WHERE WERE YOU BORN: New York
HOW LONG IN LOS ANGELES: Since the age of three
NEIGHBORHOOD: I grew up in Bel-Air. Now I am living in Pacific Palisades.
OCCUPATION: Host, producer, author, and mom
FAVORITE RESTAURANT: Vincenti Ristorante in Brentwood
BEST STEAKHOUSE: Boa Steakhouse in Santa Monica
BEST SUSHI: Katsu-Ya
BEST ETHNIC FOOD: Aroma Cafe’s Israeli food in Encino
BEST ITALIAN: Il Ristorante di Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica
BEST PIZZA: Tivoli Café in Pacific Palisades
BEST LUNCH: The Ivy in Beverly Hills
BEST PLACE FOR LATE NIGHT DINING: Pink’s Hot Dogs
BEST DESSERT: Susie Cakes Bakery’s red velvet cupcakes in Brentwood
BEST PLACE FOR A ROMANTIC DATE: Hotel Bel-Air
BEST SUNDAY BRUNCH: Four Seasons Hotel
BEST PLACE FOR A POWER BUSINESS MEETING: Polo Lounge at The Beverly Hills Hotel
IF YOU HAVE OUT OF TOWN GUESTS, WHICH HOTEL WOULD YOU RECOMMEND? Shutters on the Beach in Santa Monica
FAVORITE SHOPPING VENUE/BOUTIQUE: Elyse Walker in Pacific Palisades
BEST PLACE TO BUY JEWELRY/WATCHES: XIV Karats Ltd. in Beverly Hills and Jaimie Geller Jewelry in Pacific Palisades
BEST SPA: The Peninsula Beverly Hills Hotel
BEST GYM/ATHLETIC FACILITY: Equinox
BEST MASSAGE: Susan Ahdoot in Los Angeles
BEST LIMOUSINE/DRIVING SERVICE: Epic Transportation Services
FAVORITE CHARITY EVENT: The Bogart Pediatrics Cancer Research Program and Waterkeeper Alliance
FAVORITE CULTURAL EVENT: The American Ballet Theater comes to L.A. every year.
FAVORITE CULTURAL INSTITUTION: Museum of Tolerance
BEST MUSEUM/EXHIBIT: Getty Museum in Malibu
FAVORITE HISTORIC/LEGENDARY PLACE TO SEE OR EXPLORE: Griffith Park Observatory
ALL-AROUND FAVORITE SPOT IN LOS ANGELES: Pacific Palisades Village
BEST ASPECT OF LOS ANGELES: The sun and the beaches!
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