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Tales from Will & Kate’s Polo Match & After Party at Chateau Marmont

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Our Little Truffle Hunters | 1 Comment

Remember when people use to say “let’s do lunch” … ? Well, I think tonight I heard the replacement phrase for that while at an after party for the Foundation Polo Challenge played today in Santa Barbara. The after party was held in Room 64 at the Chateau, more commonly known as the penthouse even though it’s not the top floor. ON his way out, a friend I’d not seen in ages came flying by at the elevators, without stopping, grabbed me, kissed me, pointed his finger and said “I am SO calling you tomorrow” …

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Category: Hier soir ..., LA Royalty, LA Scene, Los Angeles Social Diary, Notes from Last Night, Tournaments, Weekend Awards

Tagged: Angie Banicki, Anya Varda, Beau Swayze, Billy Zane, Brent Bolthouse, Brett Gursky, Brett Ratner, Brian Grazer, Chateau Marmont, Chris Evans, Duke of Argyll, Dylan McDermott, Dylan Otto, Ed Helms, Ed Westwick, Elizabeth Moss, Gordon Ramsay, Grace Fernandez, Harvey Weinstein, HIER SOIR, Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton, Jayson Blair, Joe Jonas, Joe Jonas & Kevin Jonas, Jonah Hill, Julia Verdin, Juno Temple, Kevin Jonas, LA scene, Lane Garrison, Lauren Conrad, Lawrence Bender, Leslie Mann, Los Angeles Social Diary, Matt Donnelly, Notes from Last Night, Paul Rudd, Piers Morgan, Prince William, Quentin Tarantino, Rachel Krupa, Rosario Dawson, Royal Salute, Sam Waterston, Tamsin Lonsdale, Tom Rothman, Tracy Bjelland, Zach Galifianakis

Tamsin Lonsdale’s Supper Club Hits Private Chefs of Beverly Hills on the Food Channel

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Our Little Truffle Hunters | Leave a comment

Last night we spied Tamsin Lonsdale, Reeve Collins, Carly Steel, Tracy Bjelland, Alex Hitz, Adolfo Suaya and Walter Canas on the Food Network’s Private Chefs of Beverly Hills special Supper Club event!

The show featured two chefs who cooked a roaring 20s themed dinner party for the Supper Club Los Angeles, a traveling dinner party club owned by friend of the Truffle, Tamsin Lonsdale. The chefs were asked to make changes to the menu like “his and her” sized bites for the deviled eggs which offends the chefs but is really just good thinking.

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Tagged: Adolfo Suaya, Alex Hitz, Carly Steel, Coachella, Food Network, Private Chefs of Beverly Hills, Reeve Collins, Supper Club, Tamsin Lonsdale, Tracy Bjelland

Weekly Juice – Oscar Edition – Academy Awards, Vanity Fair, Hollywood Reporter and the Mayor all host parties

Posted on March 3, 2010 by Caroline & Lauren | 2 Comments

Ever wondered what an invite to the Oscars looks like? Ever wondered about the other 472 Oscar events that surround the annual ceremonies? Well we got it all here on The Daily Truffle:

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The 82nd Academy Awards invitation

Vanity Fair party at new location: Sunset Towers

Vanity Fair party invitation

Tuesday:

Angeleno / Supper Club party (Tracy Bjelland, Tamsin Lonsdale, Jeanie Lim, Carly Steel, Alan Klien, Nancy Kane)
Manifesting Equality (Cisco Adler, Heather Graham, Marisa Tomei, Lisa Love, Yosi Sergant)

Manifesting Equality Oscar party

Wednesday:

Indi spirit awards party at White House Black Market
Nick Berggruen‘s annual party at Chauteau (Stephanie Chao, Rick Heller, Aura Cercel, Jay Luchs, Carly Steel, Tamsin Lonsdale, Patrick McMullen)
Vanity Fair and Brioni host Artists for Peace and Justice at NINETEEN12 inside the Beverly Hills Hotel (hosted by Director Paul Haggis with co-hosts Gerard Butler and Lee Daniels – attendees included Hayden Panatierre, Ben Stiller, John Hamm, Olivia Wilde)
Global Green party at Bardot (James Cameron, Madden bros, Nicole Scherzinger, Jessica Alba)
Vera Wang/Vogue dinner (Reese Witherspoon, Renee Zellweger, Lisa Love, Vera Wang, Rick, Kathy and Nicky Hilton)

Nick Berggruen's annual party at Chauteau

Thursday:

Black Women in Hollywood Essense Luncheon, hosted by Time Inc. at the BHH (Alfre Woodard, Anika Noni Rose, Gabourey Sidibe, Jada Pinkett Smith, Mary J. Blige, Paula Patton, Queen Latifah, Serena Williams, Tracee Ellis Ross, Vanessa Williams, Vivica A. Fox, Zoe Saldana)
Hollywood Reporter party for the Oscar Nominees at the Mayor’s house (Jeremy Renner, Morgan Freeman, Mel Gibson, Eva Longoria Parker and Ryan Seacrest) sponsored by Bing
Art of Elysium party at Palihouse (Scott Caan, Topher Grace, Amy Smart)
Gagosian Gallery re-opens after Richard Meier expansion/Mr. Chow dinner (Adrien Brody, Steve Martin, Brian Grazer, Harvery Weinstein, Diane Von Furstenberg, Lisa Love, Brandon Davis, Tracy Bjelland, George Hickenlooper, Magda Berliner, Paula Froelich, Emily Smith, Eugenia Silva, John Water, Larry Gagosian)
Women In Film Oscar Reception honors female Oscar nominees hosted by Perrier-Jouet champagne for the third year in a row, held at a private home in Bel Air (Camilla Belle, Mena Suvari, Michelle Rodriguez, Gabourey Sidibe, Nancy O’Dell).
Dior dinner/party at Chateau Marmont (Lucy Hale, Odette Yustman, Ginnifer Goodwin, Bryce Dallas Howard, Sam Ronson, Hayden Panatierre, Angie Harmon)
Susan Sarandon & Spin New York host ping pong party at the Mondrian (FYI – Susan Sarandon and her bf are investors in Spin NY)
Louis Vuitton party (Amanda Seyfried, Emma Roberts, Anna Kendrick, Zoe Saldana)

