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Let LaLaScoop tantalize your imagination with creations by top culinary artists around town, so that your taste buds can be satisfied by masterful meals and aperitifs, sure to incite pleasurable mastication all year round.

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Dine like grown ups at Belvedere in Beverly Hills

For an adult night out, dine like grown-ups in Beverly Hills at Belvedere inside the opulent five-star Peninsula Hotel. Soak up the sunshine on the terrace or sit inside at one of the elegant tables, with French country chairs, surrounded by impressive modern art. To dine here always seems special. Personable Executive Chef David Codney keeps dishes simple by using high-quality locally sourced ingredients, wild-caught … Continue reading Dine like grown ups at Belvedere in Beverly Hills

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Maple at Descanso Gardens: Brunch and a Garden Stroll

Take a pre or post-brunch stroll through the blooming camellias in the 150-acre garden oasis at the historic Descanso Gardens in La Cañada Flintridge. Intoxicate your loved one with the smell of wisteria or magnolia blossoms before indulging in their restaurant Maple, only open for brunch on the weekends. The menu is infused with maple items like Maple Moscow Mules, Chicken and Beignets with Maple … Continue reading Maple at Descanso Gardens: Brunch and a Garden Stroll

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The Henry, Robertson’s new dining destination

There is a new reason to visit Robertson Blvd and it is not a new fancy overpriced store, but a new neighborhood restaurant that will tantalize your taste buds – with outdoor seating and a massive indoor space – for a cozy booth date or a communal dining experience with new friends. The Henry, West Hollywood’s hip new dining destination draws LA’s beautiful people. The … Continue reading The Henry, Robertson’s new dining destination

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Boozy Brunch’n at Nighthawk Breakfast Bar

For a boozy brunch the morning after or to keep your nighttime affair rolling, fire it up with Spiked Cereal Milk at this fun little Breakfast Bar spot in Venice called Nighthawk. Cocoa Puffs with Vanilla Vodka, Peanut Butter Cap’n Crunch and Bourbon, yes, please! Your childhood leftover cereal bowl milk has been infused with a kick.                   … Continue reading Boozy Brunch’n at Nighthawk Breakfast Bar

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Enjoy A Flick Below (And Above) The Stars with the Rooftop Cinema Club

We hopped out of our Lyft in the heart of Hollywood, and walked into an empty theater. An attendant directed us up five flights of stairs attached to the side of the building. At the top- a moment of hesitation, and then we were drawn in by the soft thump of bass through the metal chain fence, where we found the most unlikely of movie … Continue reading Enjoy A Flick Below (And Above) The Stars with the Rooftop Cinema Club

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Oregon Wine Trail Leads to LA

Fifty Oregon wineries are coming to LA thanks to the Oregon Wine Board. The wine trail will also include friends at Olympia Provisions (authentic and house-made charcuterie and meats company based in Portland), Salt & Straw Ice Cream, and Stumptown Coffee Roasters, for a grand happening of Oregonian wine, food, and personality. No white tablecloths or orange cheese cubes. Instead, a generous pour of Oregon’s … Continue reading Oregon Wine Trail Leads to LA

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Luna Grill, healthy Mediterranean on-the-go

Get your quick fix of quality Mediterranean food on-the-go at Luna Grill in many LA locations. Choose from salad bowls with feta, signature kabob plates, gourmet salads, appetizers including hummus and falafel, wraps, desserts, craft beer and wine. Naturally flavored sodas from Blue Sky are a win-win with flavors like mandarin lime and orange mango.     Their new Better Beet Bowl features organic spring mix, … Continue reading Luna Grill, healthy Mediterranean on-the-go

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Killer Noodle Tsujita can be Killer Spicy

From famed ramen restaurant Tsujita comes another Sawtelle winner, Killer Noodle, making customers happily sweat with their Chinese dan dan noodles customizable for numbness and spiciness. The restaurant with mod tacky red leather decor also has a grand bar accented with various spice jars. Find yourself a cozy booth to indulge in your noodle mania. My husband immediately took on the noodle challenge and made it to … Continue reading Killer Noodle Tsujita can be Killer Spicy

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The Harvest Bar: I Like Big Bowls and I Cannot Lie

For quick and easy healthy eating from 7 AM to 7 PM, find The Harvest Bar, a casual SuperFood Cafe in Playa del Rey and Sherman Oaks with more locations coming soon. Indulge in healthy Harvest Bowls like their Signature Bowls with açaí or dragonfruit carefully blended with healthy toppings like fruit, granola, coconut, bee pollen, and goji berries. The Paradise (Signature Bowl) felt like dessert, … Continue reading The Harvest Bar: I Like Big Bowls and I Cannot Lie

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Food for Thought – A tour through Koreatown

If America was ever a melting pot, Los Angeles didn’t get the memo. We’re not fondue. To keep it in culinary terms, L.A. is more of a TV dinner, with separate and distinct sections that, together, create a meal. A look at the city’s demographics reveal what Angelenos intuitively know: for the most part, our neighborhoods are rather homogenous. But in that homogeneity, certain traditions … Continue reading Food for Thought – A tour through Koreatown

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