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Good Food

Revisiting The Source Restaurant

Damian Paul was the manager at The Source, an organic and natural foods restaurant on Sunset Boulevard that opened in the late 1960's. Owned by the enigmatic Jim Baker, The Source was also at the center of The Source Family , a cultural experiment of communal living.

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By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

Damian Paul was the manager at The Source, an organic and natural foods restaurant on Sunset Boulevard that opened in the late 1960's. Owned by the enigmatic Jim Baker, The Source was also at the center of

The Source Family

, a cultural experiment of communal living.

The Source lives on and has found a new home in Hawaii, where Paul runs the show, just as he did in Los Angeles.

A recent documentary about The Source Family can be purchased on iTunes and Amazon.

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    Supervising Producer, Good Food

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    Senior Director, Good Food

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