#Celeb Daily Photo: Nicole Richie & Hayden Slater at new Pressed Juicery store in West Hollywood

by: Our Little Truffle Hunters - December 17th, 2011   Filed under: All, Celeb Daily Photo, New in L.A.
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There are many reasons to love Pressed Juicery – a few being  (1.) that they’ve added a new entry to the Sprinkles vs. Pinkberry tournament, (2.) they have a food truck that isn’t annoying, and (3.) they’ve made vegetables popular (take a lesson, Eli Gold). Finding a snack that won’t make us fat and clog our arteries is only second to our primary observation when we look at the Pressed Juicery brand – the first being their creative direction put forth by Pressed owners – Carly, Hedi, and our personal fav Hayden (Winward, JTD) – who have mastered the art of making roots look good.  Click to Continue Reading

#newLA: The Art of Shaving, Now Open in Beverly Hills [SLIDESHOW]

by: Caroline M. Roman - November 26th, 2011   Filed under: Beverly Hills, New in L.A.
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There are a couple things to know about the new Art of Shaving that just opened on Brighton Way — half a block from Rodeo Drive. It’s huge, it’s pretty, and they have cappuccino. This mens salon, though women are welcome, opened last Wednesday and will have their official opening party next week hosted by George Kotsiopoulos. 8 barber chair stations offer hot shaves and hair cuts to men. We happened to notice a certain special product that we wanted to mention and put out there — a sulfate-free (suds-free for the rookie) mens facial cleanser. It’s rare enough to find these for women so seeing one for a man was quite impressive! In fact, we’ve added it to our xmas rec list.

THE ART OF SHAVING | BEVERLY HILLS
9520 BRIGHTON WAY | BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210
(424) 777-4140
website

Store Hours
MON-FRI: 9-8pm | SAT: 10-8pm | SUN: 11-6pm

SEE OUR BARBER SPA® MENU

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Truffle Approved: Equinox Beverly Hills — formerly the SportsClubLA

by: Our Little Truffle Hunters - October 25th, 2011   Filed under: Beverly Hills, New in L.A.
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The Daily Truffle would like to extend a warm welcome to Equinox in Beverly Hills which has just replace the old SportsClub … This is the first location in Beverly Hills for Equinox and the old Sports Club members are v excited for the change. A group of 12 were overheard toasting the changeover at Taberna a block west on Friday when the Sports Club sign finally came down the Equinox sign went up. While the SportsClub are pros when it comes to their in-hotel gyms (they have one, for instance, inside the Ritz in Boston) … their work in Beverly Hills never quite won over the locals the way you imagine a private sports club in Beverly Hills could, or should … We hope to see the Equinox touches found in their WeHo club come to this new location – for instance,  a better scene at their restaurant, better products in the locker room, an Earth Bar would be amazing (bonus points if they do it), and for the Love of God — WIFI throughout! Not just in the lobby. With the iPad many people are opting to watch movies or TV online rather than the TV screens so a working connection is essential to please members.

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#newLA: The Writers Room re-fitted with new interior and new investors – Nur Khan, Jason Segel, Jack Huston, Holly Wiersma and Vanity Fair’s Krista Smith

by: Our Little Truffle Hunters - October 18th, 2011   Filed under: Bars & Clubs, New in L.A., Previews | Sneak Peeks | Soft Openings
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The Cho Sun One was tres delish

Out with the old (James Franco was once tied to this back room project) and in with the new (Nur Khan, Jason Segel, Jack Huston, Holly Wiersma and Vanity Fair’s Krista Smith). The back room, that has been open on select occasions throughout the past year, finally has a permanent set of hours.

Writers opening weekend included: Jason Segel (who is hosting SNL this coming week, and is a Harvard-Westlake alum), Nur Khan, Brent Bolthouse, Darren Criss, Donovan Leitch, Jake Hoffman, Angie Banicki, Ryan Phillippe, Justin Kirk, Krista Smith (Vanity Fair), Corey Feldman (on something, naturally), Sam Kaywanfar, Matt Donnelly, my 2 friends et moi.

