman

Posted on September 2, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 2, 1949: Cub Scout wins cake contest!   I thought it would be fun to dip into the 1949 editions of the Mirror, if only briefly. At that time, Paul Coates was mostly covering nightclubs and had yet to … Continue reading →

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Judge Bars Bus Strike; Giants Beat Dodgers

Posted on August 29, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 29, 1959: A judge's temporary restraining order prevents a bus and streetcar strike. Someone has a Cold War souvenir in the shed. Let's fire it up and see what happens. The threat of communist aggression casts a shadow over … Continue reading →

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Soldier’s Widow Spends Pension on Getting Drunk

Posted on August 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Aug. 28, 1889: The Times has a bonus for subscribers to the Weekly Mirror — a book on embroidery. Officer Dugan picks up a chronic alcoholic who spends her widow's pension on liquor.

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Cooking With the Junior League, Las Vegas

Posted on August 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

This week in Cooking With the Junior League, Mary McCoy focuses on the brunches of Las Vegas. She writes: Food-wise, Las Vegas has come a long way in recent years.  From commercially proven brand names like Wolfgang Puck, Bobby Flay, … Continue reading →

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Man Sleeps Off Drunk on Top of Brooklyn Bridge

Posted on August 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Aug. 25, 1899: Dr. Wong offers free consultations, 713 S. Main.   Mr. Wagner sleeps off a drunk on top of the Brooklyn Bridge and is rescued by "Jim the Climber." No, he doesn't remember how he got there … Continue reading →

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Cooking With the Junior League, Hawaii

Posted on August 19, 2009 by lmharnisch

This week in Cooking With the Junior League, Mary McCoy looks at the history of Hawaiian cuisine. She writes: Over the past thousand years, settlers have migrated to the island from all over the world seeking work, food, and land, … Continue reading →

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Daily Mirror Lunch

Posted on August 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

Photograph by the friendly folks at Philippe Here's the group from Saturday's Daily Mirror lunch in the mass transit alcove at Philippe. From left, Greg Clancey; Larry Harnisch (Daily Mirror); Mary Mallory (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences); Brady … Continue reading →

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Lunch With Larry and Keith, Aug. 15

Posted on August 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

Larry Harnisch/Los Angeles Times I always assume Daily Mirror readers are familiar with Philippe. It's at 1001 N. Alameda, just north of Union Station. We had so much fun at our last Daily Mirror lunch at Philippe that Keith and … Continue reading →

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Cigar Making in Los Angeles

Posted on August 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 12, 1889: "Los Angeles consumes at least 20,000,000 cigars annually — a low estimate at that. Cigar makers," he went on, "estimate that every voter, on an average, uses four cigars per day."

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Drunk Salesman Arrested for Indecent Exposure

Posted on August 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 10, 1899: Two drunk salesmen go to a house in Sonoratown (North Main Street) and ask for food. "The lady of the house told them it was against her principles to feed drunken beggars."

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Don Pasquale Gets Roaring Drunk

Posted on August 5, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Aug. 5, 1889: Officer Sanchez locks up Don Pasquale for the night.  

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Cooking With the Junior League, Independence, Mo.

Posted on August 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

This week in Cooking With the Junior League, Mary McCoy looks at the recipes of former First Lady Bess Truman. Mary writes:  "There have been unlikelier First Ladies than Bess Truman, but few I like more. "And so, despite the … Continue reading →

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Faithful Dog Guards Drunk Master

Posted on August 2, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 2, 1899: Porfiro Sanchez and his faithful dog head home to Garvanza after an exciting day in the big city.  

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Drinking With the Junior League — 1952

Posted on July 30, 2009 by lmharnisch

Special Daiquiri Cocktail: "This cocktail hits like a sap to the back of the head." Brady Potts takes over in this week's Cooking With the Junior League and examines mixology from Memphis, 1952: "Oh my. "This…this is a tasty, tasty … Continue reading →

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Mary Lascomb Gets Roaring Drunk

Posted on July 29, 2009 by lmharnisch

  July 29, 1889: A drunk Mary Lascomb makes the night "hideous with her yells and shrieks" and gets taken away by the police.

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Police Botch Raid on Club

Posted on July 19, 2009 by lmharnisch

July 19, 1899: Police testified about a raid on the Republican Club, run by African Americans, but although they described debauchery, they couldn't cite specific instances. They just said it was a bad place: "Officers who testified were woefully lacking … Continue reading →

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Young Florita Tears Up the Town

Posted on July 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

Jan. 31, 1899: Many people, especially the noir fans, prefer the newspapers of the 1930s and '40s, but I love the turn of the century papers because The Times wrote about everything that happened and didn't spare the details.

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Chef Joseph Goes on a Bender

Posted on July 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

July 12, 1889: Millionaire P. Beaudry's chef, Joseph Garson, is an artist in the kitchen but when he's been drinking he becomes "a rather disagreeable personage."

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