LACHS Webinar from May 6, 2021
A presentation with award-winning chef, best-selling author and renowned educator George Geary. George’s presentation is based on his book L.A.’s Legendary Restaurants.
L.A.’s Legendary Restaurants is an illustrated history of dozens of landmark eateries from throughout the City of Angels. From such classics as Musso & Frank and The Brown Derby in the 1920s to the see-and-be-seen crowds at Chasen’s, Romanoffs, and Ciro’s in the mid-20th century to the dawn of California cuisine at Ma Maison and Spago Sunset in the 1970s and ’80s, L.A.’s Legendary Restaurants celebrates the famous locations where Hollywood ate, drank, and played.
About George Geary CCP
George Geary is an award-winning chef, best-selling author and renowned educator. A former pastry chef for the Walt Disney Company, Geary is a Certified Culinary Professional, and was recently chosen as the Culinary Educator of the Year by the International Association of Culinary Professionals. He is perhaps best known for creating all of the cheesecakes for The Golden Girls and other top-rated television programs. Geary has worked as a critic and/or judge for ABC’s The Taste with Anthony Bourdain, The American Baking Competition with Jeff Foxworthy, Hell's Kitchen, Supermarket Superstar and many other popular television shows. For over 9 years, George taught classes and conducted tours aboard Holland America Lines; visiting 118 countries and every continent.
For over 30 years Geary has been involved with the judging of culinary contests for major food manufacturers such as Canola Producers, Veg-All, Hormel Foods, the Hershey Company, Knott’s Berry Farm Foods, Ghirardelli Chocolate, Fleischmann’s Yeast, San Diego Union Tribune, ABC News, and many more. From 1982–2010, George was the Culinary Coordinator of the Los Angeles County Fair.
Geary is the author of fifteen cookbooks/food history including: The Cheesecake Bible, The Complete Baking Cookbook, and 125 Best Cheesecake Recipes. Made in California is his next book being released this year. He is presently the featured chef on the San Diego Live news show on the CBS Network. This year he has been “Zooming” his food segments from his home for WGN-TV Chicago, NBC-Tampa Florida and Hallmark’s Home and Family. George lives in Los Angeles.
For more information about George Geary, visit his website: www.georgegeary.com