WHERE WERE YOU BORN: Los Angeles
HOW LONG IN LOS ANGELES: All my life
NEIGHBORHOOD: Holmby Hills
OCCUPATION: Writer/blogger/producer/civic and non-profit community leader
FAVORITE RESTAURANT: Fatburger
BEST SUSHI: Hamasaku
BEST ETHNIC FOOD: Xi’an
BEST ITALIAN: Georgio’s
BEST PLACE FOR LATE NIGHT DINING: The Blvd at the Beverly Wilshire
BEST DESSERT: Tavern
BEST PLACE FOR A ROMANTIC DATE: Chez Mimi
BEST SUNDAY BRUNCH: Hillcrest Golf & Country Club
COOLEST CLUB/LOUNGE: Barfly
BEST PLACE FOR A POWER BUSINESS MEETING: Polo Lounge at The Beverly Hills Hotel
ALL-AROUND FAVORITE SPOT IN LOS ANGELES: Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood
IF YOU HAVE OUT OF TOWN GUESTS, WHICH HOTEL WOULD YOU RECOMMEND? The Peninsula Hotel
FAVORITE SHOPPING VENUE/BOUTIQUE: Saks Fifth Avenue or Neiman Marcus
BEST PLACE TO BUY JEWELRY/WATCHES: eBay
BEST SPA: Equinox
FAVORITE CHARITY EVENT: LA’s BEST
FAVORITE CULTURAL EVENT: Too many to mention
FAVORITE CULTURAL INSTITUTION: Hollywood Bowl
BEST ASPECT OF LOS ANGELES: The weather
BEST STEAKHOUSE: The Grill on the Alley
BEST PIZZA: Mulberry Street Pizzeria
BEST LUNCH: Mariposa at Neiman Marcus
BEST GYM/ATHLETIC FACILITY: Equinox
BEST MUSEUM/EXHIBIT: Anything at the Getty
FAVORITE HISTORIC/LEGENDARY PLACE TO SEE OR EXPLORE: Griffith Park
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