Los Angeles city guide: Embrace your inner LA (with an egg-white omelette)
I was certain I’d hate LA with its sprawling suburbs, endless driving and plastic people. And maybe I’d still hate to live there but as a New Yorker for the last almost-year without a proper holiday, a long weekend in LA was the perfect way to de-stress and re-energise. Sure, there are those LA cliché’s […]
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LA Restaurant Find: Sunny Spot
SUNNY SPOT, VENICE A sweet roadside-cook-shop-style Caribbean restaurant with an even sweeter outdoor section (where you can really make use of that sunny spot) Best Bit: Jerk Chicken baby! http://sunnyspotvenice.com/ 822 W Washington Blvd, Marina del Rey, CA 90292 (310) 448-8884 Â
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LA Sightseeing Find: Griffith Observatory
Work off that delicious Umami Burger with a hike up to the Griffith Observatory. This is how LA folks actually spend their weekends! Jealous much? Best Bit: The ridiculous view of LA and the Hollywood sign. http://www.griffithobs.org/ 2800 E Observatory Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027 (213) 473-0800
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LA Restaurant Find: Umami Burger
UMAMI BURGER, LOS FELIZ Burger fanatics will argue passionately about who has the best burger: Shake Shack or Umami Burger. But that’s like arguing over which is the best city ”“ NYC or LA, you can’t say till you’ve tried them both 🙂 Thankfully for New Yorkers, rumours of an Umami Burger NYC have been […]
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LA Restaurant Find: Gjelina
GJELINA, VENICE For well-made small sharing plates of fresh modern Mediterranean food and for a little bit of celebrity spotting. Best Bit: Butterscotch pot de crème with salted caramel and crème fraiche. It’s to die for. http://www.gjelina.com/ 1429 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice, CA 90291 (310) 450-1429Â
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LA Shopping Find: Tortoise
If you’re a lover of the Japanese interior aesthetic you will love this store Best Bit: My indigo night carafe from Sugahara 🙂 http://www.tortoisegeneralstore.com/ 1208 1/2 Abbot Kinney Boulevard, Venice, CA 90291 (310) 396-7335
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LA Hotspot Find: SoHo House
SOHO HOUSE, WEST HOLLYWOOD If you’re lucky you might know someone or know someone who knows someone who is kind enough to invite you to members-only SoHo House. Take the opportunity if you have it the buffet brunch selection is lavish. Best Bit: The 360 views of West Hollywood’s swimming pools and palm trees. http://www.sohohousewh.com/ […]
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LA Restaurant Find: Cerveteca
CERVETECA, VENICE Look at the picture and imagine eating lunch here when the sun is out and the sky is blue. Now imagine a cold beer in one hand and a fish taco in the other. Best Bit: A vibe-y lunch spot and great place to kick off your long weekend http://cervetecala.com/ 523 Rose Ave, […]
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LA Restaurant Find: Flake
FLAKE, VENICE I didn’t want to go anywhere else for breakfast the whole time I was in LA. When you’re onto a good thing, stick to it, hey? 🙂 Flake makes simple delicious breakfasts that remind me of Australia (in-the-know breakfast lovers will know exactly what I mean by this comparison!) Best Bit: RAD MUFFIN! […]
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May 2013 SoundCloud Playlist – Koreless X How to Dress Well Plus New Disclosure, Cashmere Cat & more
Another big SoundCloud playlist for this month with a track for every single one of your moods. With May being so rainy this year hopefully you’ll be spending a lot of time gazing out of windows watching the rainy days go by while listening to Koreless’ remix of How to Dress Well’s track “Cold Nites”. […]
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