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Summer in Southern California went out with a bang… over the Columbus Day weekend. With the triple-digit temperatures behind us (fingers crossed), the fall mini-Modernism weekend has launched the beginning of the season and it is again time to return to the desert of Palm Springs, where Angelenos have been weekending for the last century. At one time, it was gambling that drew the Hollywood … Continue reading Tips for a Palm Springs Foodie Weekender
It’s been a long time in LA that we have seen an old school hotel like the Avalon in Beverly Hills get a serious upgrade, so ‘haute-vintage’ gorgeous thanks to LA’s well known designer Kelly Wearstler. The hotel lobby and on to the new restaurant Viviane has been transformed to reflect mid-century California with an authentic 1950s-60s collection of vintage furniture hand-selected from around the world. … Continue reading Viviane, Beverly Hills newest secret inside the Avalon Hotel
How have I lived in LA almost 8 years and not visited Joshua Tree, a mere 140 miles east of Los Angeles? After my recent outdoor LA Escapes, Joshua Tree was on my list. What better way to plan this excursion months ahead by booking a weekend in the desert for my birthday when the desert flowers are in bloom. Since high school in a … Continue reading LA Escape: Joshua Tree
The afternoon waxes slowly into dusk as the moon drifts low in the sky and the smell of a wood fire wafts through the crisp, autumn air. Couples in Polo shirts and khaki shorts indulge in wine over leisurely games of bocce ball on a central courtyard lawn here at Bernardus Lodge & Spa in the heart of beautiful Carmel Valley. These nearly 30 lush … Continue reading Carmel: Days of Wine and Bocce Ball at Bernardus Lodge
The aesthetic is clean and hip with just enough earthiness in its design to depict the pureness that Cold & Thirsty blends, freezes and dishes out each and every day. You can get a super cool cryotherapy experience to knock off a bit of time from your skin, boost collagen, deflate inflammation and seriously stave off the extended summer heat we Angeleno’s are coping with … Continue reading Cold & Thirsty Juicery and Cryosauna Debuts in Culver City
The worst kept secret in the dining world is that LA’s restaurant scene just keeps getting better and better to the highest levels found anywhere in this country (although some would argue that it has always been this great but it has taken the rest of the country this long to catch up to the notion). It’s almost cliche to mention what national publications such as … Continue reading Terrine’s French Cuisine Style Just Raised LA’s Lunch Game
Cleopatra adorns the walls, her clearly ecstatic nude body whetting patron’s appetites at the well-stocked bar. The images, an art collection remaining from the previous incarnation of the establishment, harken back not only to an ancient past but to a more recent era when in the wake of Howard Carter’s discovery of King Tut’s tomb, Art Deco incarnated the world’s love affair of Egyptology. And … Continue reading Elmaleh Stars at Hollywood’s Cleo at the Redbury
The intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Crescent Heights on the eastern end of the Strip, is steeped in local history. It was here, more than 60 years ago, that Googie architecture, with its Southern California-esque ethic, took its name in honor of a John Lautner-designed coffee shop. The aesthetic, extant but endangered, is in so many ways the antithesis of the Gothic cathedral, and yet, … Continue reading Divine Dining at Hyde Sunset Kitchen + Cocktails
A marching band, a horse, a seven-foot-tall blended ice drink mascot and a lot of caffeinated early-risers: It must be Sept. 29. Oh, Sept. 29, for the uninitiated, happens to be National Coffee Day. And no one celebrates the bean-centric holiday quite like Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. National Coffee Day is to coffee-drinkers what St. Patrick’s Day is to drinky-drinkers. One difference between the … Continue reading Spilling the Beans About National Coffee Day
LA may be short on water. A city built in the desert is craving every drop it can get, but we are not short on nouveau water. Heck, Los Angeles is one of the only places in the world you can find a water sommelier. The coconut water craze exploded in LA, so much so that even VOCO is a huge hit with their premixed … Continue reading #soLA – Cali Cactus Water
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