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14th Annual Feast of San Gennaro celebrates Italian pride and helping others

Who doesn’t love an Italian? The 14th Annual Galbani® Cheese Italian Feast of San Gennaro takes over Hollywood from September 25-27 with their annual street festival, celebrating everything that it means to be Italian. The savory smells of Italian sausage and peppers, meatballs simmering in homemade sauce, baked clams on the half shell, warm cheese on perfectly crusted pizza and sugar-powdered zeppole fill the streets of Hollywood while … Continue reading 14th Annual Feast of San Gennaro celebrates Italian pride and helping others

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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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Añejo: The Valley Just Got Hotter

This is a story about really good Mexican food but it’s also about lawyers, parking and music. Intrigued? So was I. Why else would I be in the Valley on a sweltering September evening? If you’ve spent any amount of time on Ventura Boulevard, you’re familiar with the former Spazio location. Ring a bell? The joint with the rotunda on the second and top floor … Continue reading Añejo: The Valley Just Got Hotter

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But first…. Ooommmm…. Sing, Chant and Dance at Bhakti Fest!

  Last weekend I cruised down Ocean Boulevard to meet a friend near the 3rd Street Promenade at Bhakti Yoga Shala studio to experience the community and a class led by the founder, Govind Das. Michael had just finished a 50 hour training at the studio and spoke super highly of the community, the vibe, the teachers and more. So, I dawned my bell bottomed Teeki pants … Continue reading But first…. Ooommmm…. Sing, Chant and Dance at Bhakti Fest!

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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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