Wednesday night this week L.A. natives and friends turned out for a 3-way birthdays at Oliverio at Avalon Hotel in Beverly Hills for Ashlee Margolis (The A List), Max Winkler (filmmaker) & Nico Mizrahi (hedge fund manager) who all went to Oakwood, Oakwood and Crossroads high schools in L.A., respectively. Friends, natives and borthday well-wishers include: Kidada Jones (Buckely), Jenni Kayne (Crossroads), Anita Ko, Irene Neuwirth (Harvard Westlake), Darren Romanelli (Brentwood, FYI – he also has a cool new collaboration in stores in London and Japan), Erin Foster (Malibu High), Matt Waldstein (Crossroads), Nicky Hilton, Monet Mazur, Bianca White (Harvard-Westlake) and Kevin Parker (Harvard-Westlake) who was coming from the Step Up party over at the Mondrian.

Inside Max Winkler (Oakwood) was celebrating his birthday with sister Zoe Winkler (Oakwood) and her husband Rob Reinis, Jonah Hill (Crossroads) and Sasha Spielberg (Harvard-Westlake).

More friends in attendance: Adrian Muzinich, Cojo, Tatiana Litvin, stylist Estee Stanley, Jerome C. Rousseau (named last month as winner of Vogue Italia’s annual “Who Is On Next” awards for accessories), Blake Wassenaar (The A List), Angie Banicki, Chanel’s Annie Meyers-Shyer, Anya Terrese (designer for Winter Kate), Jose Martinez (Branklink Communications), producer Ben Duhl, screenwriter Peter Kline and lots of producers, mangers, agents from ICM and CAA and other guests who came from Alex Hitz summer dinner party in Hollywood.

Max  Winkler is in post production on “Ceremony“ a film starring Uma Thurman and Michael Angarano and Jake Johnson (the latter two were both at the party at the Avalon hotel). Before that Max produced and directed a short mockumentary about Hollywood TV producers with Michael Cera, Jonah Hill and Jake Johnson called “Clark and Michael” (2006) and another short with Jeffrey Tambor and his dad Henry Winkler called “The King of Central Park” (2006).

Jonah Hill is rumored to be attached to the new Zoolander movie with Ben Stiller “Zoolander 2“.

Jonah Hill and Max Winkler also have a project with Universal, and stars fellow L.A. native Jason Schwartzman, called The Adventurer’s Handbook.

Max’s dad, Henry Winkler has an amazing guest role right now on one of my favorite shows Royal Pains where he plays the super seedy dad to Hank and Evan Lawson of Hank Med, the concierge doctor service to the Hamptons elite. His character is always druming up business via his kids connections and next week aparently gets in over his head with Hank’s benefactor – a shady but powerful billionaire named Boris. Watch it Thursday at 10pm on USA and see old shows here http://www.usanetwork.com/series/royalpains/!!

Jerome C. Rousseau

http://www.vogue.it/en/talents/who-is-on-next/2010/06/who-is-on-next-2010—the-finalists

Darren Romanelli
http://blog.drromanelli.com/?p=1562

Alex Hitz summer dinner party in Hollywood
http://www.patrickmcmullan.com/site/event_detail.aspx?eid=33881&home=1

Weekend report …

It’s been a slow couple weeks with lots of people on va-ca but went to Kevin Parker (Rain Management Group) and Billy Park’s bash on the Palihouse rooftop last week – where I was late in discovering Walter (who was the host at the Chateau for 12 years) has now taken up residency at the Palihouse. He tells me he is still performing every now and then on a music night he runs in the courtyard on Tuesdays. I also saw Chris Huvane (Management 360 new hire / former GQ Senior West Coast Editor), Marc Mitchell (Harvard Westlake ’95 and founder of Urban Daddy) and Matt Waldstein (Crossroad ’95, Attorney at Law - Abrams & Waldstein LLP).

Willem Broad (Buckley, Mont Clare, Hollywood High) and his band mates Nick Biddle (Buckley) and Brandon Rauch of FIM has an “Almost Famous” party that I almost went to – which he told me involved lots of pool toys.

I hate to mention the wedding of a certain former first daughter but DJ Mia Moretti and violinist Caitlin Moe were the entertainment which is pretty cool since that is who plays about half the good parties in L.A. – including the recent Carrera party at the Chateau – so it makes me wonder if Chelsea Clinton knows what shes doing or if they somehow found themselves a very cool event planner – I need to contact BMF Media about that.

