Nicky Blair's
Nicky Blair's was a high end Italian restaurant on the Sunset Strip at 8730 Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, next to Le Dome.[1][2] which thrived from the Golden Hollywood era up to the early 1990s. It was named after the proprietor, Nicky Blair. The restaurant, with a piano bar, served freshly made pasta, scampi, scallopini, and grilled fish and meat dishes.[3]
Notable patrons
The restaurant was a favourite evening haunt of numerous actors and celebrities,[4] such as Frank Sinatra, who would play poker in the kitchen to escape the attention of fans and the press. Sylvester Stallone also frequented the restaurant and would take his dates to Nicky Blair's.[5]
"A black waiter accidentally spilled a tray of glasses on the floor. Nikki Blair, the restaurant owner, fired the man on the spot for having disturbed Mr. Sinatra. Frank, however, had other ideas. He called Blair over to the poker table, grabbed him by the shirt and asked Blair, "Nikki, how much is one of those glasses worth?" "About 5 dollars," replied Blair. Sinatra then told the waiter to break every glass he could find in the kitchen. After several hundred glasses were broken, Sinatra motioned one of his bodyguards to give him (Sinatra) a thick roll of $100 bills. Frank then handed the roll to Blair and gave the now terrified restaurauteur some chilling advice: "Nikki, this guy can now break as many glasses as he wants for the rest of his life. And every time I come here, I want to see that he's still working for you. Is that clear?" -Anecdote on Frank Sinatra and Nicky Blair's.[6]
References
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- ^ Roberts, Les (1 January 1994). The Lemon Chicken Jones: A Saxon Mystery (#6). Gray & Company, Publishers. p. 86. ISBN 978-1-938441-05-9.
- ^ Kaye, Elizabeth (21 April 2015). Men: What They Do, What They Think, and Why... Byliner. p. 183. ISBN 978-1-5080-1282-5.
- ^ "The 33 Coolest Guys- Past and Present". Guerillatraveler.com. Retrieved 17 July 2015.