Amy Pascal has been elected to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ board of governors. The Sony Pictures Entertainment co-chairman will represent the executives branch.

If you’re like us, you like variety in your meals. It’s guaranteed that you’ll want to try more than one thing when you dine at one of these haute tapas-friendly eateries. Quality, not quantity, will be your new catchphrase, we promise.

Elisabeth Weinstock is a designer known for luxe flair. With her new West Hollywood boutique, she can now finally display her one-of-a-kind pieces in a singular setting.

Iron Man to the rescue! Robert Downey Jr. has reportedly been paid a huge sum to help out the floundering Taiwanese company HTC.

Montegrappa unveiled its new “Chaos” watch during an exclusive soiree in West Hollywood late last week. The new timepiece was designed by none other than Sylvester Stallone, who was on hand at Westime’s Sunset Blvd. location to debut the unique new piece.

Los Angeles clothing label Wren is certainly guaranteeing that Hollywood starlets will purchase its new capsule collection. Actress Kirsten Dunst models the line’s new pieces — dresses, coats and separates in bold prints with a Sixties-inspired feel — in its new look.

culchowder-20120310Oyster-loving Angelenos, this is your lucky day. Santa Monica seafood mainstay Blue Plate Oysterette will be heading to W. 3rd St. early next year.

Maria Sharapova has upped her game by hiring Jimmy Connors as her new coach. One day after announcing that she would no longer be working with Thomas Hogstedt, the 26-year-old tennis player announced on her website that she had hired the eight-time champion.

Porsche Design unveiled its newly remodelled Beverly Hills boutique on Thursday night. The brand’s first-ever brand ambassador, tennis star Maria Sharapova, attended the Rodeo Drive event, as did Porsche Design Group CEO Juergen Gessler.