Meet the head writers (owners):

  • Nur Khan: King of all things NYC night life… like everything he touches in NYC turns to gold.
  • Jason Segal: Actor and comedian
  • Jack Huston: Boardwalk Empire actor slash ladies man and grandson of John Huston / Nephew of Angelica and Danny Huston … Let’s not forget he is also a Rothschild #NBD.
  • Holly Wiserma: Producer and wife of former WMA agent, Cassian Elwes.
  • Krista Smith: Vanity Fair editor

= Sounds like a brilliant recipe, n’est pas?
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#newLA: Its backkkkk … Bel Air Hotel re-opens

by: Our Little Truffle Hunters - October 15th, 2011   Filed under: Beverly Hills, LA Hotels, Los Angeles Social Diary, New in L.A.
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Here at the Truffle, we could care less about million dollar renos and what tourists find appealing. Our question for the newly opened ‘Bel Air’ is not which new restaurant you may install, or what interior designers you used, but will you manage to re-gain the favor of the locals?

What some don’t realize about the Hotel Bel Air is that it is more than just a romantic weekend get-away. For those few and fortunate living in a 1 miles radius of the hotel, the bar and restaurant was the neighborhood watering hole and eatery. House accounts were the norm for those living on Bellagio and Bel Air Roads, who came here for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and most famously – ‘apres dinner’. That’s the kind of bar scene we’re into. We’ll let you know how this developing story pans out. Guest check-in opened this past Friday following a few formal previews, and there will be an opening party this coming Thursday …

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#newLA: Wallis Annenberg Center For The Performing Arts Premiere of “Il Teatro Alla Moda” – Opening Night in Beverly Hills

by: Our Little Truffle Hunters - October 14th, 2011   Filed under: ART EXHIBIT & OPENINGS, Events & Parties, New in L.A.
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What: “Il Teatro Alla Moda” (Theater in Fashion) - an exhibition of Italy’s haute couture designers that pulls over 71 opera costumes and 76 sketches from 17 private and public collections around the world designed by Fendi, Versace, Valentino, Missoni, Giorgio Armani, Alberta Ferretti, and more. The exhibition will have a limited 4-week run from Oct. 14–Dec. 18 (free on Wednesdays) at 253 N. Beverly Dr. on the ground floor of the new MGM Place. Hours are Wednesday-Friday noon- 7 p.m. and Saturday/Sunday 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.  Tickets: $10, Free on Wednesday. Children under 12 and students with valid ID are free.

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Now Open in Los Angeles – Rosa Mexicano on Sunset Plaza, Jose Eber in his new location, Barbara Bui (Paris) coming to Rodeo Drive

by: Our Little Truffle Hunters - August 16th, 2011   Filed under: New in L.A.
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HOTELS + RESTAURANTS

EXHIBITS + SHOWS

 BARS + CLUBS

SALONS + STORES
  • Jose Eber in his new location in BH
  • Lanvin store in Malibu
COMING SOON IN LA

  • Hotel Bel-Air (re-opening)
  • Regency Club (closing)
  • Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in BH
  • Barbara Bui (Paris) coming to Rodeo Drive
  • THE TASTE returns this Sept.
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#newLA: Rosé Restaurant soft opening on La Cienega

by: Caroline M. Roman - July 17th, 2011   Filed under: Food, New in L.A., Previews | Sneak Peeks | Soft Openings, Restaurants & Food
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As you know if you’ve been reading the Truffle, soft openings are the E tickets of restaurants and clubs in L.A. … Rosé (formerly Mark’s) is now open next to Nobu on La Cienega, after a small soft opening this week. We’ve been in the resto a few times and have seen Rosé owner Kamran Pahlavi, some Persian friends from our Beverly high days, Gelina Puck, L.A. fashion publicist Marilyn Heston, Sharon Stone and the like.