Hollywood Reporter party at the Mayor's house

Friday:

OK! magazine Oscar Party (Jake Pavelka and Vienna Girardi)
Jeremy Corbell’s ICON exhibit behind the Chateau Marmont
25th Independent Spirit Awards ~ (usually held on a Saturday in a tented parking lot in Santa Monica ~ this marks the first year the event is on a Friday and held at LA LIVE – the newly built recreational facility next to the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles) hosted by Eddie Izzard, Ryan Bingham, T Bone Burnett and Jeff Bridges set to preform a song from “Crazy Heart.” Jameson Irish Whiskey, the official spirit host will serve Jameson & Gingers on the red carpet. (on the blue carpet: Adrien Brody, Beastie Boys, Carey Mulligan, Chazz Palminteri, Colin Firth, David Spade, Emile Hirsch, Emmy Rossum, Ethan Hawke, Gabourey Sidibe, Helen Mirren, Jeff Bridges, Jeremy Renner, Jodie Foster, John Waters, Johnny Weir, Laura Dern, Lenny Kravitz, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Matt Dillon, Mena Suvari, Mo’Nique, Monet Mazur, Morgan Spurlock, Natalie Press, Olivia Wilde, Peter Sarsgaard, Pierce Brosnan, Roger Ebert, Rosario Dawson)

QVC Red Carpet Style on Friday, March 5 at Four Seasons Hotel on Doheny Drive ~ TUNE-IN to QVC on March 5 at 6PM (PT) to watch a live broadcast from the party (Joan Collins, AnnaLynne McCord, Cindy Crawford, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Mandy Moore, Anna Kendrick, Kellan Lutz, Quinton Aaron, Nikki Reed, Natalie Press, Isaac Mizrahi, Giuliana Rancic, Gabourey Sidibe, Tila Tequila, Denise Richards)
CAA’s Bryan Lourd‘s annual event at his house
Alice in Wonderland comes out
Party for Barry Diller the BH hotel
William Morris Endeavor party in Bel-Air

Saturday:

Prism exhibit
Moet and Chandon present a party for Tom Munro‘s book of celeb portraits
Weinstein company event at Soho House
Madonna & Demi Moore‘s 3rd annual oscars party at Guy O’seary’s house (interesting tid-bit … Demi and Madonna are both investors in Vita Coco and will be serving a drink called Caipirinha ~ a specialty drink with Vita Coco that Demi created)
The 8th annual “Night Before” at the Beverly Hills hotel hosted by DreamWorks SKG, known as “THE” party of the season, benefiting the Motion Picture and Television Fund Foundation (they have the old people homes in the valley where actors who never made the big bucks can safely retire on the good graces of those who did – interesting! Right?!)
Elton John AIDS Foundation party held here in the Polo Private Room

Sunday:

Us Weekly party
TV Guide party
Elton Johns‘ annual Oscar Night Party – Grace Jones preforms
Steve Martin & Alec Baldwin host, Joel Madden Djs the 82nd Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre
20th Annual Night of 100 Stars at the Beverly Hills Hotel (this is the party many past Oscar winners attend)
2nd Annual Vanity Fair party at The Sunset Towers ~ interesting new space will mean different guest since Graydon Carter will have to expand his guest list to include hotel owner, Jeff Klein’s, favorite regulars.
E! Oscar party at Drai’s Hollywood on the roof of the new W Hollywood
Governors’ Ball (this is the one right at the Oscars, that is the stop off point between the Oscars and after parties)

Soho House houses private events all Oscar week as usual
Trousdale - the new bar from Brent Bolthouse and Guy Starkman – opens March 9th
Drai’s opens March 11th
Betty “Ball of Fire” Rowland fundraiser and benefit screening hosted by Liz Goldwyn – more info here

Ever wondered who makes up the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences?? Much like getting a good table at Madeo’s or decent seats at a Laker’s game, it’a game of noteriety and waiting – spots become available every year and the Academy then suggests the various departments to invite more – last year they made room for 166 more members tho only 134 artists and executives were asked to join its roster – they 2009 additions are:

Actors - Casey Affleck, Emily Blunt, Michael Cera, Viola Davis, James Franco, Brendan Gleeson, Anne Hathaway, Taraji P. Henson, Emile Hirsch, Hugh Jackman, Melissa Leo, Jane Lynch, Eddie Marsan, James McAvoy, Seth Rogen, Paul Rudd, Amy Ryan, Michael Shannon, Michelle Williams, Jeffrey Wright

Animators - J.J. Blumenkranz, Konstantin Bronzit, Kendal Cronkhite, Rodolphe Guenoden, Byron Howard, Kunio Kato, Doug Sweetland, Chris Williams

Art Directors - Andrew Ackland-Snow

At-Large - Matthew D. Loeb, Redmond Morris

Casting Directors - John Papsidera, Bernie Telsey

Cinematographers - Russ T. Alsobrook, Anthony Dod Mantle, Henner Hofmann, Claudio Miranda, Rodney Taylor, Mandy Walker

