On April 10, Coach hosted the 3rd annual evening to benefit the Children’s Defense Fund with Katie McGrath, J.J. Abrams and Bryan Burk.

South African actress Charlize Theron’s has just sold her Blue Jay Way home for $3.8 million. Known as the home that inspired George Harrison to write his hit song “Blue Jay Way,” the mid-century property is close to Beverly Hills, Sunset Strip and Century City.

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow shared a few of her favorite Santa Barbara hotspots on Goop, a digital media and e-commerce company she founded in the fall of 2008 to share all of life’s positives. Check out where Paltrow recommends you visit during a Santa Barbara holiday.

The International Association of Culinary Professional (IACP) awards took place last night at the Hyatt Embarcadero, co-hosted by chef Martin Yan and ABC’s Lori Corbin. Thomas Keller’s Bouchon Bakery cookbook won for ‘Food Photography and Styling’.

Jennifer Nicholson may be known in part for her extraordinarily famous father, actor Jack Nicholson, but she is also a fashion design who has headlined in Los Angales and showcased her collections in New York and Paris.

Following his announcement last month that he will be leaving French Laundry to move to Los Angeles, chef Timothy Hollingsworth will make his first cooking appearance in L.A. on May 20 at the Strand House as the guest chef for the Culinary Masters Series of 2013.

Actress and former Desperate Housewives star Nicollette Sheridan has leased her 2,731-square-foot Bel Air home for $12,500 per month. The hillside property features four bedrooms, four bathrooms and sits on 1.5 acres of land.

During yesterday’s halftime show of the LA Lakers vs. New Orleans Hornets game in Los Angeles, former NBA basketball star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar launched a fundraising campaign for blood cancer research.

The founders of Coastal Luxury Management, David Bernahl and Rob Weakley, will be expanding their festival/event/restaurant empire by taking over the former Towne space in Los Angeles to open a new restaurant concept.