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#WeeklyJuice – Jeff Vespa soft opening of PICI, our friends Alexi Yulish + Jason Soppa + Evan Volk + Walter McCready are starting a few nights at Library Terrace at Redbury opens, and more

by: Our Little Truffle Hunters - July 11th, 2011   Filed under: Bars & Clubs, New in L.A., Restaurants & Food, Weekly Juice
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New Clubs: The Redbury Hotel has converted their upstairs private dining room into a cute bar called Library Terrace and our friends Alexi Yulish, Jason Scoppa, Evan Volk and Walter McCready – THE Walter from Chateau Marmont and Palihouse – are teaming up to host a couple nights.

Nightlife News: New Cirque du Soleil show IRIS opens next week on July 21, 2011 at the Kodak theater in Hollywood

New Restaurants: Jeff Vespa, founder of Wireimage, is softly opening his first venture in the restaurant business with Chef J (aka Jason Harley). PICI Enoteca in Beverly Hills opens at the end of the month but if you know Jeff personally, u can get in on their early friends & family resies. PICI 212 S. Beverly Drive Beverly Hills, CA 90212

Beverly Hills news: Rodeo Drive-area merchants gathered at Spago to discuss strategy to oppose the would-be metro stop near Wilshire and Beverly Drive - LINK

Food News: Culina Four Seasons monthly cooking classes on the 2nd Saturday of each month from now on [Price $85] - LINK

Food News: Adolfo Suaya will open Osaka next month with a team from Peru, his biggest resto yet and 4 years in the making

Food News: Taberna Mexicana restaurant now open in Beverly Hills in the former Luau space - Taberna Mexicana 369 N. Bedford Drive, Beverly Hills (310)858-7070

Food News: Los Angeles Times and Food & Wine’s THE TASTE (formerly known as Taste of Beverly Hills) is coming again for the second year this Labor Day weekend [Sept 2-5, 2011, Tickets available now‏]

Food News: Angeleno Magazine continues it’s cooking class series at Synder Diamond next week with guest Chef Haru from Chaya Brasserie – LINK

Food News: FIG & OLIVE Melrose Place celebrate Bastille Day (this Thursday, July 14) from 4:30 – 7:30 p.m. with a special Provençal wine tasting, live music, and commemorative prix-fixe menu crafted by Executive Chef Pascal Lorange.

Food News: Ramen BULL is back at Breadbar on 3rd Street Monday – Saturday from 5-10pm and will be running through September 30. If you are looking for an easy dinner that is a little bit different, we highly recommend this ramen pop up right here on 3rd Street in Beverly Hills / West Hollywood!

Food News: Pressed Juicery – the clease concept and storefront started by Hedi Gores, Hayden Slater and Carly Brien - now has a truck. Find it via their Twitter feed

LA Natives: Kate Hudson is no longer pregnant, she gave birth to a little boy over the weekend with rocker fiance Matt Bellamy

LA Natives: LA Native and Crossroads grad Zooey Deschanel battles LA Times reporter after being called a snobby cow for saying downtown was dismal http://hellogiggles.com/an-open-letter-to-los-angeles-times-writer-patt-morrisson #teamzooey

LA Natives: Jonah Hill twas looking goooooood at the BAFTA and then an after party at the Chateau Marmont this weekend

LA Natives: Amy, Kelly and Jack Osbourne’s parents have listed their Cape Cod-inspired mansion in the celeb-heavy enclave of Hidden Hills for $12.99 million – the six bedroom, ten bathroom home was featured in the June 2011 issue of Architectural Digest. LINK

TV News: “Sweet Home Alabama” series premiere on CMT Thursday, July 14, 9/8 Central – this is basically like the Bachelorette only she is a southern belle and 10 men are charming southerners and the other 10 are from LA, and NY.