Costume Designers - Deborah Hopper, Louise Mingenbach, Michael O’Connor, Michael Wilkinson

Directors - Rachid Bouchareb, Danny Boyle, David Frankel, Rod Lurie, Thomas McCarthy, Tyler Perry, Henry Selick

Documentary - William Gazecki, Rachel Grady, Rory Kennedy, Scott Hamilton Kennedy, James Marsh, Megan Mylan, Doug Pray

Executives - Daniel D.A. Battsek, Steve Beeks, Graham W. Burke, Joe Drake, Erik Feig, Paul Hanneman, Donald P. Harris, Claudia Lewis

Film Editors - Roger Barton, Hank Corwin, Chris Dickens, Elliot Graham, Kathryn Himoff, Leo Trombetta, Brent White, Pam Wise

Live Action Short Films
Reto Caffi - Jochen Alexander Freydank, F. Carter Pilcher

Makeup and Hairstylists - Howard Berger, Mike Elizalde, Louis Lazzara, Gerald Quist

Music - Jeff Danna, Andrew Dorfman, Peter Gabriel, Clint Mansell, A.R. Rahman

Producers - Mark Ciardi, Christian Colson, Gordon Gray, Broderick Johnson, Cathy Konrad, Andrew Kosove, James Lassiter, Russell Smith, Paula Wagner

Production Designers - Donald Graham Burt, Michael Carlin, Jane Ann Stewart, Kevin Thompson

Public Relations - Michael D. Camp, Marc Cohen, Megan Colligan, James C. Gallagher, David Kaminow, Sal Ladestro, Maria Pekurovskaya, Elizabeth Petit

Set Decorators - Rebecca Alleway, Peter Lando, Barbara Munch-Cameron

Scenic Artists - Robert Topol

Sound - Michael Barry, Derek Casari, Aaron Glascock, Ren Klyce, Peter F. Kurland, Karen Baker Landers, Hamilton Sterling, Deborah Wallach, Kim Waugh

Visual Effects - Christopher Bond, Matthew Butler, Chris Corbould
Rob Engle, Scott Gordon, Hal Hickel, Van Ling, Shane Mahan, Steve Preeg, Tim Webber, Edson Williams

Writers – John August, Dustin Lance Black, Courtney Hunt, Howard A. Rodman

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Category: Awards Season, Events & Parties, Invites, Los Angeles Social Diary, Weekly Juice

Tagged: Academy Awards, Awards Season, best oscar parties, Beverly Hills, Chateau Marmont, invitations, Invites, nominee parties, oscar parties 2010, Oscars, Oscars 2010, parties for nominees, Party Lists Los Angeles, Tracy Bjelland, Weekly Juice

Weekly Juice: Bar 210 opens, Warners Bros. party at Curve, Elan Atias at the Roxy, Marc-Edouard Leon and Adarsha Benjamin Future Gang theme birthday bash

Posted on February 20, 2010 by Caroline | Leave a comment

Bar 210 opens in the Beverly Hilton hotel with DJ Caroline d’Amore (l.a. native) which follows the opening of adjacent club Plush (name change please) inside the hotel.

bar 210
9876 wilshire blvd.
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
(310) 887-6060

Elan Atias (Beverly) plays this Wednesday at Nic Alder’s The Roxy.http://www.elanmusic.com/

The Roxy
9009 Sunset Blvd.
City/Town:
West Hollywood, CA
310 278 9457 Box Office

Warners Bros. and Bevan Borissova invite you to experience the world of PUCCA at Curve (BEST STORE EVER) on Robertson with DJ Harley Viera-Newton. Featuring exclusive pieces from Erickson Beamon, Genetic Denim, Iro, Mark Fast, Not Rational. Preen, Raquel Allegra, Scatola, Unconditional.

Marc-Edouard Leon throws his annual birthday bash tonight in Silverlake with friend Adarsha Benjamin … this years theme? Future gangs. The event dress code reads, come dressed like you belong to a 2210 street gang of Future-LA!

According to EaterLA: “Johnny Zander, a Hollywood nightlife aficionado who has had a hand in places like Green Door, Teddy’s, Tropicana Bar, among others, shared news with an Eater operative that he has claimed a vacant establishment next to Cinespace on Hollywood Blvd. Upon investigating the street situation, we came across the above plywood situation which conveniently happens to be just next door to the aforementioned. The rumored name for his next uber exclusive lounge? The Hemingway.”

We also hear La Bar Boutique will be opened soon under a new name and there are some interesting surprise partners involved! Stay tuned …

Bardot’s Alexi Yulish, Jason Scoppa and lovely wife (also his publicist!) Stephanie Fessler Scoppa, continue their sucsessful Thursday Sessions and Saturday LoFi events. Last Saturday, they threw a birthday for actor Ashton Holmes, who somehow is like besties with everyone I know.

