To Live and Dine in L.A.

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To Live and Dine in L.A.

At the turn of the twentieth century, when L.A. was the premiere sanatorium destination for the infirm and the invalid— a TB tourist hot-spot— the restaurant dishes L.A was notorious for were vegetarian. At early health-conscious haunts like the... At the turn of the twentieth century, when L.A. was the premiere sanatorium destination for the infirm and the invalid— a TB tourist hot-spot— the restaurant dishes L.A was notorious for were vegetarian. At early health-conscious haunts like the...

At the turn of the twentieth century, when L.A. was the premiere sanatorium destination for the infirm and the invalid— a TB tourist hot-spot— the restaurant dishes L.A was notorious for were vegetarian. At early health-conscious haunts like the Vegetarian Restaurant (which opened at the bottom of Bunker Hill in 1903) and the Nut Kettle in the 1930s (home of the nut burger), plant and vegetable dishes fed the city’s thriving vegetarian and raw food movements.

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