The Habit Turns Up the Heat Just in Time For Spring with Tempura Jalapeño Charburger
You've got a delicious new habit on the horizon! Say "bye-bye" to blah burgers — the new Tempura Jalapeño Charburger arrives at The Habit Burger Grill on March 11th nationwide! The Habit's new burger has the perfect mix of sweet and spicy flavors that give it a unique...
The 10 Biggest Skincare Trends of 2020
Beauty trends change every year. Decades ago, women used to focus on giving their hair as much volume as possible. Later, everyone wanted the perfect rouge or heaviest liner. It's hard to imagine those same trends being as popular today, mostly because the beauty...
A Weekend in the Country: DAOU Winery Sojourn
The road to SoCal’s local wine country is the El Camino Real, or Highway 101. Located 219 miles from Los Angeles, Paso Robles is precisely the halfway point between Los Angeles and San Francisco. Paso Robles used to be a dusty pioneer town famous for its almonds, but...
12 SoCal-Inspired Brunch Recipes for a Weekend at Home
12 SoCal-Inspired Brunch Recipes for a Weekend at Home Aah. There's nothing like a lazy Sunday when you can take your time getting out of bed, then rock your PJ's all day long. It doesn't matter if it's a rainy day indulgence or a planned Netflix binge day for you and...
Valentine’s Night!
Chocolate, gifts, an exchange of cards—it must be Saint Valentine's Day. But wait—this festive holiday has some dark roots: Historians believe Valentine's Day actually began in Ancient Rome as a pagan fertility festival called Lupercalia, with the celebration...
Ask the Experts: Relationships
One of the hardest roads to navigate is relationships. But as Valentine's Day is nearly upon us we decided to reach out to an expert for some advice on love, relationships and everything in between. We turned to Dr. Gregory Canillas, Ph.D., who provides couple...
The Art of Wood
The art of making furniture is universal—it is a craft, an ancient craft that requires patience and a profound knowledge of wood. Japan is nearly 70% forest, which has provided an ample supply—dating back 1,300 years. Perched in the retail epicenter of Hollywood and...
Viceroy L’Ermitage Beverly Hills Offers Exclusive Award Night Celebration
With award season in full swing, there will be parties and celebrations of all kinds. However, who can say that they've attended the most coveted party of all — and how would they describe the most over-the-top way to celebrate and watch the Oscars? It's likely that...
Art Comes to LA!
Superfine! Art Fair is returning to the Magic Box @ The Reef in DTLA for its second LA edition, February 6 - 9, 2020. Throughout the four-day fair, visitors will have the unique opportunity to meet and connect directly with 60+ top local and international artists,...
7 Steps to Hosting an Oscar-Worthy Dinner Party
Here in Los Angeles, we're pretty chill. Laid back is our Motto. Except when it comes to Award Season. Am I right? Everyone wants in on the fun. While it may not take our fellow female artists seriously, Oscar season is part of our pop-culture, and we all pay...
Zak Barnett Studios Launches VIP Membership Program Featuring Panels with Award-Winning Writers, Creators, Producers and Show-Runners
With the new decade upon us, famed actor and acting coach, Zak Barnett, is using his talents to provide one of the best resources to the emerging acting and film industry hopefuls of L.A. The Zak Barnett Studio is officially open, giving young talent the opportunity...
Portfolio: Don Saban
Don Saban knows LA; he's photographed it for a long time yielding images that are difficult to pin down in time. In fact, his eye for details found in Los Angeles create a visual proposition that they could be places found in Europe. His works has range—deep, black...
Wishing you all…
Best Of
All things must end—that includes 2019. It was the Year of the Pig, the year that we discovered that beer is good for you, cheese can protect you from salt, human bodies can continue to move over a year after death, the Lovers of Modena were men and dolphins are right...
The Most Exciting L.O.L. SURPRISE! POP UP Experience Opens Its Doors
Calling all B.B.s! MGA Entertainment has officially launched its new interactive experience, the L.O.L. Surprise!® LA Pop Up in Chatsworth, CA. Open for a limited time, the stand-alone brand experience is designed to ‘surprise and delight’ fans during the holidays,...
auburn Restaurant Launches New Brunch Menu
If you're in Los Angeles, brunch means everything. What place doesn't have brunch?! Well, if you've been keeping tabs, you can take auburn off of that list. In its newly launched menu, guests can expect a wide range of options, that only Chef Eric Best could put...
Top Ten TV Shows of 2019
Hi everybody! It’s that time of year again, where I post all my favorite movies & TV shows on my Instagram (@sammydumb). If you're thinking “Wow, that Sammy sure does watch a lot of movies and tv!”...you certainly right about that. Let me start by saying that this...
Oh so Grand!
Recently, Zuke Oshiro (SoCal’s travel editor) and myself were invited to get a bird’s eye view of the beginnings of something rather grand. Looking out from the 44th floor of the Wells Fargo Tower, we could see not only helio-pads on multiple rooftops, and amazing...
Holiday Gift Guide
FOR MOM From exerting energy to clean up your room after leaving it in chaos to giving up precious hours of sleep just to help you go to bed when you were afraid of the dark, there's no question that your mom has made the most meaningful sacrifices for you. This is...
Bon Temps Launches Full-Service Lunch with Chef Lincoln Carson
There's lunch, and then there's holiday lunch. During this most wonderful time of year, Bon Temps, one of Esquire’s recently minted Best New Restaurants in the U.S, is providing guests with a new way of experiencing Chef Lincoln Carson’s culinary acumen through the...