Saturday February 2oth @ 10pm
LoHiFi at Bardot
L.P. & The Fox Hunt

Chris Breed (Green Door) newest restaurant lounge venture in it’s second week
LA VIDA, 1448 N GOWER ST HOLLYWOOD CA 90028

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Tagged: Beverly Hills, Beverly Hilton, Caroline d'Amore, Events & Parties, Harley Viera Newton, invitations, Invites, Johnny Zander, La Bar Boutique, Marc-Edouard Leon, Tracy Bjelland, Weekly Juice

Men of Style: Los Angeles Winter 2010

Posted on December 7, 2009 by Caroline | 3 Comments

Elliot Hans Johnson, L.A. native and designer of Literature Noir, with wife Kaya leaving Maestro's in Beverly Hills - Alexander 'Silver Fox' Davis

Elliot Hans Johnson

Occupation: Owner of Literature Noir
Birth Place: Turlock, CA, grew up in Los Angeles
Living in: West Hollywood
High school: West Mark, Los Angeles
Favorite accessory: Gloves
Fashion influences: Film noir

Q: What are you currently most excited about for fall/winter?
A: Camel colored wool pea coat by Doir Homme with black leather driving gloves

Q: When was the last time you wore a suit – and who made it?
A: Nov 27 09, Doir Homme, for MOCA 30th anniversary party

Q: Favorite designers?
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Category: FASHION, L.A. Natives, Men's blog, Trend Reports (non-fashion)

Tagged: Alexander McQueen, American Apparel, Balmain, Beverly Hills, Brentwood High School in Los Angeles, Chateau Marmont, Comme Des Garcons, Darren Romanelli, Doir Homme, Duncan Quinn, Elliot Hans Johnson, FASHION, Favorite L.A. stores, French vogue, Givenchy, Hedi Slimane, Hillel Aron, Junya Watanabe, LA natives, LA Royalty, Leonardo da Vinci, Matt Donnelly, Maxfield, Maxime Jacquet, MOCA 30th anniversary party, Montclair Prep in L.A., Oakwood High School in Los Angeles, Rolex, Scott Sternberg, Tracy Bjelland, USC grad student, West Mark High School in Los Angeles

Hermes safari gear for “Into Africa” party at the Wildlife Waystation in Los Angeles

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Morgan Ashley Aroff | Leave a comment

Wildlife Way Station
I have a rare education in exotic animal training management from Moorpark in Thousand Oaks, the Harvard of animal behavior training. I have traveled the world working with animals and have worked here in L.A. at the Eco Star Station, a program which takes animals to elementary schools to teach students about animals and the conservation of them with a hands on experience. I am currently developing a wildlife travel TV/web show called Morgan the Mermaid (you can see a promo vid at the bottom).

Last night, I went with Tamsin Lonsdale’s Supper Club to the Wildlife Waystation in Tujunga located north of Pasedena off the 210 freeway. Tucked away in the mountains, surrounded by horse ranches and rolling hills …. this 160 acre facility acts as an animal sanctuary and rehabilitation center for wild and exotic wildlife such as Tigers, Ligers, Zebra, Hyena, Binturong (never heard of those , have you), Coyotes, Jaguars, Canines, Grizzly Bears, Mountain Lions, American Black Bear, Llama, Deer, Parrots and Raccoons.

Supper Club attendee Andrea Kelley, arranged the visit . for the group with her Godmother, Martine Colette, founder & director of Animal Services of the Wildlife Waystation. Normally it can take up to 3 months to get a tour but Andrea, who also went to Moorpark and is an animal trainer volunteer at the facility, was able to help Supper Club founder Tamsin Lonsdale create a special evening tour followed by a big feast.

The daughter of a Belgian diplomat and naturalist, Martine Colette traveled the world as a child and young adult, often on safaris to observe wild animals. During those years of watching the plight of animals, she decided helping them would be her life’s calling. She discovered that she had an innate ability to diagnose and help heal injured and sick animals, despite few available veterinarians or medicines.

Guests begin to arrive at 4pm and were greeted with drinks and hors deourves, until the walking tours began. The 30 minute tour took us on a path through white tigers, bears and other and other retired animals of the silver screen now chilling and grubbing 15 lbs of meat a day.

The best part about the night were all the noises! The chimpanzee were doing raspberries at us, causing a ruckus, shaking their bars, making their monkey talk and screaming really loud. The lions would chuff at us when we would walk up to the cages, which is like a warm greeting. The tour guide encouraged us to chuff back. Supper Club guests desperately tried to impersonate a chuff (think of a chuff like huffing air out your mouth). It was beautiful the way one lion would start a roar, or call, and the rest would chime in. The sounds reverberated through the mountains around the reserve. Guest were unhappily sprayed at one point when the lions, in their natural way to display dominance, raised their tales and sprayed the group.

The Supper Club house photographer was a causality in his quest for the perfect shot. The photog, who’d do anything for the shot, refused to listen to the tour guides demands for him to stay back.

Everyone was blown away by their proximity at which they were able to view these exotic animals. This is not like a trip to the zoo, where you are removed at a distance from their enclosures. People on the tour were shock and amazed – most people have never, and will never, get this close to these kinds of animals in thier lives again.

The Wilfelife Waystation also has a special Wildlife Animal Hospital, Volunteer Program and does Outreach and Off Ranch Events. Learn how to become a member, sponsor an animal, volunteer or shop on their website http://www.wildlifewaystation.org/.

Supper Club attendee Tracy Bjelland (left) holds a yellow python and wears Michael kors boots, Lily Pulitzer khakis (never worn, found in the closet), Hermes belt and scarf, Ralph Lauren button down and a Burberry jacket. We hear from other Safari attendees …

Andrea Kelley (pictured left)

Occupation: Development Assistant at ITV Studios and an animal handler/trainer at the Wildlife Waystation.

Q: Favorite food, drink, Hors d’œuvre at dinner, ?
A: Loved the halibut and cheesy potatoes; The Bombay Sapphire Apple Martini was amazing.

Q: Favorite part of the tour/favorite animal/favorite story about an animal at the facilty?
A: I enjoyed seeing everyone on the tour having a great time. You have the opportunity to see the animals up close and to hear their life stories at the Waystation. It’s a much more personal experience than a zoo. The animals that have an extra special place in my heart are Drifter & Mungar.

