On October 11 , 2016, I had an incredible time at the “Smoke House” 70th Anniversary Celebration hosted by Actress Katharine Kramer! Katharine did an amazing job -- the event was always flowing and interesting! It was filled with people who love the Smoke House and came to share their stories, including dignitaries, celebrities, and frequent patrons. Former Council Man Tom LaBonge, Wink and Sandy Martindale, Dawn Wells, Ted Lange, Ronnie Schell, Jackie Joseph, and Karen Sharpe, just to name a few stars at the event. We were glad to hear stories from Director Garry Marshall’s children Scott and Kathleen about how much the Smoke House meant to the entire Marshall Family through the years. They both attended the event with their mother, Barbara. Also at this very special night, Publicist to the Stars Harlan Boll who represents some of the biggest stars in Hollywood...
I also got to spend time with some of my friends Singer /Songwriter Dianna Parro and Author, # 1 Lucy Fan Michael Stern who wrote a great book about Lucille Ball. I met some new friends also that night including Singer Marv Robinson, who helped us dance the night away as well as the amazing Roselyn Moran and singer Margaret Love. Of course, the beautiful Marti Spencer, owner of the Smoke House gave away great raffle prizes and made everyone feel at home.
The Smoke House staff were fabulous that night. Special thanks to Kam who does publicity for The Smoke House. And, THE FOOD!!! So many choices…I treated myself to filet mignon with baked potato and yes, could not resist; my no carb regime went out the window, as I had to have the their world famous garlic bread. Speaking of that, in honor of the restaurant’s 70th anniversary, its World Famous Garlic Bread” “will now be available for shipping throughout the continental United States. “To recognize this landmark anniversary, we wanted to do something our customers have been requesting for years,” said Marti Spencer, co-owner of the Smoke House. “Our proprietary garlic/cheese blend with our special French bread is a combination so many find irresistible, and this shipping option makes it available to everyone who can’t make it to our restaurant.”
The garlic bread is vacuum packed and ready to heat, and shipped via UPS with one or two-day delivery. (The restaurant is now accepting phone orders.) Currently, the Smoke House sells about 2,500 garlic
bread loaves per month to its in-house and take-out diners.
Go by the Smoke House if you can, incredible food and a great event is coming up because on October 28th in celebration of Halloween starting at 4 p.m get 30% off the entire dinner menu. Then starting at 9 p.m. is the Halloween party and the costume contest starts at 11 p.m.
To learn more about the Smoke House’s legendary story, click on the “History” button at SmokeHouse1946.com to see a mini-documentary called “Tales From The Smoke House” featuring
celebrity recollections of the venerable eatery through the years. The Smoke House, where every diner is treated like a star, is located at 4420 W. Lakeside Dr. (corner of Lakeside and Barham) in Burbank. For more information, call (818) 845-3731.
Click HERE to find out more about upcoming events and The Smokehouse.