This week …

We got an invite from to a private preview of the new mall in SM called Santa Monica Place. The preview will benefit PS Arts and features the new restaurant Xino located on the “dining deck” with an after-event at the new Bloomingdale’s.

Louis Vuitton also told me a NEW LOUIS VUTTION store is also opening Friday in Santa Monica Place!!

Also got an email from Carrie Wick over at Greg Link’s new company Brand Link telling me there will be two new restaurants in the mall opening Friday as well – Richard Sandoval’s Zengo and La Sandia – Zengo is Chinese-Mexican (think duck tacos) and La Sandia is ”homespun Meixcan cooking” with a “tequilla library.”

RJ Williams’ (Crossroads) Young Hollywood studios located in side the Four Seasons hotel, which is still so amazing/cool/weird to me, has been getting a lot of heat lately – in a good way! That Bachelor girl who laughs too much went in yesterday – which was a good day to get her because of the finale last night. Also in the studio yesterday were Chris Angel and Giovanni Ribisi promoting his new film Middle Men - premiere is thursday at the Archlight, movie comes out Friday.

Kiehl’s is sponsoring a motorcycle ride with Fred Durst & Alain de Cadenet up the coast in the different Kielhs locations with well know biker names from around L.A. See separate post for more.

Looks like Avalon Hotel in Beverly Hills is about to become cool – Ashlee Margolis is hosting a night there – co-hosts include jeweler Anita Ko, Jimmy Choo publicist Sara Riff, Ian Edelman Writer (“How to Make It in America”), and director/photographer Patrick Hoelck (who directed Scott Caan’s last film). UPDATE FROM THE EVENT: Cabanas, rustic pizzas, Prosecco surround the cute pool with an easy exit valet pick up in the back. I saw LA NATIVES  Cliff Cantor (Beverly, former pro poker player / aspiring recluse), Jesse Erhman (Crossroads, Warner Bros), Laura and brother David Katzenberg (Harvard-Westlake, “Hard Times of RJ Berger”), and Louise Roe (from The City who now has a reality show called “Plain Jane” on the CW at 9pm where she helps blah girls get not so blah guys).

Carly Steel invited me to a party for Coco Cola heir Alex Hitz – he is hosting a soiree for his friend Susan Fales-Hills to celebrate her new book “One Flight Up”. UPDATE FROM THE EVENT: Guests included Rochelle Gores Fredston (daughter of Alec Gores and owner of Arcade boutique), Wendy Stark (former editor of Vanity Fair, daughter of Ray Stark), Nikki Haskell, Barbara Davis, Marilyn Heston, Degen Pener, Pauletta Washington (Mrs. Denzel), Dale Mason Cochran (Mrs. Johnnie), Alfre Woodard, Bravo director of development Christy Dees, and Cory & Colet from ITV … Alex, who caters all his own events, has a gift for world class southern comfort cooking, had tea sandwiches & champagne; the hit hors d’oeuvre of the evening was his signature bacon wrappd dates. Alex’s family friend and guest of honor, Susan Fales-Hills, a beautiful author, Harvard grad and contributer for Vogue, Travel and Leisure and Town& Country, was on hand at the base of Alex’s outdoor infinity staircase to greet guests, graciously signing and giving away copies of her book “One Flight Up” about “a pack of feisty thirty-somethings, all friends since grade school at Sibley Academy, an Upper East Side institution for sophisticated ladies-in-training”. http://susanfales-hill.com/one-flight-up.html

Tamsin Lonsdale is having a Super Club at the Hollywood Tower – a historic landmark and residential building on Frankin and Gower. UPDATE FROM THE EVENT: Overheard among cute 1930′s striped bathing suit models, news that Richard Branson’s new production company is about to open offices in Santa Monica in his deal with Relativity Media’s Rogue Pictures. Marika Krissman tells me she has done a board over-haul as the recently inducted MOCA Contemporaries board President. Attendees include Adam Divello (creator of The Hills and The City), Sarah Weidman, VP of Development at Style Network, Tatiana Kelly & Jim Young – producers around town.

Also on for this week, Angeleno Magazine is hosting a beauty day at the new JW Marriot pool I have yet to see – but is really cool because it looks over the Staples Center downtown at the which is sort of nestled next to the towering new Ritz Carlton where Wolfgang’s new restaurant WP360 is located.