Drifter is a 12 year old Siberian tiger that was owned by drug dealers in Chicago as a pet. When the police raided them they found a baby tiger. He was the first tiger I worked with and raised.

Mungar, the Bengal tiger we brought out Saturday night is 5 years old and came to us from Virginia. A small zoo had purchased him as a baby for the public to take pictures with; once he started to get too big to hold for pictures they decided they no longer wanted him.

Q: How did u hear about The Supper Club?
A: I met Tamsin through Carly Steel at Carly’s Black Dahliance Birthday party hosted by The Supper Club.

Next attendee … Kitson

Occupation: Event manager at The Supper Club

Q: How would you describe the day?
A: Lions and tigers and bears! Oh my! The Supper Club Members enjoyed a private tour and feast at The Wildlife Waystation in Angeles National Forest above the city Sylmar outside L.A. this past Saturday. Members got up close and personal with the likes of Leopards, Bears, Tigers, Lions and an array of other exotic game making the night truly special.

After members toured The Wildlife Waystation, they found themselves surrounded by waterfalls, alligators, Bombay Sapphire specialty cocktails, fine wines and canapés. Dinner was served under a star clad sky against the sounds of the animals roaring and cooing in the distance. The feast included beef tenderloin, halibut, garlic shrimp, and fired choked vegetables… all fit for a king, of the jungle.

Overall, all the guests loved the cocktails so much, we decided to include some fun recipes you can make at home or for your next safari. Who else, but Tamsin, brings her French 75 mix to Sylmar?

Wild Hibiscus French 75

Bombay Sapphire, Fresh Lemon Juice,

Drizzle of Wild Hibiscus Syrup, Top with Prosecco

Sapphire Pomegranate Gimlet

Bombay Sapphire, Fresh Lime Juice,

Pomegranate Juice, Dash of Simple Syrup

Apple Elderflower Martini

Bombay Sapphire, St Germain Liqueur

Pressed Apple Juice, Pinch of Cinnamon

More information on The Supper Club can be found on Tami’s website

http://www.thesupperclubinc.com/

Morgan the Mermaid teaser video

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Tagged: Hermes, safari, Tracy Bjelland, Wildlife Waystation

Dinner with the Devil: A Masquerade Ball hosted by The Supper Club

Posted on November 2, 2009 by Caroline | 2 Comments

Snake tamers and masks turned Jane’s House on Hollywood Boulevard into a Vaudeville affair with some of the tastiest tastemakers in town this past Halloween eve … Thanks to Tamsin Lonsdale and her merry band of well-dressed socials, Los Angeles has another worthy Halloween party to look forward to again next year. Thank you Miss Lonsdale!

The Food Matters catered a wonderfully decadent feast, of Halloween inspired foods. At 10pm as dessert was served. Karis, the hula hoop dancing sensation kicked the nights partying off with a bang, followed by Karina, the stunning snake lady, who did a dance routine with a giant yellow python wrapped around her body. Last, Molly D’Amour did a wonderful burlesque act, with live music and a fully masked band.

Notables include: Lynn Collins (Wolverine) and husband Steven Strait (actor, came in a full gorilla outfit), Will Kopelman, looking dashing in a tux and also sporting a gorilla mask, Dany Levy (founder of Daily Candy), Carly Steel (TV host), Sean Stone (director, son of Oliver Stone), Nathalie Walker (actress), Gary Baseman (artist), Madison Mary Walls (actress), Roberto de Villacis (designer), Adam DiVello (creator, The Hills). Guest Chivas, Cabana Cachaca and Charles Smith wines.

Stay tuned for more on Tam’s next event, “Guy Fawkes Celebration Party” this Thursday at the Avalon.

Will Kopelman / Tamsin Lonsdale

Alexandra Lynn Gaudiani, Tracy Alexandra Bjelland and Caroline Roman

Carly Steel / Guests

Will Kopelman / Guest

Magda Berliner / Guests

Lynn Collins and Steven Strait

Guests

Tava Smiley and Lauder Robinson / Guests

Carly Steel/Tamsin Lonsdale

Tamsin Lonsdale, Kristin Ess, Oive Lykins, Marina Gravani

The Hamburgler / Guest

Artist Gary Baseman and guest

Alexandra Lynn Gaudiani / Scarlett Taylor and Kevin Goldfein

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Category: Events & Parties, LA Scene

Tagged: Sean Stone, Tracy Bjelland

Food Fight at The Supper Club!

Posted on October 26, 2009 by Caroline | Leave a comment

Tamsin (right), Beau Swayze (left)

It’s not often I get to meet a real life celebrity in L.A. but last week I had the good fortune to be seated next to Joan McNamara (of Joan’s on Third) when I sat down to dinner at Tamsin Lonsdale’s “Food Fight” party, in honor of the award winning documentary on world hunger, also called “Food Fight.”

Pepperlicious and Celery Spice (ri)1 whisky cocktails certainly helped to get conversation flowing – along with the punchy Charles Smith wines: “Eve” and the “Velvet Devil.” The dinner table overflowed with seasonal organic foods, and meats like charcuterie and shortribs.

Caroline Roman (left) Tyson Park (right)

Joan sat to my right, and Tyson Park sat to my left. Beside him was Tracy Bjelland, my friend and newly appointed Supper Club membership director (best be nice to her!). Tamsin’s friend, Darius Danesh (a Scottish musician and runner up in Pop Idol a couple of years back in the UK), made the traditional toast, thanking Tami for her on-going hostess jobs over the years and then she rose to thank new and old faces for joining. Next to her, Eddi Gathegi (who plays “Laurence” in Twilight) began to eat, breaking his IZO Cleanse three week detox.

