Word: chasen
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...most part, though, Abrams and other parents enjoy the village atmosphere and diversity of West Hollywood, which offers something for every taste. One of President Reagan's favorite restaurants, Chasen's, is a local landmark to snobbery. An inordinate number of other acclaimed eateries --Spago, Trumps, Morton's, Scandia, the Ivy--also flourish. So do a fistful of opulent hotels, including Le Bel Age (a classy favorite of businessmen), the Sunset Marquis (occasional host to Bruce Springsteen and Cyndi Lauper) and Le Mondrian (boasting a $1 million rainbow paint job, nightly jazz and some of the best panoramic views...
...deterred the clients of small and svelte Regent Air, which began the old-fashioned service in August. In addition to being provided with caviar and executive secretaries for $810 one-way between the New York area and Los Angeles, passengers have called Paris, Rome, Santiago and even Chasen's restaurant in Hollywood for dinner reservations. The price: $7.35 for the first three minutes, plus charges for a regular operator-assisted call...
...underwritten by eight conservative California tycoons, including Reagan Patron Holmes Tuttle and Union Bank Chairman John Heidt. "We're doing it," said Heidt, "because we want it to be a private-enterprise situation." The menu was Reagan's favorite food from his favorite Los Angeles restaurant: Chasen's chicken pot pie and "snowballs," ice cream rolled in toasted coconut and covered with chocolate sauce...
...summer of 1970. On a Saturday afternoon the White House switchboard operator reached me at the hotel in Laguna Beach, Calif., that served as the press center. Would I like to drive with the President and Bebe Rebozo, his old friend, to Los Angeles? We could have dinner at Chasen's restaurant...
...agen-Dazs at Elaine's, and Sedutto's at the Four Seasons and "21." Germaine's in Washington, D.C., serves a litchi-nut ice cream made specially by Bob's Famous; Lockeober's in Boston serves ice cream specially made by Bailey's. Chasen's, Scandia and Perino's in Los Angeles haughtily refuse to divulge their ice-cream brands...