August 26, 2009

Jim Baker opened the first health food restau­rant in Hol­ly­wood on Sun­set Boule­vard. The Aware Inn served deli­cious veg­e­tar­ian foods and even­tu­ally became a very pop­u­lar gath­er­ing place for Hol­ly­wood Stars includ­ing Cary Grant, War­ren Beatty, John Lennon, Lucille Ball and Clint East­wood, etc. He later started the Old Word Restau­rants in Bev­erly Hills and Palm Springs and then started The Source restau­rants; all served deli­cious healthy cuisine.

Patri­cia said, “He was a very hand­some man at 6′ 4″ tall. He could have been a Hol­ly­wood Star because he was so charm­ing, out­go­ing and the per­fect host.”

Baker met Paul Bragg at a Bragg Health Cru­sade in Cincin­nati, Ohio, when Paul gave a cook­ing class. Patri­cia was inter­viewed by a film crew yes­ter­day for an upcom­ing doc­u­men­tary about Jim Baker and the influ­ence of Paul Bragg who was Baker’s men­tor. The film crew and the pro­ducer spent three hours with Patri­cia rem­i­nisc­ing about the early days when the Aware Inn got started.