Coolhaus Ice Cream Queen Natasha Case Shares Her Insider Guide To LA

Best dessert: love the chocolate tart at Odys & Penelope, or truly you can’t go wrong at La Republique

Best place for a romantic date: Taylor’s steakhouse

Best Sunday brunch: my house! Freya (my wife) makes the most incredible breakfasts featuring produce from our garden.

Best place for a power business meeting: I love the mid-century bar and aperitivo at Mr. C’s. Soho House is always a good fit too – recently visited the new LES house (NYC) and LOVED it.

Best Italian: Sotto 

Favorite place to buy jewelry/watches: Platt Boutique off Robertson – incredible vintage and modern pieces.

Best Spa: Natura in Ktown

Favorite Charity Event: No Kid Hungry, especially the LA gala where we have raised as much as $100k in a night with our Coolhaus catering offer in the the live auction.

Favorite Cultural Event: Barnsdall Art Park picnics, wine tastings and outdoor cinemas. The Hollyhock house is right on the property, and I used to take art classes next door.

Favorite Cultural Institution: Museum of Jurassic Technology – right near us here in Culver City.

Best Steakhouse: Cut is incredible.

Best Pizza: Cosa Buona and Jon & Vinny’s

Best Lunch: I love the options down the street from us at Platform like Loqui and my team just tried Hayden, and they raved about it. I also love Klean LA delivery service.

Best Gym/Athletic Facility: LA Athletic Club. DO NOT skip a martini post-work-out.

Best Massage: order Soothe to your house!

Best Limousine/Driving Service: Lyft

Best Museum/Exhibit: LACMA has been on fire recently – I love their installations (Chris Burden lights and Levitated Mass by Michael Heizer), the Broad is a fantastic collection, and I am also very curious to see the new Marciano Art Foundation.

Describe your city in three words: renaissance, bohemian, evolving.

Favorite historic/legendary place to see or explore: the LA River always fascinates me, and I love the gated (but pedestrian friendly) areas near our house like Lafayette Square – epic!

All-around favorite spot in Los Angeles: Culver City, where our HQ and flagship store is.

Best Aspect of Los Angeles: LA is SO not complete and finished in it’s path toward forming it’s true identity and tapping all the potential of the people and resources that are part of it. I love being part of that mission and living here in such a formative time in the city in aspects ranging from the arts, to food, to transportation, to urban farming and new industry.