Harry Lewis Leaves Behind a Legacy in Hollywood and Hospitality
Not many people succeed in the restaurant business, but Harry Lewis was one of the few. Harry and his wife Marilyn founded the Hamburger Hamlet chain in 1950 and expanded it to 24 locations before...
View ArticleWhat’s in a Name? The Kate Mantilini Story
What’s in a Name? Is a series about the untold stories of restaurant monikers. Earlier this week, when we heard that longtime L.A. restaurateur Harry Lewis had passed away, I was reminded of Kate...
View ArticleHow Three Pioneering Immigrants Forever Changed the Course—and the Culture—of...
In 1967, a short, dark-skinned Zapotec Indian was sent by a downtown temp agency to the Hamburger Hamlet restaurant in Westwood, which needed a dishwasher. Asael Gonzalez was from the village of...
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