The Culinary Historians of Southern California presents a free, in-person lecture:

‘History of California Foods & Iconic Restaurants’

By George Geary ― Prolific Author, TV Personality, Culinary Tour Guide and Expert in California Fast Foods and Restaurants

 From fast food locations that all started in Los Angeles to historical iconic restaurants, George Geary highlights the food industry from his two current books, Made in California and L.A.'s Landmark Restaurants.

This is an illustrated lecture Saturday, September 9, 10:30 a.m. at the Los Angeles Central Library. 

Visit the original California locations that impacted the country's eating habits and trends in this informative presentation—and then return to some of the area's venerable food establishments loved by all. 

 The lecture, followed by a reception, is free and open to the public. 

Reservations are requested: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/george-geary-history-of-california-foods-i…

Central Library parking: 524 South Flower Street Garage. Saturday $1 flat rate with validation (9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.). Take your parking ticket with you. Parking validation is available at the library's Information Desk (first floor). The validation shows up as a small barcode imprinted on the parking ticket. Credit card or debit card payments can be made at the exit gates. Cash payments can only be made in machines at the P-1 level of the parking garage before returning to your car.

George Geary

• Author of fifteen historic food and cookbooks. 
• Celebrating his 30th year in morning television conducting food segments on WGN-TV Chicago, NBC-Tampa, and his home station FOX5-San Diego.
• 35th year celebration of George Geary Culinary Tours, conducting tours of Los Angeles Food locations and the South of France. 
• In the 1980s, George worked behind the scenes on major television shows in prop departments creating edible and non-edible foods.
• In 2025, the 40th anniversary of The Golden Girls, Chronicle Books will publish George's 16th book, The Official Golden Girls Cheesecake Cookbook. 
• George is frequently quoted and written about in the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, and USA Today as an expert in California Fast Foods and Restaurants.
  

People with a passion for food beyond the knife and fork founded the Culinary Historians of Southern California in 1995 as an affiliate of the Los Angeles Public Library. Typical of library patrons, we sought an intellectual as well as gastronomic approach to food, but not at the expense of taking themselves so seriously that they would forget to have fun.

We currently have over 200 members, making us the largest culinary history group in the country, so we must be doing something right.

Membership — Culinary Historians of Southern California (chsocal.org)