USC news: USC has a wine club called the Trojan Wine Society

Carmegedon: 405 closure this weekend between Wilshire Blvd and Mullholland starting Friday night at midnight until Monday morning at 6am. Everyone chill-lax. This wont be a big deal. There are also no ‘day time’ closures on the Mullholland segment.

 

 

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Test your LA knowledge: Where in L.A. Am I?

by: Our Little Truffle Hunters - June 29th, 2011   Filed under: New in L.A., Test your LA knowledge
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I am in Beverly Hills, I am new to town, I have quite the pedigree, I can see the ocean and hills, I have a restaurant and a pool, my name is short, I am very chic. Where am I?

Picture from Lady Victoria Hervey

Jim Morrison’s Old Apt Now Available for Private Parties … ‘Morrison Room’ Opens Above Dukes Coffee Shop on Sunset Blvd

by: Caroline M. Roman - June 10th, 2011   Filed under: Bars & Clubs, Los Angeles Social Diary, New in L.A.
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When I was growing up in L.A., my brother was in a band that played regularly on the Sunset Strip …. back when Gazzarri’s was still around and the Viper Room was owned by celebrities. As private school kids at Harvard-Westlake, we did our best to blend in in our finest black tube dresses, courtesy of Judy’s or Esprit (Note: We are now  in the 80s), whilst walking the strip after the shows. Hair bands and heshers would chilled on the sidewalks like it was their house. Duke’s was the place to go after a long night at 3am – try the pancakes! This was also a good place to duck in if one of our friends’ fake IDs didn’t work and where our parents would pick us up. Click to Continue Reading

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Night Swim Returns to Tropicana at the Roosevelt Hotel this Summer 2011

by: Lauren Brokaw - June 3rd, 2011   Filed under: Bars & Clubs, Lauren Brokaw blog, Los Angeles Social Diary, New in L.A.
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Night #2 of an entire epic summer … If you live in LA, you know that there is always a good time to be had at the Hotel Rosey Night Swim at the Tropicana pool.  Starting each year around the end of May, LA native promoters from Brentwood, Harvard Westlake and Pali (Davids Heath and Schneider with Nick Foster, Will Crimes and Dan Regan) bring the best in people, DJs and yes, pool toys, in a very relaxing environment – bon fires included! Click to Continue Reading

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Weekly Juice: Mr. C Hotel Opens in Beverly Hills Today, Joel Silver’s Memorial Day Bash, 2011 MTV Movie Awards this Weekend (UPDATED!!)

by: Our Little Truffle Hunters - June 1st, 2011   Filed under: New in L.A., Weekly Juice
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Mr. C Hotel opens in Beverly Hills today! Cipriani expands it’s empire West with it’s hotel concept called “Mr. C” under the director of 4th generation Ciprianis – Ignazio and Maggio Cipriani. This hotel has a bar upon entrance and a restaurant opening July 8th by the same name “Mr. C” – Mr. C Hotel [Today]

Last night Kanon Vodka hosted an after party for Likke Li at Bar Marmont after playing The Wiltern. We love Kanon for throwing some of the best parties in NY & LA! [SEE KANON BLOG FOR PICS]

Over the weekend, producer Joel Silver‘s held his annual Memorial Day BBQ in the Malibu Colony. bringing out his bffs from his films including Guy Ritchie and actor Robert Downey Jr. who worked with him on the Sherlock Holmes movies; the second one is due out December 2011. More guests include:  Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes (w/ kids Connor and Suri), Gwen Stefani & Gavin Rossdale (w/ kids Kingston and Zuma), January Jones (pregnant), Jacqui Ainsley (pregnant), Diane Kruger & Joshua Jackson, Courteney Cox & David Arquette (w/ daughter Coco), Minnie Driver (w/ son Henry), Jen Meyer & Tobey Maguire (w/ kids Ruby and Otis). [PAST] Click to Continue Reading

