Category Archives: LA Intel

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Uber to Transport Equinox Members via Teslas May 20 – 24

We don’t need a free ride in the biblical sense but we do like when it’s a free ride from Uber, or in a Tesla. Leave it to equally awesome Truffle-fave Equinox to give this genius promotion a home. Equinox members more »

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Hugh Hefner’s Annual Easter Egg Hunt in Holmby Hills (UPDATED WITH PICS!)

Alligators, Kangaroos, and Snakes, oh my! It’s wasn’t the usual zoo of peacocks and monkeys at the Playboy Mansion this weekend. We even saw some eagles mingling with the bunnies and other chicks! Every year, Hugh Hefner opens up his more »

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‘Black Friday:’ The Day L.A.’s Top Private Schools Mail Their Acceptance and Rejection Letters

The LA Times coined the term “Black Friday” in a 2008 article, referring to the annual Friday in L.A. when private elementary school admissions letters are mailed. This is when parents will find out if their kindergartner is admitted to John more »

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You Know You’re from Holmby Hills If … !

Holmby Hills is that little patch of green loveliness that you drive through between Westwood and Beverly Hills.  A quiet, but established neighborhood, you will find it nestled between Sunset & Wilshire Boulevards and curving around the Los Angeles Country Club.  Despite of, more »

Coming Soon ..., LA Intel, New in L.A.

Heard: The Palm Restauant Moving to Beverly Hills

A little birdie tells us the Palm is moving to Bev Hills! This is unconfirmed but we are finding out more. We shall be cutting out the walls if they dont take them with!!

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Fund(rais)ing L.A.’s Private Elementary Schools

Springtime in L.A. is the season when private grade schools host auctions, gala events, and swank soirees at fancy hotels, studio lots, and LA country clubs designed to raise additional funds to pad the $25,000 base fee of sending kids to John Thomas more »

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Truffle Approved: New “Women of LA” Video

Key references: Having a job at WME, ending up at St. Nicks, picking up girls at Whole Foods, having only one IMDB credits, getting DUIs, loosing girls to Pauly Shore and Mr. Belding (who both appear in the video) , getting ahead more »

Awards Season, LA Intel, Party Lists

Golden Globes Party List 2013

Well, it’s our favorite time of year again Trufflers … Once the presents are unwrapped and resolutions are made, the little children in Hollywood  turn their yuletide cheer and goodwill towards man to the more important things in life … Swag, free more »

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LA Intel: How to Get Lakers Floor Seats & Inside the Chairmans Room at Half-Time

The only thing cooler than seeing a Lakers game is sitting next to Jack Nicholson while doing so. Good luck getting a courtside ticket holder to give up their seats but we know a guy who can get it done more »

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LA Intel: Where LA’s Wealthy and Elite Shop for Christmas Trees — Mr. Greentrees

If you are say … Ron Burkle or Arianna Huffington or the Four Seasons, this is where you do your Christmas *(tree) shopping. Mr. Greentrees is one of LA’s longest lasting Christmas tree stores … and a second generation business (the mom more »

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L.A. Intel: The Real Cost of a Beverly Hills Housewife

As a site written by born and raised Beverly Hills natives, we are often asked how real is Bravo’s version? A little nip and tuck, lavish birthdays for dogs and celebrity marriages do happen but that could be in any town more »

Events & Parties, Fashion Events, LA Intel, Last Night in LA

Levi’s Holiday Dinner at the Levi’s Showroom

One of our favorite hidden gems in Los Angeles is the Levi’s Showroom. It’s about one block away from the Chateau Marmont and is in a regular looking house so you would never know what lies within. There is a more »

Events & Parties, Fashion Events, LA Intel, Last Night in LA

LA Intel: Victoria Secret’s Fashion Show aka The LA Annual Wife Hunt

Come November, every guy in L.A. who possibly can will call in their biggest favors and wrangle themselves an invite to the annual Victoria Secret fashion show in New York. While most men in the country believe this event is a more »

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LA Intel: Paparazzi Central — A Pumpkin Patch in Beverly Hills?

There are quite a few undesirable places to spend your time buying pumpkins this Halloween season and we feel we must clue those, who haven’t yet heard, in about Mr. Bones Pumpkin Patch, where they have valet and a door policy. more »

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LA’s Top Country Clubs and Thier Screening Criteria

Some of our friends are now converting their junior memberships at L.A.’s top country clubs – Brentwood Country Club, Hillcrest Country Club, Los Angeles Country Club, Bel Air Country Club, and Riviera Country Club. We’d thought we’d regale our readers more »