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Top-Tens, Top-Fives, TopFAVs of the LaLa Ladies will have you sampling only the best of the best of what you might crave, want or need to experience in this vast city of dreams and aspirations.

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Allure Magazine’s West Coast Editor shares beauty trends

Fashion for Breakfast had another amazing guest last week, Allure Magazine’s West Coast Contributing Beauty Editor Kelly Atterton. At 9 AM the room was filled with lovely LA fashionistas, beauty experts, social media mavens, writers, stylists, and more at Cecconi’s in West Hollywood. While the outside of Cecconi’s was getting a major revamp for one of the biggest Emmy’s parties that same night, we were … Continue reading Allure Magazine’s West Coast Editor shares beauty trends

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Pamper your face at BeautyBalm on Melrose

Anti-age me! I am always open for a facial that will help reduce fine lines, discoloration, and give me a healthy glow. Pamper my face! Make me look 20. Somehow BeautyBalm Studio, a facial spa, makeup studio, and beauty retail boutique was a place I managed to walk by on Melrose (near Fairfax) countless times without even knowing it existed. Across the street is one … Continue reading Pamper your face at BeautyBalm on Melrose

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Best Bites at the Los Angeles Times The Taste

Three events! That is how many times I ubered back and forth from West Hollywood with the craziest LA characters to Paramount Studios for the Los Angeles Times The Taste. All for the love of FOOD! It is impossible to not be a major foodie living in a city with such diverse cuisine, especially when Los Angeles is always popping up with new food concoctions. Excited … Continue reading Best Bites at the Los Angeles Times The Taste

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Jeremy Scott Premier, The People’s Designer

The red carpet was blazing with cameras on Hollywood Boulevard for the premier of the two hour documentary film called The People’s Designer about American fashion designer Jeremy Scott. Before the film Jeremy Scott and Katy Perry cemented their handprints in history in front of Hollywood’s famous TLC Chinese Theater to join the likes of the Hollywood star elite. Jeremy Scott is the first fashion designer … Continue reading Jeremy Scott Premier, The People’s Designer

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Out of India: Sāmbār, Culver City’s new Restaurant

The last time I consistently ate Indian food was my stint living in England in 2004. London had a strip of the best Indian cuisine outside of India and I found myself eating Chicken Tikka Masala and Naan bread once a week in my home of Leicester to get over the British cuisine. Somehow moving back to DC, then coming to LA caused a slip … Continue reading Out of India: Sāmbār, Culver City’s new Restaurant

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Ayara Thai Cuisine near LAX

It only took me 22 minutes to get to Ayara Thai Cuisine from West Hollywood, a location I normally wouldn’t head unless I was trekking to the airport. Just north of LAX, this hidden Thai gem is probably closer to my home than Jitlada, the Thai restaurant raved about in east LA that specializes in southern Thai food. In a cute street filled with quaint shops, I … Continue reading Ayara Thai Cuisine near LAX

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Million Dollar Listing Premier with Josh and Matt Altman

Up in the Hollywood Hills this past week, guys in suits (an unlikely LA occurrence) were sipping drinks and schmoozing in the indoor outdoor space of a 10 million dollar very east coast style home up for sale, one of the listings of the dynamic Los Angeles real estate duo Josh and Matt Altman from Million Dollar Listing on Bravo TV. The show is heading … Continue reading Million Dollar Listing Premier with Josh and Matt Altman

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Fashion and tech collide thanks to Rebecca and Uri Minkoff

Another successful Fashion for Breakfast was hosted last week at Cecconi’s, where those in PR, writing, media, fashion, tech, beauty, social media, and more mingled over delectable breakfast bites while listening to fashion maven Rebecca Minkoff and her tech guru brother Uri Minkoff, who shared with us how they are growing a brand in a unique and different way. While at the brunch, I didn’t … Continue reading Fashion and tech collide thanks to Rebecca and Uri Minkoff

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Best Bites from the L.A. Food and Wine Festival

Three nights and four days of sampling cuisine from LA’s local chefs and the food world’s biggest culinary stars, along with Master sommeliers pouring vino from a 100 wineries (most California vineyards) made the 5th Annual Los Angeles Food and Wine a Foodie Fest success! This city-wide jamboree celebrated food, wine, celebrity, music and our beloved Los Angeles. Thursday night I arrived for the final hour to … Continue reading Best Bites from the L.A. Food and Wine Festival

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The Gold Standard: The Woman Behind True Religion Jeans

After making $50,000 a month selling T-shirts at a very young age at various spots in Los Angeles starting with the Venice Boardwalk, True Religion jeans co-founder Kym Gold recounts her hardships both personally and professionally, while sharing with us how to rock the world and build an empire. Her business acumen in her latest tell-all memoir The Gold Standard reveals her shocking business journey in the fashion world. Her frank … Continue reading The Gold Standard: The Woman Behind True Religion Jeans

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