In 2008, The Hungry City Guides was invited to a star-studded gifting suite for the Academy Awards.
Here are what celebrities and Oscar-nominees had to say about our guides and decks.


Harry Shearer
Simpsons, Le Show on NPR








Saoirse Ronan
Atonement







Evan Handler
Sex and the City
 





Taylor Parks
Hairspray


“That’s genius! Such a great idea.”
—Amy Sloan on the Decks
Big Shots


“We were just at one of these restaurants the other night. This is great. I will use this.”
—Shane West on the Decks
ER, A Walk to Remember


“Awesome.”
—Rex Lee
Entourage
 

“This is awesome…Great idea… This is brilliant.”
—Chris McDonald on the Decks and Guides
Happy Gilmore


“A great idea.”
—Christopher Hamptom on the Decks
Writer, Atonement


“Me and my buddies love this kind of thing.”
—Jeremy Renner on the Decks
S.W.A.T


“Awesome. I’m going to get these for my mom.”
—Shar Jackson on the Decks
MTV


“These are great. I can give these as gifts.”
—Tony Denison on the Decks
The Closer
 


“These are awesome. I have a child so this is great.”
—Emily Wagner on Hungry? Los Angeles Family.
ER, Se7en


“That’s amazing! I love the whole idea.”
—Brooke Mueller
Witchouse


“I love that! What a great idea.”
—Yogi Lonich on the Decks
Guitarist for Chris Cornell


“Good idea. I love that.”
—Chyna
Wrestler


“Each time my boyfriend and I want to get drinks, we go to the Belmont. Now we can try all these new places. It’s all we do—look for new places to eat and drink.”
—Bree Turner on the Decks
Just My Luck


“Fun! I love finding new places to eat.”
—Christina DeRosa on the Decks
Entourage, Extreme Movie


“Oh my gosh, this is great! Great idea!”
—Gina Rivera on the Decks
The Great Debaters


“Oh, that’s so cool! This is perfect: I can see where I want to go in the Deck and also check it out in detail in the book.”
—Jud Tylor on the Guide and Decks
Charlie Wilson’s War
                     


“This is great. LA definitely has great food, so these are great gifts.”
—Lee Arenberg on the Decks
Pirates of the Caribbean


“Some of my friends have these and they use them all the time.”
—Anna Kendrick on the Guides
Rocket Science


“Oh cool. This is fantastic. This is the most useful thing of the day.”
—Stephen Schwartz on the Decks
Songwriter, Enchanted


“This is great. I love to eat, so definitely give this a try.”
—Mayhem
American Gladiators
 


“This is my favorite thing here because me and my boyfriend love to try new restaurants. This is exciting.”
—Stacy Keebler
Dancing with the Stars


“What a great gift, since everyone loves to eat!”
—Sweet P
Designer
Project Runway