Evening star., 1939-06-11
NoMysteries
For the Stars
In Kitchens
Cooking Not a Lost
Art Among Film
Lovelies
By Harold Hefernan.
HOIL NWOOD

HILL L w oob.
Embarrassing as it may be to
some, return of the short skirt
haSnt impaired the charms of Clau-
dette Colbert and Marlene Dietrich,
two of the best -underpinner glamor
girls in town. Each carrying bun
die, they meet in front of boule
ward fashion shop and pause to
chat. In three minutes. a crowd
OF so gathers to cape. Which re-
minds us paradoxlcally, of the time
We asked Marlenes husband, Ru-
dolph Seiber, what he liked best
about his wife. Gosh" said Ru-
dolph, his eyes alight, "how that
girl can cook!'
Don't ever get the idea that cook
ing is lost art among lovely ladies
of the f1ickers. Best culinary artist
in town is zasu Pitts, whose new
home in Belair boasts the largest,
most modern kitchen hereabouts.
Zasu spends several hours a day
working in it. has published a cook
book containing widely diversl-
fed array of recipes, and specializes
in jellles and preserves. Living right
next door is Shirley Temple, who
eats toast every morning with Pitts,
jam spread thickly over it. II
you're friend of Zasu Seven only
casual acquaintance-and drop
around to her house, chances are
you'll go home carrying several jars
Of preserves.
Irene Dunno is another who
knows more than just how to boil
water. When not making love to
Charles Boyer on a movie set, Irene
is most likely to be found puttering
around her Beverly Hills kitchen.
Her professional cook doesn't sneer,
either. because she recognizes and
respects a real artist.-Irene carries
a basket into a chain store market
daily when she isn't working, hand
picks her own viCtuals-and is not
to be overcharged. One store man.
ager tried that once-and his ears
still burn from the sarcastic TRADE
turned on him BY the quiet-man-
nered actress.
The two best spaghetti fiXers in
town are Don Ameche and Jack
La Rue and, appropriately, both
are italians. La Rues name is
carried over spaghetti emporium
in the valley and the product is
so good it supports q of Jacks
relatives. who rushed out here from
the East four years ago when the
actor struck pay dirt. Jack has
nothing to do with the place any
more. but his private recipe is fol-
lowed by the chef. Warner Baxter
specializes in Spanish dishes and
takes great pleasure and pride i'll
whipping up eye-watering viandS
for his friends.
Arthur TreaCher. screens foremost
"gentlemans gentleman" was a
maitre de hotel for while and
still likes to dabble with English
dishes. His Sussex pudding is a
eustatory delight that mas tempted
many a stars palate. Of Treacher
the headwaiter at the Beverly Hills
Brown Derby SAYS: He knows
how to order a dinner better than
any other actor in Hollywood.
The old saw about The way to
llldiI = IIVdI 10 tiiIouS1l iiAo
stomach" could be broadened to in
clude the other sex for a certain
episode involving Mae West and
Marlene Dietrich Several years
ago, when the two were top-notchers
on the same lot, they waged bitter
feud that ran along for several
months. Finally, Marlene weakened
and broke the ice by going out
into her kitchen and baking the
finest pineapple pie you ever saw.
Topping it with a luscious meringue
frosting. she carried it right over
to Macs dressing room. Now. if
there's anything Mae likes better
than a pineapple pie, its two of
them, so she smacked her lips and
dug right into it. incidentally.
there's no better pastry cook in
Hollywood than Marlene mot ex-
cepting the champion Miss Pitts
That delicious pie tickled Mae S
stomach and melted her heart
Today Mae West and Miss Dietrich
are fast friends-cemented by pie
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