Otto's Pink Pig, Sherman Oaks CA 1940s Rum The Cunard-owned RMS Mauretania was

The Cunard-owned RMS Mauretania was one of the most luxurious vessels of its time with wood paneling

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beset by money troubles

Escoffier died in 1935 but his Le Guide Culinaire remains an influential textbook on cooking and chefs throughout the world continue to follow the rules he laid down

Otto's Pink Pig, Sherman Oaks CA 1940s Rum The Cunard-owned RMS Mauretania wasFrom the Museum of San Fernando Valley: "In 1945, as World War II came to a close, Otto Nassar opened his restaurant, The Pink Pig in what was then Van Nuys now, Sherman Oaks, California. The place, which originally looked like a cafe off Route 66, was modest in decor and great in food. The fact that celebrities such as Dorothy Lamour and Bob Hope ate there, when returning from long days on the set in the "country", soon made The Pink Pig a