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This Spanish-style home, renovated and restored by the Stewart-Gulrajani Design Team, offers a new spin on a classic look. A coved entry opens to a refined space with arched doors and windows and wide-plank wood floors. Crisp white walls and coffered ceilings lend a contemporary look to an open-plan...
Uni spaghetti has been a thing for a while, which is hardly surprising, given that a bowl of the stuff is itself a happy mash-up of two other vaguely current trends, namely Italian food and sea urchin. (And if you count Things in a Bowl, I guess you get a trend threesome.) Semantics notwithstanding,...
A retro restaurant on the Westside beloved for its outlandish, exaggerated architectural style could soon become a historic monument in Los Angeles. Architecture buffs rallied to save the Norms restaurant on La Cienega Boulevard this year after learning that a new owner had obtained a permit to...
If you are fond of visiting Los Angeles restaurants in their first months, you have run into chef Kris Morningstar a lot, probably more times than you can imagine. He has cooked at Shutters and AOC, Grace, Meson G and Opaline, Casa and the weird rooftop-to-table restaurant Blue Velvet. He was in...
Kris Morningstar, chef at the new Terrine on Beverly Boulevard, first fell in love with food in his family’s kitchen. But before graduating from the Cordon Bleu-affiliated California School of Culinary Arts in Pasadena, Morningstar studied marketing at the University of Maryland. He has worked...
For everyone who's been driving by the pig-shaped hole where Lindy & Grundy used to be on Fairfax, finally there's news about what's going into the location. The former butcher shop has been taken over by Michael Cimarusti (Providence, Connie & Ted's) and his partners. They will be opening a fish...
The gig: Leura Fine, 29, is founder and chief executive of Laurel & Wolf, which specializes in residential and commercial interior design. Fine is also one of Forbes' 2016 selections for "30 under 30," young entrepreneurs who are rapidly climbing the ladder in their business sector or completely...
An exploration of shape and form in wood. A group show that looks at race and identity. And an exhibition devoted to exploring the historical and artistic legacy of an L.A. LGBT club from the early '80s. Plus, a festival of film by a well-known documentarian and short video lessons by an L.A. performance...
Out with the goat, in with the monkey! The Chinese Lunar New Year begins Monday and this is the year of the fire monkey, associated with the ninth zodiac animal sign and the element of fire. In celebration, luxury brands such as Louis Vuitton, Paul Smith, Michael Kors, Estée Lauder and Chopard...
Baja East designers Scott Studenberg and John Targon — finalists in this year's prestigious CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund competiton — are scheduled to show off what they've called their "loose luxury," "ambisexual" line in a trunk show from 2 to 5 p.m. Wednesday at Elyse Walker. The boutique is at 15306...
"There is no modern yoga; there is just yoga in modern times." That's a line from the new Taschen book "On Yoga: The Architecture of Peace" by photographer Michael O'Neill. The book's recent release coincides with an exhibition of 80-plus large-scale photographs at the Taschen Gallery, marking...
Known for his jaunty mix of crisp English tailoring punctuated by colorful stripes and florals, Paul Smith has put his stamp on several quirky side projects over the years, from a limited edition cover of John Le Carré’s “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” to a rugged Land Rover Defender decked out...
Just in time for the holiday shopping season, a new boutique has opened on Robertson Boulevard marrying East and West Coast style.
Reservoir is the concept of New York City transplants Aliza Neidich and Alissa Jacob, and features a well-edited mix of clothing, accessories and home goods with an...
If you're looking for vegan options this Thanksgiving, here are some restaurants and bakeries to consider:
Alchemy Food and Juice Lab is making a raw, vegan, organic pumpkin cheesecake called Punkin Pie, available to order for Thanksgiving. The pie is made with pumpkin, cashews, walnuts, chai...
Thanksgiving is a cook's holiday. But if you're not feeling the whole I'm-going-to-spend-all-Thanksgiving-and-the-night-before-in-the-kitchen thing, here are some places that are open Thanksgiving Day, and some restaurants and bakeries preparing all the essentials to order ahead and enjoy at home.