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T’was the Nightmare Before Tim Burton Opened at LACMA

by: Caroline & Lauren - May 29th, 2011   Filed under: ART EXHIBIT & OPENINGS, Los Angeles Social Diary, New in L.A., Private Concerts
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This exhibit is a MUST-SEE this summer. This photo is the actual exhibit entrance inside LACMA’s Resnick Pavillion to more than 8 rooms filled with Tim Burton paraphernalia from sculptures to sketches to movie props from his crazy career in Disney’s animation department and as an A-list director who has brought us the likes of Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, Nightmare Before Christmas, Corpse Bride, Alice in Wonderland, Batman Returns, Mars Attacks!, James and the Giant Peach, Batman Forever, Ed Wood, Cabin Boy and many more! An additional perk are detailed and fascinating tiny sketches from Tim Burton’s illustrator Carlos Grangel. This exhibit just came from MOMA in New York where it was a huge hit with our NY contingency! Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice! GO SEE THIS SHOW! (May 29 – October 31, 2011)

Who we saw opening night: Tim Burton, Danny Elfman (composer for Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride,  The Nightmare Before Christmas), Michael Govan (LACMA’s director), Winona Ryder (Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice), Kelly Osborne, Nate Newall, Justin Murdock with Josh Richman and Crispin Glover,  Diablo Cody, Johnny Knoxville, Mira Sorvino, Patrick Hoeleck, Martin Landau, Willow Bay (Huffington Post) and husband Bob Iger (Disney), Abby Bangser (LACMA’s Avante Garde director), Jeffrey Jones (Beetlejuice), Slash (Gun n Roses), and a surprise performance from Jane’s Addiction.

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Double Grand Openings for LA’s Newest Nightspot ‘The Beverly’

by: Caroline M. Roman - May 24th, 2011   Filed under: Bars & Clubs, Los Angeles Social Diary, New in L.A.
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I think we can all agree Brent Bolthouse + Guy Starkman is a mucccch better partnership than Brent Bolthouse + Sam Nazarian so good news for all in search of a good bar … And a big thank you for more places opening up in Beverly Hills/West Hollywood. Were glad that whole Cahuenga corridor phase is over. After a few pre-openings last week (read more about The Beverly pre-openings here), The Beverly had two back-to-back grand openings this weekend on Thursday and Saturday (the only two days they will be open for business).
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Weekly Juice: Grand Opening for Annenberg Beauty Culture Exhibit, The Beverly Officially Opens, Judith Leiber Lunch at LACMA, New Forever 21 Opens Tomorrow

by: Our Little Truffle Hunters - May 20th, 2011   Filed under: Bars & Clubs, Los Angeles Social Diary, New in L.A., Weekly Juice
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Last night:

  • Grande Opening of The Beverly – this new lounge from Brent Bolthouse, Guy Starkman and Darren Dzienciol – who together also brought you Trousdale – had their official grand opening last night. We at the Truffle always like to get in clubs for sneak-peeks WAY before they open so we were there last week for a pre-opening party. The Beverly being a small venue with large names attached has planned two grand openings in order to accommodate their guests. Interesting guests last night include: Alex von Furstenberg, Jay Luchs, Jason Pomeranc, Grace Fernandez, Harry Morton, etc. Pictures to follow!
  • Grand Opening for Annenberg Beauty Culture Exhibit – it’s not often you spot Giselle Bundchen in L.A. (even though she lives in Brentwood with husband Tom Brady) … quite a big “get” for any party (leave to The A List, I’m guessing since we saw Blake Wassenaar at the door) and massive crowd pleaser for the L.A. art world who came out for Wallis Annenberg’s new exhibit at the Annenberg Space for Photography in Century City. Extra tents were set up to handle the crowd and a surprise strip tease from Dita Von Teese. Interesting guests include: Halle Berry, Katie Holmes, Peggy Moffitt, Petra Nemcova, Alek Wek, Kirsty Hume. Pictures to follow!
  • Grand re-opening of Maison140 Beverly Hills – not much info on this expect that the hotel is darling and it “re-opened” last night. If you have info on this send it to our tip line.
  • Hangover 2 premieres in Hollywood – some say Zacy G was in pre-hanger mode. Interesting guests include: cast leads Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Justin Bartha, Ed Helms, Ken Jeong and Mike Tyson, as well as Robert Downey Jr., Sean “Diddy” Combs, Jason Bateman, and Kristen Bell.

