Sigh. Here’s one of the places I was supposed to be last weekend before I got sidelined by a fever. (I’m convinced it was the stress from those close Mavericks/Heat games! Yay Dallas!). Soho House opened this spring in the sunny promiseland that is Los Angeles. It is a membership club, and offers dining, a [...]
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drybar – Dallas, Los Angeles and more…
March 6, 2011
I love my regular hairdresser, but it is hard to beat a blowout for $35. DryBar is a genius new franchise that offers blowouts (no cuts, no color) in a sleek modern studio complete with cocktails and hip music. Photo books show examples of the six styles on the menu: Straight Up – simple and [...]

Chateau Marmont – Los Angeles
June 23, 2010
Here is another hotel for your travel wish list–one of my favorites–the legendary Chateau Marmont in Hollywood. Not only is the hotel a beautiful castle built in to the Hollywood hills, it is the hideaway of the stars, where checking in is described as “like turning up to an ongoing party at a European country [...]
Sunset Tower Hotel – Hollywood
August 11, 2009
My friend Gamze and I are constantly calling each other up for travel advice. We both love great hotels. She lives in LA, so I recently asked her where she would stay if she didn’t live there. Her recommendation is the Sunset Tower Hotel. She says it’s a similar scene to other Hollywood favorite the [...]




