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The Cat & Fiddle’s bar Te food is heaven for a homesick Brit, and for others it’s a chance to take your taste buds to blighty: try the delights of a ploughman’s lunch, Cornish pasty, fish and chips, Scotch egg and bangers and mash. In June, the Cat & Fiddle is going to be opening on the weekends for breakfast and brunch – and make sure you keep an eye out for the resident ghost… Located What would a pub be without darts? next to the Egyptian Teatre (there’s even a side entrance from the forecourt), the Pig 'n Whistle opened its doors for the first time in June 1927 to provide food and drinks for movie-goers (this was before concession stands). Surviving both the Depression and WWII, it soon became a favorite watering hole for stars like Cary Grant, Spencer Tracy, Clark Gable and Judy Garland, but closed in the 1950’s. It wasn’t until 1999 when the new owners paid over $1,000,000 for a full restoration. In March 2001 the glory days were back again. Inside, make sure you look up at the ornate, gothic carved wood ceiling and then try to count the number of vintage pig and whistle tiles – they’re everywhere: “People love the historical feeling they get when they walk continues The Pig ‘n Whistle has stood on hallowed Hollywood ground since 1927. Its interior style and furnishing (below) sets an upscale, old world tone. SUMMER 2010 / DISCOVER HOLLYWOOD 47