...The Office of Angela Scott is bringing men’s style footwear to L.A. women with the opening of its first boutique on Melrose Avenue.
The store features the Santa Barbara-based designer’s full range of styles, including black-and-navy striped oxfords with chunky heels, black patent platform kiltie...
Footwear designer Angela Scott has opened a 721-square-foot boutique at 7975 Melrose Ave. in Los Angeles.
New York natural beauty and skincare purveyor CAP Beauty is popping up at Jenni Kayne's Brentwood boutique from Friday through Nov. 12.
The pop-up will introduce customers to the retailer before CAP (the acronym stands for clean and pure) opens its first L.A.-area location in 2016.
Jenni Kayne...
Fitness trainers say they are putting more dance moves in their routines, and high-profile trainer Shaun T has a dance workout called Cize for streaming or on DVD and at gyms including Bay Club in Santa Monica. Dancing is naturally social, and experts say that in dance fitness classes, students...
Sausalito-based Serena & Lily’s first store in Southern California is a lot like Los Angeles -- relaxed, colorful and contemporary.
Anchored by a pair of long, tall islands in the back of the showroom, the sun-drenched space, opening Wednesday, has the feel of a retail store with a serious side for...
Hello Kitty gets all the glory. The not-exactly-a-cat Sanrio character has captured hearts around the world, but what about Gudetama? Plan Check Kitchen + Bar is showing some love to the new guy with a special Gudetama menu. He is an egg after all; a lazy, unmotivated egg, but an egg nonetheless....
Actress and Fabletics co-founder Kate Hudson is scheduled to host a shopping fundraiser to benefit Bright Pink on Thursday at the Fabletics boutique at The Village at Westfield Topanga.
Guests can sip champagne and listen to music from DJ Alex Merrell while they shop. Merchandise will be 10% off,...
Vanessa Traina Snow, designer muse and stylish daughter of novelist Danielle Steel, has brought her home-as-store concept Apartment by the Line to Los Angeles, two years after opening in New York City’s Soho.
Now open on Melrose Place, the second-floor store takes the retail trend of curation to...
Verve Coffee Roasters is now open in Beverly Grove. But what makes this location different from the one in downtown Los Angeles, and the other in West Hollywood? A Farmlevel Bar, also known as a coffee genius bar.
Near the rear of the Santa Cruz-based roaster's Beverly Grove shop is the Farmlevel...
Entertainer Dita Von Teese is expected to be at this weekend's Vintage Fashion Expo, selling and signing a limited number of copies of her books, "Burlesque and the Art of the Teese" and "Dita: Striptease." (She has a new book, "Your Beauty Mark," due out Dec. 1.
The expo is scheduled to take place...
The Hollywood location of Sushi Roku, Innovative Dining Group's sushi restaurant and lounge on 3rd Street, is closing after 18 years. The last day of service will be Oct. 17.
IDG, which also owns Boa Steakhouse and Katana, will now focus its efforts on Roku, a soon-to-open flagship restaurant on...
Can mindful decorating inspire us to have the life we want?
Design writer and blogger Anne Sage thinks so.
In her new book "Sage Living: Decorate for the Life You Want" (Chronicle Books, $30), the co-founder of Rue Magazine shares 28 interiors that have been designed with personal growth in mind.
...Evan Longoria can forgo the team hotel for the comforts of home the next time the Tampa Bay Rays are in town to play the Angels or Dodgers. That's because the local baseball product and slugging third baseman has bought a house in West Hollywood for $1.95 million.
Set within walled and gated grounds,...
Tampa Bay Rays slugger Evan Longoria has paid $1.95 million for a Spanish-style home in West Hollywood.
The Westfield Group's new open-air mall, the Village at Westfield Topanga, is set to open in Woodland Hills this weekend with scores of activities.
The list includes yoga, bocce ball, dancing, story time for kids, cooking demonstrations, makeup applications, entertainment, artists -- there's even...
Lululemon is changing the way customers shop for pants with a new selling concept that sorts pants by the way they feel rather than by style and size.
The redesigned pant wall, to debut in mid-September, will feature five categories of sensation: relaxed, naked, held-in, hugged and tight (ranging...
