Hat Cuisine:A stolen car belonging to Brad...

Hat Cuisine:

A stolen car belonging to Brad Winnaman, a chef at Campanile restaurant, was recovered the other day, virtually intact. Even the radio was still in place. One thing was missing--the beret that Winnaman uses while cooking.

“He’s upset about it,” said owner/chef Marc Peel. “He liked that hat. Now I have to lend him mine.”

Peel said the culprit appeared to be a joy-rider, not a rival chef.

A club’s sign in La Canada Flintridge seems to be guaranteeing a dark, dark tan in our accompanying photo, which was contributed by Downtown News columnist Gordon Dillow.

List of the Day:

Though L.A. has plenty of problems of its own, our local politicians have never hesitated to become involved in attention-getting national and international issues over which they have no authority.

The other day, the Board of Supervisors approved a motion by member Mike Antonovich calling upon the government to open the files on the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Thanks, Mike. All Washington was waiting for the supes’ decision.

Some other memorable actions by local public servants:

1988--City Councilman Ernani Bernardi goes on record as saying that American figure skater Debi Thomas “got shafted” by East European judges in the Winter Olympics. Bernardi adds that winning East German skater Katarina Witt wore a “weird outfit.”

1980--Ignoring the United States’ decision to recognize Communist China and to sever diplomatic relations with Taiwan, the council orders the flag of Taiwan raised over City Hall.

1973--Six City Council members condemn actress Jane Fonda for what they describe as “disgraceful and shameful remarks” about American POWs in Vietnam.

1965--Referring to the Administration’s Vietnam policy, L.A. Mayor Sam Yorty writes President Lyndon B. Johnson: “You certainly have your hands full. Anytime I can help call upon me.” Later, on a visit to Saigon, the mayor admits he misplaced $430 in travelers checks after he and an Air Force general trade shirts at a cocktail party.

1959--During a dinner at the Ambassador Hotel, Mayor Norris Poulson scolds visiting Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev for the latter’s past remark that communism would “bury” capitalism. Poulson’s rejection doesn’t hurt half as much as Mickey Mouse’s snub. Khrushchev is forbidden to visit Disneyland.

Economic Indicators (cont.):

When two Century City attorneys started their own firm a few months ago, they sent out formally engraved cards that stated:

“Dennis A. Kendig and Bradley D. Ross announce with trepidation the formation of a partnership. . . .”

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Cal Poly Pomona is the home of the Raymond Burr Orchid Collection, established by the actor in 1980. The donation was made after Burr learned, while working as a TV commentator at the Rose Parade, that the flowers for the school’s float were all grown by Cal Poly students.