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.
The UTA Foundation held their annual pre-Emmys party last night at Gonpachi on La Cienega hosted by Aziz Ansari and Rashida Jones – the annual back-to-school fundraising event raises money for their adopted high school – this year being University High School – aka “Uni” for those who grew up here. Friend of the truffle DJ spider performed. Amoung UTA agents and clients at the party we also spied last year’s Academy Awards producer Adam Shankman.
