The Sassafras saloon transports Savannah to Sunset. Newish Sassafras, in the heart of Hollywood (at Sunset and Vine), from the people who brought you the Bigfoot Lodge, is our new clubhouse. There’s nothing like it in L.A. nightlife. It feels … Read More
Because you can’t spend your ENTIRE summer at the pool, (though we encourage you to try) we’ve rounded up some of the season’s best music festivals around the country to remind ourselves that there’s life after Coachella. Clockwise from top … Read More
Get your work done now. The return of Blur, Stone Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Phoenix, and lest we forget Franz Ferdinand, Dinosaur Jr. and our favorite…Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, as well as countless bands we aren’t … Read More
Live Fast Mag Checks ‘the girls’ in to the Thompson Beverly Hills (wish you were there?) The glossy-sassy fashion-and-culture magazine-blog Live Fast recently commissioned photographer Danielle DeFoe to shoot two lovelies at the aptly-sexy Thompson Beverly Hills. The models are … Read More
When it comes to weekend dining there’s regular ole french toast and scrambled eggs, and then there’s brunch so spectacular you’ll cut your Saturday night short just to be first on the list Sunday morning. Check out five brunch destinations … Read More
Photographer-music videomaker Samuel Bayer reveals nudes portrait show. Through April 27th, the Ace Gallery in Beverly Hills is showcasing full-scale black-and-white nudes photographed by award-winning music-video director Samuel Bayer (Nirvana, Green Day, Justin Timberlake), in his first photo exhibition entitled … Read More
For Thompson Beverly Hills the “In Los Angeles, Everything is 20 Minutes Away” rule simply does not apply. Located on legendary Wilshire Boulevard, Thompson Beverly Hills lays at the heart of everything the 90210 has to offer. From contemporary macrobiotic … Read More
Virgin America debuts its uber-jet-setty new Loft lounge at LAX. We’re so there, man. It just opened, and you can get a day-or-night pass to sample those “Lofty Libations.” Here’s a sneak peek. Mister Branson, you’re taking air travel back … Read More
Perpetually adorned by the some of the most beautiful sunbathing bodies in Hollywood, the Hollywood Roosevelt’s pool, Tropicana, is literally a work of art. Boasting a floor painted by pop artist David Hockney, it plays host to parties year-round, entertaining … Read More
Thompson Beverly Hills debuts a new restaurant, bar and chef. Boasting an Art Deco-meets-industrial design, Caulfield’s Bar and Dining Room opened this week in the Thompson Beverly Hills, ushering in veteran chef Stephen Kalt and a spectacularly minimalist redesigned interior. … Read More
The Los Angeles Times showcases most outrageous fast-food debuts. Burp. Right before Thanksgiving, The Los Angeles Times had a funny roundup of what to expect in foodie-land trends for 2013, with the headline of: “Robots, chef delivery, ‘next Chipotle.’” But we particularly enjoyed … Read More
Patrick Painter gallery debuts Ed Moses’ first solo exhibition. We love the artists that Patrick Painter (the Mario Batali of the art world) represents, from the natural-history-gone-bonkers paintings of John Newsom to the inimitable Ed Moses, whose new exhibition opens … Read More
Anorexic L.A. gets another gourmet dog stand in the always gobbly-good-time Farmers Market. Eater LA calls them “haute dogs.” They call themselves Fritzi Dog. They open on October 25th. We, for one, love that a city so famous for extreme … Read More
Lifestyle ‘mall’ has earned its keep. Craig Ferguson jumps in the swirling fountains there in his opening sequence, and everyone now goes there. Everyone. It’s somehow not pretentious, and we love that it backs up the 1920s Fairfax Market, where … Read More
L.A. Weekly-turned-L.A. Times food critic is, for one, conflicted, despite it being Brooklyn born, a bane and a boon, to us. Here’s the laeater.com foodie review of the review by Gold of “the 7-month-old Red Hill in Echo Park, a … Read More