Film Fashion is having a walk-in for a new designer they rep named Gustavo Cadile this week – which is cool because you get to go in showroom which is in the bottom floor of the Pacific Design Center and they have racks and racks of samples and all the celebrities come in there to be fit. I think Film Fashion had more updates of celebs in their client’s gowns during the Oscars than any other single fashion PR.

In news from Prada, T.I. wore Prada to his wedding to Tameka this past weekend in Miami. And then again at the premiere of “Takers” held at the Arclight Cinerama Dome thursday this week (Aug 04).

Rachel Krupa sent over an invite for her movie night at The London this Friday … “Love Actually” is the film.

Jessica Meisels is overseeing the opening 25 Park in the Malibu Lumber Yard this weekend. Jessica tells me the new boutique will carry cool brands like – Antik Batik, by Malene Birger, Elizabeth and James, Haute Hippie, Gryphon, Vanessa Bruno, Hanii Y, Megan Park, Sachin and Babi, Rick Owens Lillies and Duarte. They also carry baby/childrens clothes like Cacharel, Stella Cove and Eberjay. Right is Brooke Burke shopping with her little one there this week.

The Malibu Lumber Yard – owned by Richard Weintraub and Richard Sperber – are seeking an additional partner to support their investment in the mall according to the Malibu Times.

Coming up …

And Michael Rosenberg (aka Rosie) my former boss while at Maverick Films (now no longer) and producer of”Hung” has a birthday coming up …  Emmy’s, Emmy’s, Emmy’s, but not before Teen Choice monday. The Resnick Pavillion at LACMA will be complete soon with lots of parties coming in September to open the new wing.

*Every week at The Daily Truffle we highlight the invitations we receive in order to include our plans, plans of our friends and plans we wish had time for! Invitations are for editorial purposes and are not meant as announcements or open parties.

So what did happen in the notorious Penthouse 64 you ask?

Last night The A List and LFB Media Group hosted the sunglass brand Carrera’s Escape party up at the Chateau to promote their shades. We saw a lot of friends, celebs, beautiful skyline and got some pretty cool t-shirts made. Went down stairs for dinner around 9pm where we were waited upon by a Chateau waiter who was fully obsessive compulsive and actually came by to “straighten” my silver wear at one point and bullied us into all ordering the same beverage. Then when the bill came he asked us if we wanted him to put it on three different checks. We said it was fine and we would just split it – he then brought 3 checks with the entire meal including gratuity split three ways. The bill literally read 1/3 shrimp cocktail – $5.44, 1/3 salad chicken added – $4.83, 1/3 gratuity included 15% – $11.87. Weird! I have never seen anything like that! Have you??

Then the MOST interesting thing happened! Ladies exiting the ladies room were slipping a bit more than usually on that one patch where the wood meets the foyer tiles …  after about the 5th girl ate it in front of our table, we investigated the situation ourselves and found the spot to be particularly slippery and suggested to one of the staff that they throw a towel or some flour on the spot. He laughed and said “no no we keep it that way on purpose hoping to get a show!!” Huh? Is it possible the Chateau would risk the hundreds of potential lawsuits out of boredom at their jobs? If there was a hotel who dare (and who could probably get away with it) its the Chateau!

Upstairs at the party, tight quarters were packed with Carrera gift bags, Alternative apparel silk screening, Cover Girl touch up rooms, the tattooed chef working away in the service sized kitchen of the penthouse – locally known as room 64 – and lots of party goers.

Elsewhere in LA Saturday night – Julian Schnabel talked about Dennis Hopper (RIP) at MOCA downtown and Becca Midwood unveiled new art for The Daily Truffle at her gallery opening in Bergamont Station.

What we drank: sangria, grapefruit spritzer, champagne and Pellegrino

What we ate: Mini hamburgers, fish sticks, chocolate truffles etc!

Mix masters: Mia Moretti and Caitlyn Moe + Ana Calderon

Gift Bags: Covergirl makeup, Cafe Bustelo coffee, Carrera towel, sunblock and more sunblock !

Thanks to the sponsors ~ Carrera Sunglasses Escape, Lancaster, Covergirl, Alternative Apparel, Café Bustelo!

Gift bags

Who we saw: Friends, lovers and colleagues included: Lots of LA natives from Beverly, Crossroads, Harvard-Westlake, Brentwood and Oakwood including Nicole Richie, Monet Mazur, John Stalberg (Crossroads) & Linnea Gibson Stalberg, Yosi Sergant, Ashlee Margolis (The A List) & Dan Fishman, Nola Singer, Lauren Brokaw (The Daily Truffle), Kari Feinstein (FMPR), Caroline Roman, Kevin Parker (Harvard Westlake), RJ Williams (Crossroads), Jack Osbourne, jewelry designer Anita Ko, Mcnair Zimbalist (Brentwood), Sarah Warda (Marymount High School) and Luke Hartzog (Le Rosay Rolle + Pepperdine).