Then I turned to get the scoop on my absolute favorite restaurant in all of L.A. So! Joan! Tell me everything! I exclaimed. She laughed modestly but I know she is use to this. She had brought her daughter with her to dinner, who runs their catering division – Carol. Her second daughter runs the marketplace.

Daniel Seidner (Buckley), Ophir Stern (Beverly)

Once we got to talking, Joan finally remembered me from my weekly trips to her 3rd street restaurant that opened in 1994, and recently expanded. The gorgeous marketplace is a toss-back to her native New York and is often described as “Balducci’s in L.A.” Joan gives out cupcakes when the lines grow too long.

I reminded her I am the one who always orders her Rex sole and the baratta prosciutto and I told her about the day my mother and I were recipients of two yellow cupcakes during a Christmas rush. Joan told me how she hates to see her customer wait and feels awful if they come and it’s not easy. She also said they have hung Halloween decorations and are gearing up for Halloween. How does she get those all her cute & charming ideas anyway? “I knew from the time I was 15 … I just knew!” she explained …

Once dinner was over, Tamsin rose again to announce hot chocolate and desserts served in the kitchen!

The Kitchen? Hmmm … what’s that mean? Well, I soon found out. Tamsin had choosen Eve on Nemo for this party – an event-only space behind Dan Tana’s on a tiny one block street called Nemo. “Eve on Nemo” will cater for you, or you can provide your own chefs to use their gourmet kitchen. “Eve on Nemo” also offers cooking classes during the week!

We wandered into the kitchen where hot chocolate and marshmellows were indeed being served. We stood around the stoves like we were snowed in for the winter and ate all the yummy desserts made by Tamsin’s chef duo Jerry and Chris Baker of The Food Matters.

In these photos: Joan McNamara, Carol McNamara, me, Daniel Siedner, Ophir Stern, Tyson Park, Tracy Bjelland, Matt Wise, Jerry Baker, JB Moresco, Katja Decker, Chris Baker.

Location: Eve on Nemo, 9045 Nemo St, West Hollywood, CA – (310) 278-8181

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Tagged: Carol McNamara, Joan McNamara, Joan’s on Third, Supper Club, Tamsin Lonsdale, Tracy Bjelland

Fall Beauty: We ask our favorite L.A. Natives & Angelenos to give us their secrets!

Posted on October 15, 2009 by Caroline | Leave a comment

Liz Goldwyn:

Hometown: Beverly Hills
Living in: London, Los Angeles
Age: 32
Occupation: filmmaker, artist, vintage collector

High school: El Rodeo, Westlake

College: School for Visual Arts in NYC
Recent Notes: Liz was recently the toast of Paris with billboards all over announcing her collaborative “L.A. themed” installation with Le Bon Marche, and was just named L.A.’s Prom Queen by the Los Angeles Times
Photo: Liz in cream with black Moschino dress (from Trompe l’Oiel Printing)

Hair: “I use Moroccan Hair Oil and also hair products from LA-based Jamal Hamadi – they’re amazing and all natural!

Body: “I’m taking ballet classes from Jennifer Nairn-Smith, who choreographed Pretty Things and Underwater Ballet and was one of Balanchine and Fosse’s principal dancers! She hasn’t been teaching for a couple years so this is a big deal and open to public!”

Outback Studios

866 S Bronson Ave

Los Angeles, CA 90005

Tuesday 9.00-10.30am and 6.30-8.00pm
Wednesday 9.00-10.30am
Thursday 9.00-10.30am and 6.30-8.00pm

One block east of Crenshaw and one and a half blocks south of Wilshire. $13.00 single / $48.00 for 4 over a 4 consecutive weeks *email jnairnsmith@sbcglobal.net to get added to her mailing list. Jennifer Nairn-Smith grew up in Queensland, Australia, and at 17, she was awarded an R.A.D. Scholarship to the Royal Ballet School, London. Growing too tall (5′ 10″) for the Royal Ballet, Covent garden, at the time, she sought an audition with the New York City Ballet. George Balanchine gave her a Scholarship to his School of American Ballet and, in time, after adjusting her technique from Royal Academy of Dancing, to Balanchine’s, she entered the prestigious New York City Ballet. There she performed in thirty Balanchine Ballets, originating roles in ten of them. Namely,” Brahms Schoenberg Quartet”,” Diamonds” in the ballet trinity Emeralds, Rubies, Diamonds from” Jewels”,” Movements for Piano and Orchestra”, and more. Six years later, she moved to Broadway, and danced in the original cast of the Tony-award winning musical,”Pippin” for director/ choreographer Bob Fosse and again in the Academy Award winning movie, “All That Jazz”. In Los Angeles she performed as a principle dancer in the fledgling Los Angeles Ballet. She has choreographed numerous music videos, such as Mötley Crüe’s “Girls, Girls,Girls.” She is a master teacher for Balanchine Ballet, Fosse Jazz and Pilates techniques, teaching in California, New York and Australia and Moscow. For two years, she was World Wide choreographic consultant for “Moscow on Ice.” Photo: Jennifer Nairn-Smith in the original cast of Pippin on Broadway, (1972) Costume by Tony Award winner Pat Ziprodt

Ashlee Margolis:
Hometown: Los Angeles

Living in: West Hollywood
Age: 33
High school: Oakwood
Occupation: Founder of Fashion/Lifestyle PR and Events company, The A List (Represents fashion brands Coach, Express, J Crew collection, Ports 1961, Jerome Rousseau, Viceroy Hotel Group. etc. Events during New York Fashion Week, Emmy’s, Oscars, Sundance Film Festival, Superbowl, and more.
Recent notes: Ashlee runs a weekly dinner party at Nobu Hollywood, and recently hosted a party for the new Judith Leiber store on Rodeo, and next week she will also host the Lucky Magazine/Madewell party for L.A. Fashion week.
Photo: DJ Tendaji Lathan and Ashlee Margolis attend the Foley + Corinna Store Opening on December 11, 2007 in Los Angeles, California (from John Shearer/Wireimage)

Hair: “I go to Anthony Francis at Byron Williams for my hair and I also love their Almond Shampoo and Conditioner.

