Haute Secrets: Loree Rodkin’s Guide to Los Angeles

WHERE WERE YOU BORN: Chicago

HOW LONG IN LOS ANGELES: 40 years

NEIGHBORHOOD: West Hollywood

OCCUPATION: Jewelry Designer

FAVORITE RESTAURANT: Il Sole

BEST SUSHI: Koi

BEST ETHNIC FOOD: MrChow

BEST ITALIAN: Il Sole

BEST PLACE FOR LATE NIGHT DINING: Chateau Marmont

BEST DESSERT: Nobu

BEST PLACE FOR A ROMANTIC DATE: Tower Bar

BEST SUNDAY BRUNCH: XIV

COOLEST CLUB/LOUNGE: Voyeur

BEST PLACE FOR A POWER BUSINESS MEETING: Polo Lounge

ALL-AROUND FAVORITE SPOT IN LOS ANGELES: Hollywood Bowl

IF YOU HAVE OUT OF TOWN GUESTS, WHICH HOTEL WOULD YOU RECOMMEND? SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills

FAVORITE SHOPPING VENUE/BOUTIQUE: Maxfield

BEST PLACE TO BUY JEWELRY/WATCHES: Me

BEST SPA: Aida Thibiant European Day Spa

FAVORITE CHARITY EVENT: Art of Elysium

FAVORITE CULTURAL EVENT: MOCA’s 20th Anniversary

BEST ASPECT OF LOS ANGELES: The weather and my friends

BEST STEAKHOUSE: STK

BEST PIZZA: Mozza

BEST LUNCH: Fred Segal

BEST MASSAGE: My masseuse Maria Potts 310.990.3785

BEST LIMOUSINE/DRIVING SERVICE: Ready to Roll Limo

BEST MUSEUM/EXHIBIT: The Getty

FAVORITE HISTORIC/LEGENDARY PLACE TO SEE OR EXPLORE: Griffith Park Observatory

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