More  friends art consultant Will Koppleman, Adrian Muzinich, Brent Bolthouse, actress Eva Amurri (daughter of Susan Sarandon and Italian director Franco Amurri), Erin Lucas (daughter of AC/DC bass guitarist Cliff Williams, cast member on The Hills and host for Current TV),  Tamsin Lonsdale (Supper Club founder), Carly Steel, Jeanie Lim, Carlos Lopez (Neverwood High), DJ Ana Calderon, publicist turned manager Ami Zvi, Jessie Rubin, Blake Wassenaar (The A List), Samaire Armstong, Louise Roe (Olivia’s competition at ELLE.com on The City), Bachelor girl Vienna Girardi, Shanae Grimes (90210), actor Xavier Samuel (New Moon), Karla Braun, Cory Kennedy, actress Sara Paxton, Kelli McKee, Rory Will, Lady Victoria Hervey, Lara shiftman with her little baby early on in the evening, Levin Rambin, Angie Banacki, Rachel Krupa, Markus Molanari (Katy Perry’s BBF), Blaine Zuckerman (was at Teen vogue now People), Daniel Landver, Cojo, producer Alex Avant, Brett Ruttenberg, hair stylist Byron Williams, Cade Hudson, agent Cameron Mitchell, Cary Levine, Jenn Betts, manager Michael Baum (clients include Nicole Richie), publicist Nicole Perna, Slate Pr’s Robin Baum, Jimmy Choo publicist Sara Riff, stylist George Kotsiopoulos, actor Hunter Parrish (Weeds), Lawrence Longo, Michael Baruch, BJ Panda Bear, manager Sean Fay, Amber Lancaster, Ben Lyons, Bobby Campo, former NBA player Jalen Rose, Jarred Harris (Mad Men), Lynn Collins (Wolverine) and Taryn Manning.

*Oh yeah – and that guy who walks around Sunset dressed like Jesus (beard, gladiators, tassels and all) who is semi-violent … he was walking around on Sunset in front of the hotel – not actually at the party lol. He’s becoming more famous than the Beverly hills roller skater or Harry Perry - the turban wearing guitar skater in venice.

Nicole Richie & Monet Mazur (Both L.A. natives) came to the CARRERA Sunglasses Escape in Hollywood on Saturday while fiancé Joel Madden continued his European tour – they got Alternative Apparel t-shirts with Carrera-themed images silk screened on the front. Vienna Girardi showed with friends and got COVERGIRL makeovers in a side room. 90210 star Shanae Grimes also got a shirt done. New Moon’s Xavier Samuel and Weeds star Hunter Parrish had guests doing double takes when the blonde lookalikes showed up to the CARRERA Sunglasses Escape in Hollywood on Saturday. Jack Osbourne showed up for a mellow evening and spent the night in the private Lancaster lounge drinking soda water.

Caitlyn Moe and Mia Moretti, Nicole Richie & Monet Mazur, and Samaire Armstong

Kari Feinstein & Caroline Roman | Nola Singer & Lauren Brokaw | Jack Osbourne | Monet Mazur & Nicole Richie

Alternative Ts spun in a side room

Cover Girl side room in the Chateau

Squeeze, eat it, live it, love it

• Wednesday, December 9th L.A. Native Darren Romanelli will debut his latest collaboration line with Fraggle Rock at Kitson on Robertson. Anita Ko, jewelry designer and L.A. Native will also reveal her jewelry collaboration with Fraggle Rock which is becoming a movie – produced by L.A. Native Ahmet Zappa (school of life ’92).
  
• And more Muppets Mania: The Muppets will appear Tuesday, November 24, 2009 0n ‘Dancing with the Stars‘ – L.A. Native Ashley Hamilton will be back tonight for a season finale dance – followed by an after party at MI-6.
• New club Saint to soft open Wednesday 

• James Blunt, Chris Masterson, Jack Osbourne, Cisco Adler and Dave Navarrowill host a food drive at Wonderland on Wednesday night
• Kiss live in concert from Hyde Lounge at Staples Center Wednesday – Buckcherry to open at 7:30pm