Scene Girl
“Scenes.” Big Cities are full of them, but some of them are just plain old news. Velvet ropes are sooooo last season. Who has the time to wait? Here’s some places such as art galleries, museums and the hottest new nightclub that you’ll both want to see and be seen in. After all, you are such the scenester, city girl…
Campanile
There are certain restaurants that ooze charm and charisma and Campanile is certainly one of them.
It came highly recommended from a close friend of mine who truly knows the hot-spots. I knew it would be good, but from the moment I arrived, it exceeded even that expectation and was great! I [...]
Chaya
It was time to celebrate, kick up my heels and enjoy some great food and Chaya in Venice fit the bill perfectly.
With its happy hour for the hip, this place is packed by 6. But waiting here isn’t a problem - just sip one of their famous pineapple infusion (fresh pineapple marinated in Fris vodka) [...]
Elixir Tonics
The weather was cold and grey, my head and body ached from a lingering cold and I was caught in Melrose traffic. I needed a break but stepping into a hipster cafe was the last thing I felt like doing as I was far too miserable to be cool and too tired to figure out [...]
Aero Theatre
Since Lawrence of Arabia is one of my favorite films, I thought I had seen it. It wasn’t until it played fully restored, in 70mm, and complete with intermission at the Aero Theatre that I really saw it. This was how movies were meant to be seen.
Built in 1939 as a round-the-clock movie house [...]
Hotel Casa Del Mar
When I arrived at the hotel and was dealing with valet, a man bumped into me as he hurried by but stopped to pardon himself. It was Tom Hanks. I realized at that moment that this hotel was going to be something special.
Sitting right on the beach in Santa Monica, Hotel Casa Del Mar screams [...]
