LA’s Landmark Restaurants

ABOUT THE BOOK:  LA’s Landmark Restaurants by Santa Monica Press is the continuation of the 2016 Best Seller LA’s Legendary Restaurants. Another 60 locations with over 120 recipes for home use. LA’s Landmark Restaurants focuses on Legacy Family-owned restaurants of today and yesteryear. With an array of cuisines from Long Beach to the Valley, you will find many of your favorites today and long bygone eras. A coffee table book fully illustrated with hundreds of pictures, menus, and mementos of each establishment.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER: George Geary is the author of 15 cookbooks and historical California food books. George has taught cooking classes from coast to coast and on every continent. He's  traveled to 119 countries, teaching and lecturing about culinary history and foods. For the past 32 seasons, George has taken groups to the South of France, Belgium, and Italy on food excursions, besides day trips around the southland. Currently, you can see George cooking on local morning shows with his home stations of FOX5-San Diego, WGN-TV Chicago, and NBC-Tampa. One of George’s hobbies is to read historical plaques on buildings and venues around the world, like the one he obtained for the original See’s Candy Kitchen and Store on Western Avenue.

ABOUT THE CLUB: Founded in 1925, the Los Angeles Breakfast Club still thrives with food, friendship, and fun. Our meetings are held in our clubhouse, Friendship Auditorium, located at 3201 Riverside Drive, near the corner of Los Feliz Boulevard, in Griffith Park. Best described as a variety show, attendees enjoy a catered breakfast, silly songs, club traditions, and an interesting presentation from a guest speaker.

TICKETS: Sales on LAbreakfastclub.com close 48 hours before breakfast. Non-members are $25 and Members receive a 25% discount when logged into their Membership Portal. 

Please arrive between 6:45 - 7:00 AM sharp! Doors close at 7:15 AM. Your admission includes a buffet breakfast, enjoyment of our 97-year-old club traditions, plus a special presentation from our Speaker of the Week!

COVID-19 SAFETY:

- Surgical disposable face masks or medical-grade masks (i.e., KN95, KF94, N95) are strongly recommended when not eating or drinking, especially during the cold and flu season, and will be provided on request.

- The Los Angeles Breakfast Club requires proof of full vaccination, along with a government or education issued photo ID, upon arrival. Per the guidelines set by the CDC, full vaccination means that at least 14 days have passed since receiving the final dose of an FDA-authorized or WHO-listed COVID-19 vaccine. For anyone who is eligible, the LABC also requires attendees to have received booster shots. A one-month (30 day) grace period is given to those eligible but have not yet received booster shots. Booster shot eligibility is defined as:

• People ages 12 years and older are recommended to receive one updated Pfizer or Moderna (bivalent) booster. This includes people who have received all primary series doses and people who have previously received one or more original (monovalent) boosters.

For more information, please see the CDC’s guidance on boosters: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/booster-shot.html.