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The Essential Guide to Dining in Maui

This article was first published on MoneyInc, November 2018. Hawaii is a true melting pot. Everywhere we dined had influences of multi-ethnic cuisine. By 1911, 16,000 Portuguese arrived as laborers on sugarcane plantations along with Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Filipinos in various years. Many stayed to create Hawaii’s rainbow of cultures that influence the food today. Along with the produce and ingredients coming straight from … Continue reading The Essential Guide to Dining in Maui

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Shots, scones, and ice cream sandwiches – happy delivery services in LA

Let’s face it, I am happy when anything shows up at my house that does not scream BILL. I get excited over handwritten cards and packages, but what really puts a smile on my face is the many delivery services in LA that make life a little easier AND a lot more fun. Shots, scones, and ice cream sandwiches, Oh My! Here are three ways … Continue reading Shots, scones, and ice cream sandwiches – happy delivery services in LA

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Southern Italian cuisine with a Michelin star chef at Luigi al Teatro

The restaurant Luigi al Teatro speaks to me. Perhaps it is because my ancestors came from southern Italy but before I even dine, the restaurant mesmerizes me with the design and intimate outdoor bar with hanging bulbs and seed pockets growing produce off the walls. Just 11 months old, Luigi al Teatro is tucked behind Main Street Santa Monica in what is almost Venice. The youngest … Continue reading Southern Italian cuisine with a Michelin star chef at Luigi al Teatro

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Rock n Reilly’s USC Innovates on the Irish Pub in All the Right Ways

Go to any major city in America, or really, in the entire world, and there is one thing you are almost certainly guaranteed to find- an Irish pub. If you walk into one, whatever diverse surroundings and stresses you encountered outside melt away with the warm air, aged wooden bar tops, and memorabilia from the Emerald Isle. The experience you have is comfortably consistent and … Continue reading Rock n Reilly’s USC Innovates on the Irish Pub in All the Right Ways

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Easy’s playful diner fare

Easy’s, the new brightly lit diner that sits on the second floor of the Beverly Center, is the only food on this level. Booths and bar seating are ready for your sugar and fat cravings from 10 am to 10 pm daily. This neo-vintage Americana corner in the newly updated mall is just one of the many new concepts from celebrity restauranteur extraordinaire Jeremy Fall, who … Continue reading Easy’s playful diner fare

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Kandy for Hollywood’s Halloween Dream

Lions, and tigresses, and baristas, oh my! This year we celebrated an over-the-top, dazzling Halloween experience at the Kandy Halloween Party, produced by Karma International. After securing VIP wristbands, we were whisked through ultra-tight security, into a whimsically spooktacular Halloween delight greeted by a daredevil clown on stilts, tinged-green little people, and step-and-repeat heaven! Hollywood’s top production and set designers imaginatively curated haunted themes across … Continue reading Kandy for Hollywood’s Halloween Dream

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Three Day Rule’s Halloween Soirée at the Viceroy Santa Monica

On Saturday, October 27th, elite Los Angeles matchmaking service Three Day Rule hosted their epic 5th annual Halloween Soirée at the Viceroy Hotel in Santa Monica. Walking through the lobby of the Viceroy, I was immediately greeted by a wall of people (read: over 1,000 guests!) on the outdoor patio decked “to the nines” in amazingly creative costumes.  I saw an inflatable T-Rex, a woman with an … Continue reading Three Day Rule’s Halloween Soirée at the Viceroy Santa Monica

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Good Times and Food, Elevated, at Free Play

Because the celebrities L.A. is most known for are the ones we see in movies and on TV, it’s easy to forget that, in addition to being the city of stars, we are also a city of sports. With at least one team for every major sporting league and a growing list of all-star athletes, there is a lot to cheer for at any given day … Continue reading Good Times and Food, Elevated, at Free Play

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Movies and Mixology

Revenge, like a refreshing craft cocktail, is best served cold. On Wednesday evening, both were elevated to high art at Arclight Cinemas’ Lights, Camera, Cocktails series as the Santa Monica location of the theater chain teamed up with Bar Accomplice to host a screening of Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill Vol. 1. The series, which pairs top local bartenders and classic movies, debuted to great fanfare … Continue reading Movies and Mixology

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Big Brothers Big Sisters LA Sets Fundraising Record at Big Bash 2018

Once again, LaLaScoop was on hand to witness another million-dollar event in Beverly Hills. Well… $1,007,373 to be exact. That’s the total amount raised at auction Friday night, October 19, at the Beverly Hilton for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles (BBBSLA) when they honored outstanding members of the Los Angeles community at their annual Big Bash Gala. The amount was a new record for BBBSLA, … Continue reading Big Brothers Big Sisters LA Sets Fundraising Record at Big Bash 2018

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