Face: “I go to the The Face Place for Facials from Tony”

FacePlace
8701 Santa Monica Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90069
310-855-1150 tel
http://www.faceplacela.com/

Body: “I like working out with Gabe Johns at In Training – he’s a boxing coach and teaches privates and classes. I also love Maha Yoga.”

In-Training
7416 Beverly Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90036
323.549.3909
http://www.intraining.com/

Maha Yoga

13050 San Vicente Boulevard

Second Floor #202

Tel: 310.899.0047

http://www.mahayoga.com/

(Photo from JustJared: Reese Witherspoon leaving Maha Yoga in Brentwood)

Tamsin Lonsdale
Hometown: London
Living in: West Hollywood
Age: 31
Occupation: Founder of jet-set diners club, The Supper Club
Recent Notes: This week Tamsin hosts a midnight screening of Spike Jonze’s “Where the Wild Things Are …” She hosts a dinner or a party every three nights between Los Angeles, New York and London, and had a recent rave review in the Los Angeles Times.
Photo: Tamsin (right) with SupperClub membership director Tracy Bjelland (left) at their Circus party in L.A. last month (Wireimage)

Hair: “I also use Klorane Dry Shampoo – it makes the blowouts last that little bit longer! I go to the wonderful Kristin Ess at Warren Tricomi for my hair extensions, he creates that amazing beach tousled hair.”

Body: “I wear Hawaiian Tropic suncream day and night – smells like you just stepped of the beach. I also do the IZO Cleanse designed by founder Timothy Martin.” http://izocleanze.com/

Face: “I like Serum Two (In
stant Replenishment) by Bakel. I wear this religiously morning and night, and whenever my skin feels dry (like on long plane journeys). It instantly plumps skin and leave it with a healthy glow. I also use Lancer Dermatology products – in particular the repair nourishment cream that I recently discovered and is amazing.”

Make-Up: “LuxLash is the best eyelash extensions in town, I swear by them, and never have to wear mascara now.”

Jeanie Lim:
Hometown: Born in Korea, grew up London, trans-atlantic continental!

Living in: Beverly Hills
Age: 30
College: Goldsmiths London, studied fine art (Damien Hirst also attended
Occupation: Conceptual Artist working in large format photography now working on directing her first film

Photo: Jeanie with friends at Puffy’s White Party this summer in Beverly Hills

Skin:

Skinceuticals CE Ferulic and Phloretin CF serums
LA Roche Posay Hydraphase XL (only if bought outside US, not the same ingredients for efficacy if bought in US)
Bliss Steep Clean Facial Mask

Make-Up:

YSL Flash Radiance Skincare Brush [link]
Makeup Forever waterproof eyeliner in a pot
Clarins eyeliner (turquoise)
Any Maybeline mascara and use with EYECURL heated curler (order online from UK)
Benetint cheek stain
Schiap by NARS or Lady Danger by MAC for lipstick

Body:

BRAUN 3D oscillating electric toothbrush
Yoga – any yoga! Dying to try pilates actually!
L’Occitane lotion with Shea Butter
Superfoods capsules
Oh, and still love Coconut Water!

Editor’s Picks!
We get the best of the best and the newest of the new! Fresh on the market this month – here are a few of our favorites!!

Make-Up!
Alima Pure: Eco-friendly mineral make-up
priced at $20 and under. Samples are $1.00 through their website.

Alima Pure also gives you access to a seasoned make-up artist who will answer all your make-up questions at http://www.alimapure.com/lets-talk-mineral-makeup/ask-the-artist-mineral-makeup/

The brand is a favorite of celebrity make-up artist Christy Coleman (she has worked with Demi Moore, Katie Holmes, Emmy Rossum, Zooey Deschanel, and Liv Tyler among many, many others) http://christycoleman.com/blog/makeup/alima-pure-loose-mineral-makeup.

Body!

My Pilates Body
8242 West 3rd Street
Los Angeles, CA 90048
http://www.mypilatesbody.com/

*privates with Brittney Aroff – email her direct at brittneypilates@gmail.com

Skin!
Perricone MD launches Cold Plasma!
For the last five years Dr Perricone has been studying cold plasma technology in collabortoin with physicists at Los Alamos Laboratories. This work became the inspriation for an all new patended ionic suspension carrier system for topical application, able to deliver benefits far beyond what was previously capable. Translation? A brand new anti-aging formula which allows skin to use ONLY the nutrients it needs (like customized nutrition for the skin). $150.00 for sale on the PerriconeMD website.

New Kits from Murad!

Murad Matte Perfection Kit

$39.50 (a $58.50 value) includes Murad’s Best Selling Products (* Clarifying Cleanser, * T-STT-Zone Pore Refining Gel, * Oil-Control Mattifier SPF 15) and New Pomegranate Exfoliating Mask.

