Restaurants in LA: Bacon lovers rejoice! I had heard about Grub restaurant’s so-called “crack” bacon, which purportedly keeps patrons jonesin’ for more until their next fix. So I stopped into the West Hollywood eatery to give it a try. I’m now a bona fide addict of this Sweet and Sassy slice of Heaven. While the sweet, […]

Restaurant Review: When considering where to go in San Diego for a fine cut of beef cooked to utter perfection, put the nationally acclaimed Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar at the top of your list. With a location in La Jolla and another in the historic Gaslamp Quarter, this highly rated, multi-award winning restaurant […]

Restaurants in LA: When in West Hollywood, there are endless top-shelf dining options. Restaurants of every sort abound, especially on the Sunset Strip where diners’ expectations decidedly higher. One not-to-be-missed restaurant for those serious about cuisine is Talesai — long regarded as the best Thai food in Los Angeles fore more than twenty-five years. Priscilla Presley, […]

Restaurant Review: Santa Monica’s iconic Hotel Shangri-La offers more than just admirable accommodations amid a spectacular seaside setting. The venerable property also offers divine dining options both indoors and out. Indeed, Hotel Shangri-La allows its guests to dine alfresco at The Courtyard located next to the hotel’s swank new pool deck. This outdoor culinary experience is an […]

San Diego Dining: When considering where to go with your fun-and-food-loving friends for a girl’s night out in downtown San Diego put The Melting Pot in the historic Gaslamp Quarter at the top of your list. This restaurant offers novel table-top fondue-style cooking combined with a lively atmosphere, stellar service, high quality fare and premium libations. While multi-unit […]

City Guides: In the ever-changing Los Angeles nightlife scene, two hotel-based venues are currently making an indelible mark: Drai’s at the W and SKYBAR at the Mondrian, both in West Hollywood. These two highly distinctive clubs offer exclusive and extraordinary experiences, including mixing and mingling with the bold, beautiful and often famous patrons that make the town tick. […]

City Guides: Perched atop a bluff right off the Sunset Strip in the heart of Hollywood sits Chateau Marmont, a fabulously over-the-top hotel modeled on an infamous royal residence in France’s Loire Valley. Over its 81-year history, Chateau Marmont has famously hosted A-list Hollywood stars among other power players in its 63 secluded bungalows and cottages, glamorous […]

INside SD Report: As an ever-appreciative San Diego resident and a good life connoisseur indelibly on the hunt for the best of the best, it’s incumbent on me to experience and inform you, dear reader, about notable San Diego-area “happenings” — you know, those society events, grand openings, launch parties and such where the A-listers […]

Fine Dining: Located in the heart of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico’s newest and most exclusive resort, Capella Pedregal, which made its much anticipated debut in July 2009, Don Manuel’s Restaurant offers resort guests and visitors alike a contemporary South of the Border fine dining experience like none other. Reached via Cabo’s only privately-owned tunnel in Mexico, […]

Fine Dining: As part of the ultra chic and stylish ME by Meliá beach and spa resort located in the action epicenter of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Nikki Beach restaurant is itself an esteemed destination among resort guests and visitors alike for world-class international dining al fresco. Close enough for diners to hear the waves crashing […]