We have compiled some of our favorite Los Angeles gifts to help you give creatively this season. Our list includes gifts for the friend who likes to give back, the mom who likes to have healthy items delivered to the house for convenience, the partner who likes to make things, or the brother who only uses natural, eco-friendly products. Perhaps you don’t know the person … Continue reading LA Holiday Gift Guide 2015
That smell in the November Beverly Hills air — in addition to money — emanating from within the city’s finest dining rooms, is white truffles. Truffle season is in full bloom, as menus around town, and food lovers with sophisticated palates and fat wallets will attest. The pungent mushrooms, rarer than real breasts in this town, are found in only a few select areas of … Continue reading White Truffles Sprout up in Beverly Hills
The Boys & Girls Club of America (BGCA) is currently celebrating an impressive 100-plus years providing professional adult mentors to 4 million in-need youth annually. Through membership and outreach programs, the Club strives to help young people become productive, compassionate, and responsible adults. This year’s Great Futures Gala at the Beverly Hilton Hotel honored Evander Holyfield, five-time world heavyweight boxing champion. Touching stories filled the … Continue reading Great Futures for the Boys and Girls Club of America
Rarely is the Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills open to the public, so when we were invited to LaLaScoop the newest design explosion in this 55 room mansion, we couldn’t wait to experience the historic home’s makeover by 23 creative, cutting-edge interior designers all commissioned by the magazine Luxe Interiors + Design. The Maison de Luxe Designer Show House was truly luxurious as our mouths … Continue reading Design Inspiration at the Greystone Mansion
Eat, drink, and be merry! Make life easy and have your turkey dinner delivered, catered, or just leave the house to let someone else do all the work at one of LA’s stellar restaurants. We present you with the ultimate Gobble Gobble Goodie Guide for Gnoshing: The Pikey’s 3rd Annual Thanksgiving Day Celebration with Some British Flair in Hollywood One of the best Thanksgiving meals we have enjoyed … Continue reading Ultimate LA Thanksgiving Dining Guide
“Happiness belongs to the self-sufficient” seems like a perfect quote to sum up the work that Friendly House has done for over 64 years. The 26th Annual Awards Luncheon honored television personality, designer and actress, Kelly Osbourne, singer-songwriter, musician, DJ Moby, and LA Councilman Herb Wesson this past Sunday, October 18. The oldest recovery home and first residential program in the country for women recovering from alcohol and … Continue reading Peggy Albrecht Friendly House Awards Luncheon
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
An organization that has helped thousands of children by allowing many kids to have hope and faith in a solid caring figure in their lives, Big Brothers, Big Sisters celebrated its 60th anniversary at the Beverly Hilton with many moving stories. Awards were given to recognize individuals who are inspiring and positive role models to our youth. Suzanne de Passe, Co-Chair of de Passe Jones … Continue reading Big Brothers Big Sisters 60th Anniversary
Maxim Magazine created an unforgettable Halloween at an undisclosed mansion in Bel Air. Guests were shuttled from the UCLA parking lot to be frightened and entertained nonstop from 9 to 3 AM this past Saturday, October 24. Produced by Karma International, featuring The h.wood Group’s “Blind Dragon Ballroom” and a special performance by Nick Jonas, the beautiful model LA set was prancing and dancing in the … Continue reading Maxim Magazine’s Halloweenie Party
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
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