Murad Hydrating & Exfoliating Kit
$32 (a $60.50 value). “We’re excited to be able to offer this comprehensive assortment of customer favorites at such a value – especially now, in this challenging economy,” said Richard Murad, Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel for Murad.

Murad – Leader in Skin Care Science
Where skinkcare meets healthcare.
Get glowing luminous skin year-round.

Babies!

Bamford’s Organic Baby Collection is created for skin at it‘s most precious and vulnerable. We use only the purest of natural ingredients to create remedies that young, delicate skin understands. Small batches, produced in England, ensure freshness and carry the Soil Association’s gold standard certification. Simple ingredients, harvested responsibly, provide long term solutions for the health and wellbeing of our children, and help to preserve the environment for their future enjoyment. Nature’s finest lavender, eucalyptus, tea tree and camomile soothe, cleanse and protect the most delicate young skin. Product line includes Baby Bath & Massage Oil ($56), Baby Balm ($40), Baby Soap ($28) and Baby Powder ($32). Bamford is available at select Barney’s and Neiman Marcus locations, as well as barneys.com and neimanmarcus.com.

Skin cocktails!

Vitasource Multivitamin Repairing Serum from Thibiant Beverly Hills (no longer Aida Thibiant)- A powerfully, concentrated Vitamin-Antioxidant cocktail that delivers energy and stablized, megadose of Vitamin C, and more, for an invigorated skin brightness and health. Benefits: Helps to diminish the appearance of sun and environmental damage. Multivitamin booster ener
gizes skin. Lightens and brightens the complexion for more even color and texture. Helps revive the look of a more solid skin structure. Features: Megadoses of skin brightening Vitamin C, as well as Vitamins A, B, E, and F plus Coenzyme Q-10, and Gamma Oryzanol neutralize free radicals and help prevent environmental damage. Buy at Thibiant Beverly Hills or online at www.thibiantbeverlyhills.com. Size: 1 Fl. Oz. 30 ml. Price: $125.00

Eyes!
And finally … no beauty update would be complete without the full disclosure from… La Prairie! I teethed on La Prairie as a child and would eat their food and wear their clothes if they were to make them. I have been to all the La Prairie spas and can’t say enough good things. This fall they have two new things I have not yet seen from them – a new

Concealer ($70) that provides natural-looking coverage plus powerful protection against damaging UV rays and Eye Line Filler ($125) – a painless DIY filler that instantly minimizes the appearance of lines and wrinkles while working to smooth the skin over time.

Beyond their gorgeous packaging, is their excellent quality and innovation. La Prairie products are available from Bergdorf Goodman, Bloomingdale’s, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Saks First Avenue and http://www.shoplaprairie.com/shop-online.asp.

Enjoy!

xoxo
from the Beauty Team at The Daily Truffle

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The Supper Club Strikes Again!‏ Mermaid steals the show at the Garden Party in Los Angeles

Posted on September 22, 2009 by Caroline | 1 Comment

I go to parties with mermaids – that basically makes me better than you. But don’t get too riled up – as of last week – I had never been to a mermaid party either!! Last Thursday, Scarlett Taylor and I rolled up to Tamsin Lonsdale’s “Secret Garden” party held at the home of Young, Fabulous & Broke creator, Heidi Cornell. The Tarot readers, Meg’s BBQ, Jack Wines and (ri)1 whiskey, guitar players and pretty people could not distract me from the pool. “Scarlett,” I said, “there is a mermaid in the pool.” Scarlett looks at the girl swimming around half naked and said “I want to go in. How cool. Wait, what is she wearing? What’s that in the water with her?!” And with that, we had our first mermaid sighting. She jumped up and dove backwards into the water, showing off her seashell brasserie. In dove the arms and head, followed by her bare midriff and sexy butt, and then we saw it – the long, muscular, golden tail of mermaid flipped up splashing water on the guests like a fish and then sank back down under the surface! Scarlett and I starred in shock and both agreed that mermaids are WAY cooler than vampires. Like a scene out of Peter Pan, the crowd watched mesmerized as the pretty mermaid tossed smiles at the guests, splashed around and let all the boys touch her tail!

Mermaid Mesha Kussman, creator of the Aqualillies

We were finally ushered away to have our Tarot Cards read and met the rest of the party guests which included friend, LA Native, and creator of YoungHollywood.com, RJ Williams, my good friend Carly Steel (pictured right) who you may have seen this weekend hosting the Emmys for CW and making cameos at the ET, People and HBO parties, Alexandra Lynn Gaudiani, the former power publicist from 42 West, PMK and Paramount Pictures, Nzinga Blake, a Current TV host and Sierra Leonean native, and Alexander Purcell (pictured left) owner of design firm APRRO, in Los Angeles.

Other interesting Supper Club members include Sebastian Mathews, Cori Diamond, Monika Jakisic (pictured left), a Croatian model who use to date George Clooney, and my latest favorite transplant you will be hearing a lot about from now on – Tracy Bjelland (pictured right). Tracy refers to herself as an “Ice-Cube” – half Norwegian, half Cuban, she hails from Olso, via London and Harvard University in Boston where she was a member of “The Hasty Pudding Club.” The newly launch Supper Club website allows members to view photos from the events and reconnect with guests they met at the parties. http://www.thesupperclubinc.com/

Zachary Serebrenik and friend, Miles Fisher, Tamsin Lonsdale with Alex Purcell

About The Aqualillies:
The synchronized swim troop books private parties all over LA. They told me over the holidays they we will be creating a cute new red and white themed costume for their shows. They train at various Olympic pools in Orange County and starting in November – they are going to be holding workshops! Information about the workshops will be on their website soon! www.Aqualillies.com.