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.
For a pleasurable night out, watch your dinner prepared in front of you in Koreatown, where the largest Korean population resides outside of Korea. Eight Korean BBQ was packed when I arrived around 7:30 pm. My friends already seated around a table of specialized cookware from Korea instructed me to open my circular seat stool and put my purse inside. No need to get it … Continue reading 8 Korean BBQ, your next night out in Koreatown
Osteria Bigoli is a small welcomging neighborhood restaurant on Montana Avenue in Santa Monica where you can find owner/chef Claudio Marchesan (who was born and bred in a small town in Northern Italy) making authentic rustic old world Italian dishes. This intimate restaurant features some of his finest dishes he has created and perfected over the last 40 years. Be careful because on foot or if driving … Continue reading Osteria Bigoli, Italian neighborhood dining on Montana Ave
Are you looking for a unique dessert in Los Angeles? Head to Downtown to try Dolly Llama’s unique waffles. Dolly Llama is best known for their take on the bubble waffle. While the traditional Hong Kong style bubble waffle features light, air-filled bubbles, Dolly Llama puts a Belgian spin on theirs. Their pastry chef spent a year in Paris perfecting the Dolly Llama waffle batter. … Continue reading Delightful Waffles at Dolly Llama
For the past few years, there seems to have emerged a sharing economy alternative for every consumer need imaginable. Need a ride, or willing to take someone around in yours? Try ride-sharing. Want to save a few bucks on vacation by staying in someone’s living room? Just open your internet browser. Too busy and / or lazy to pick up groceries? There’s even an app … Continue reading New Entrant to the Sharing Economy Brings the Kitchen to the People
The founder of ChefDance, Mimi Kim, began the event 15 years ago after attending the Sundance Film Festival and realizing that all events only featured passed appetizers. She wanted to provide an opportunity for attendees to enjoy wonderful food along with the film festival. Her first event featured Chef Tyler Florence, and she hosted 50 guests in her own Park City home. Mimi realized there … Continue reading Delighted Taste Buds Dance at ChefDance Preview Event
This article was first posted in Resident Magazine online, January 2018. Sometimes you want to go on vacation where pampering and relaxing are your only worries. Here are some of our favorite indulgent getaways in Mexico where you won’t want to leave the resort, and you’ll wish you could stay long after your checkout time. Grand Velas in Cabo San Lucas Never did we think … Continue reading Beautiful Winter Beach Escapes in Mexico
Wedding planning made me sick and 100% stressed. I never wanted to throw a big bash all about US. I felt like the anti-bride. I found great love and now I was expected to throw a party that could cost over $30,000. It all seemed ridiculous! My husband didn’t even own a suit. It was never my dream to have a bunch of girlfriends follow … Continue reading The anti-bride: How I planned our Malibu wedding
This article was first posted in Resident Magazine online, January 2018. Los Angeles is never short on new tantalizing food options. Chefs bring their culture and their own travel inspiration to the food game often blending cuisines and exciting taste buds. Try one of these festive dining options for singles, couples, or groups of friends. Share a meal, and elevate your senses with a new … Continue reading Elevate your food experience in LA
This article was first posted in Resident Magazine, January 2018. Elevate your travel game this year with products and services that put a spring in your step and a smile on your face. You deserve it, right? Check out these new travel gizmos. BRING THE EXPERIENCE ROBB Vices The luxe magazine ROBB Report now offers ROBB Vices, a member box around $80 a … Continue reading Step Up Your Travel Game in 2018
If you live in Los Angeles, you are most likely familiar with D’Amore’s Pizza with locations in West Hollywood (open daily until 4 am), Malibu, Westwood, Thousand Oaks, Tarzana, Camarillo, Calabasas, and Canoga Park. The founder Joseph or “Joe” D’Amore is a super personable guy, just like most Italians we know, greeting and talking to each customer, serving them, and introducing us to one of … Continue reading D’Amore’s, the nation’s best “healthy” pizza
