Posts by Laura Schreffler

George Clooney

What happened this week in Los Angeles? Well wouldn’t you like to know? For starters, George Clooney is officially off the market and for seconds, Mario Batali has finally confirmed where in LA his market, Eataly, will be. Get your official news fix here.

Acupuncture

Dr. John Kim is a well-known name around Beverly Hills: this licensed acupuncturist is famous for inventing the ART Holistic Facelift, a non-invasive alternative for men and women who prefer to live a Botox-free life.

Hitching Post

Ten years ago, Santa Barbara wine country received its Hollywood moment in a big way when Alexander Payne used the stunning seaside city as a shooting location for his bachelor wine tasting movie, Sideways. Who can forget Paul Giamatti’s most famous line? “If anyone orders merlot, I am leaving!” he declared. “I am not drinking f***ing merlot!” In addition to the film’s famous faces, each of the locales featured became characters themselves. One predominant “character” was The Hitching Post II—a frequent hangout for main characters Miles [Giamatti] and Jack [Thomas Haden Church] because the waitress Miles coveted, Maya [Virginia Madsen] happened to work there. We sat down with Frank Ostini, the chef and winemaker at Hitching Post II, to talk Sideways, its 10th anniversary, behind-the-scenes moments and, of course, merlot.

Longines

The inaugural Longines Los Angeles Masters was an unqualified success. The four-day event came to a close on Sunday afternoon with eighteen-year-old Belgian rider Jos Verlooy taking the top prize in the Longines Grand Prix, the most prestigious class of the four-day competition. Verlooy emerged the winner with a timing of 38.11 seconds; Steve Guerdat of Switzerland places second, and Georgina Bloomberg, daughter of former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg, placed third.

George Esquivel

Ever wonder what the most powerful leaders, business execs and celebrities keep on their desks? Well, we’re about to tell you. Our biweekly “What’s on My Desk” feature will take a look inside the offices and at the desks of the world’s most influential power players.

Carole Bayer Sager

Haute Hollywood turned up in spades to check out Carole Bayer Sager’s latest exhibition, “New Works: Paintings by Carole Bayer Sager” at the William Turner Gallery.

martinis

Whether you like them shaken or stirred, there’s no denying that these five libations are the very best martinis you’ll find in the City of Los Angeles.

Savannah

When you think of Savannah, Georgia, you might already have a vision of Mint Juleps, sweet tea and Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. Though Savannah is the oldest city in America and comes with a distinctive old world, old money pedigree, it’s younger—and more fun—than you’d suspect. Sure, there are those that will go for the trolley tours, honey trapping at the Savannah Bee Company and exploring the stately homes of past residents like Girl Scouts founder Juliette Gordon Low, or checking out the Central of Georgia Railway roundhouse complex (the oldest standing antebellum rail facility in America), but there are others who will go for a glimpse of the past while enjoying the present. Thanks to the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), hotelier Richard Kessler at one outrageous St. Patrick’s Day parade, among others, Savannah has a whole new, youthful groove. Here is what you’ll experience when you go down south to this stunning port city.

Beauty Talk with Gucci Girl Blake Lively

Gucci brand ambassador Blake Lively discusses the brand’s new fragrance, Gucci Premiere.

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