Long-time Dodger Stadium press dining room chef dies at 75

Dave Pearson, long-time Dodgers’ press dining room chef, died Saturday at the age of 75 File photoLOS ANGELES >> Long-time Los Angeles Dodgers’ press dining room chef Dave Pearson died Saturday after a lengthy illness. He was 75.

Pearson worked at various locations within Dodger Stadium for more than 50 years, creating sumptuous meals for a vast array of individuals, including sports greats, Hollywood stars and presidents of the United States.

A native of Brooklyn who cheered the Dodgers as a child, Pearson moved with his mother to Southern California when he was 16 years old. After learning to cook at a small restaurant in Boyle Heights, Pearson earned a part-time job at Dodger Stadium,…