Want to take a guess which Los Angeles establishments are on the radar for Australians visiting our fair city? In the latest issue of the Australian publication Gourmet Traveller Wine, writer Matt Skinner picks his top 10 drink experiences in Los Angeles.
No surprise that Bar Covell is at the top...
In the five months Will Mountford has been the sommelier and wine director at Ink, he’s retooled the wine list to reflect his passion for natural wines. Building a list to parallel chef Michael Voltaggio’s highly experimental cuisine is quite a different exercise than it was at Mountford’s previous...
Some of the most expensive condominiums in Los Angeles — highlighted by a $50-million penthouse — are slated to be built in a Four Seasons-brand complex on the edge of Beverly Hills.
The posh 59-unit Four Seasons Private Residences-Los Angeles is scheduled to open in 2017 across the street from...
To ease the pain of going back to school, Irvine Spectrum Center is hosting its Endless Summer Festival, showcasing fall fashion trends from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday.
YouTube vloggers Maddi Bragg and Suede Brooks are scheduled to present style closets filled with back-to-school looks during...
"This ain't your Grandma's bingo" is the slogan for the "Legendary Bingo" parties hosted by Bingo Boy Inc.
Bingo Boy is bringing its rollicking version of the game to the green at the Americana at Brand this month, with a series of three wacky Bingo Under the Stars events planned for Thursday (Aug....
In the late 1980s, a handsome, muscle-bound transplant to Santa Monica from South Africa called Johnny G (for Goldberg) came up with an idea for indoor cycling classes he called Spinning. Indoor cycling soon became a fitness mainstay, but he could hardly have anticipated the scene today.
Los Angeles...
The Aussie fashion footprint in L.A. just got a whole lot bigger with the opening of the new 3,000-square-foot Zimmermann flagship on tony Melrose Place.
Australian model Miranda Kerr, model/actress Chanel Iman, and actresses January Jones and Minka Kelly were among those who turned out for cocktails...
While we were slightly dismayed not to see any L.A.-based designers on the list of CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund finalists announced last week, we were happy to see Thaddeus O’Neil’s name on the list — for a couple of reasons.
First, I had just become acquainted with the menswear label — having seen...
If you love slurping down oysters, pay attention. This is your one-stop guide to finding $1 oysters around town.
There's a restaurant or bar offering $1 oysters every night of the week. So if you want to indulge nightly, you can. And if you do, we like the way you roll.
Bar 10: $1 oysters with...
Blue Bottle Coffee is now brewing in Beverly Grove. The Oakland-based roaster opened a shop in the neighborhood Tuesday. This is Blue Bottle's third location in Los Angeles; it also has outlets in Venice and the Arts District in downtown L.A.
Blue Bottle's newest shop is on Beverly Boulevard at...
Known for its distinctive silverwork and tabletop pieces, the Parisian firm Christofle has established Studio Christofle on Melrose Place in Los Angeles as the international brand’s sole concept store. The interiors of the boutique, which opened in 2013 and are completely re-imagined on an annual...
Wondering what that swanky new restaurant is inside the Sofitel Los Angeles? The one with the garden patio that rivals a cottage landscape you'd find in the south of France?
It's the same Estérel restaurant that's been at the hotel for years, but with a new chef, new menu, new cocktails, new private...
A five-story office building near the Grove shopping center in the Beverly Grove neighborhood of Los Angeles has been sold $19.6 million.
Local real estate developer the Souferian Group sold the property at 8075 W. 3rd St. to Continental Development Corp., a Los Angeles real estate investment and...
Fourteen new works by Luis Gispert offer art as the high-end collector’s design equivalent of a hip-hop artist’s gold chains. There are plenty of different styles to flaunt and parade — Figaro, rope, curb, Byzantine, herringbone, bead and snake — each with intrinsic value inflated by context. All...
Long week? Just start thinking about tacos and margaritas, and you'll feel better.
If your commute takes you down 3rd Street in West Hollywood, you may have driven past Toca Madera. It's the new organic Mexican restaurant with the pretty facade, across from Sushi Roku. And often, there's either...