This past week:

  • Judith Leiber Lunch at LACMA – a rare West Coast appearance by Judith Leiber brought hundreds of women to the Bing Theatre at LACMA Wednesday afternoon for a Q&A with Cameron Silver about her life, her work and her self-published book on the heritage of Judith Leiber. The LACMA Costume Council put this event together along with a fundraiser the night before in the Judith Leiber store where member were given the deal of a lifetime – 100 bags for $100 each.

Coming up this week:

  • Forever 21 new store opening in the Beverly Center
  • 2011 Cedars Sinai Sports Spectacular
  • Street art doc Outside In: The Story of Art in the Streets sneak peek and premiere
  • Hollywood Life Awards in downtown L.A.
  • Midnight in Paris premiere at the Samuel Goldwyn theater in Beverly Hills
  • The Tree of Life screening at SOHO House followed Q&A with Dave Karger (Los Angeles Weekly) and Jessica Chastain and Bill Pohlad from the film.

Many are at work on the Truffle to make it great. Guest author, send blind items, tell us about a party — trufflehunters@dailytruffle.net

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#newLA: “The Beverly” Pre-Opening w Victoria’s Secret Party

by: Lauren Brokaw - May 16th, 2011   Filed under: Bars & Clubs, Events & Parties, LA Scene, Lauren Brokaw blog, New in L.A., REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS
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The Beverly, the second* venture from nightlife guru’s Guy Starkman, Darren Dzienciol, Brent Bolthouse and Jen Rosero, is right on par with the newer trend of less club and more lounge … Think more relaxed NYC bar and less big LA bottle-popping club. *Trousdale was the first (The Beverly is housed in the same location as Guy Starkman’s first bar called Guy’s where Darren was also involved) Click to Continue Reading

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Art Opening: MOCA Los Angeles Street Art Exhibit

by: Andrea Hwang - April 15th, 2011   Filed under: Events & Parties, LA Scene, Los Angeles Social Diary, New in L.A., Required LA Knowledge, Truffle of the Day
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A true West coast meets East Coast of art, street culture & celebrity. MOCA Los Angeles under the guidance of Jeffrey Deitch had one of the city’s largest openings tonight ‘Art in the Streets’. A timeline of street art, graffiti and installations from the 70s to current. Seminal pieces from Banksy, Shepard Fairey, Keith Haring all the way to Neckface & André (of Le Baron and Paul & Andre nightclubs)
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L.A. Nightlife: Wednesdays at Jeff Beacher’s Madhouse

by: Lauren Brokaw - April 7th, 2011   Filed under: Bars & Clubs, Lauren Brokaw blog, Los Angeles Social Diary, New in L.A.
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Job well done to Mr. Jeff Beacher, as I really did feel like I was at a mad house last night! One would never guess that RIGHT off the lobby of the Roosevelt hotel, you can walk through a book shelf and down a hallway of mirrors, only to enter a world with dancing animals, flying midgets popping bottles, and contortionists.

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Store Opening: Vivienne Westwood Party on Melrose

by: Magda Berliner - April 4th, 2011   Filed under: Magda Berliner blog, New in L.A., New Stores in LA, Store Openings
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To be sure, there was quite to appreciate and fawn over in the newly opened Vivenne Westwood boutique on Melrose Wednesday evening, hosted by Dame Vivienne Westwood making a rare L.A. appearance with husband Andreas Kronthaler. It’s easy to forget the impact Dame Viv has had in fashion, which is why it’s lucky we Angelenos can now experience her wizardry in all it’s glory and try on those yummy wares as well … ! Click to Continue Reading

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