Catch him if you can! Ludovic Lefebvre and his LudoBites can rarely be found in the same place for long, but in an attempt to get over his commitment issues, he’s set to pop-up at Gram & Papa’s in Downtown LA from April 8 – May 28.

Why is it that some of us are smiling at 5pm and some of us are still typing away at the office? Its a very simple answer — the smiling ones among us planned in advance and got their work done in time to make it to happy hour. Its an age-old institution where bars and restaurants lure us away from bosses and responsibilities with half-priced drinks and snacks. So smart they are; so happy we are.

South Africa is home to one of the most beautiful, metropolitan, laid back cities on the African continent: Cape Town. With a world’s worth of soccer fanatics heading that way in just a few months, we present you with an haute guide to experiencing the country. Part 1 is Cape Town with Johannesburg to follow suit.

Tighten, tone, tuck, feel the burn, squeeze, release and… repeat. These haute 5 workouts in Los Angeles will have you looking like you just recovered from going under the knife of a very talented surgeon. Using weights, medicine balls, and ballet barres instead of literal knives, though, you’ll get to sculpt and tone your body just in time for the big reveal commonly known as summer.

There are many different rules around coffee and its consumption. Order a cappuccino instead of an espresso after lunch and the Italians will stare at you like you just told them you support France in the World Cup. Subject a purist to a blind coffee taste test and they’ll bore you to tears about the purity of the beans, the density and richness of its “tail,” and how recently it was roasted

There is someone in all our lives that makes us feel a little less accomplished. Whether it’s your grandma who curses the day your school got rid of home-ec classes or Meryl Streep whose status as iconic Renaissance woman (who can cook!) is towering and intimidating – its time to start working your way up. Lets start in the kitchen.

When the economy took a downturn (well, not for you), it affected one of LAs most thriving and significant industries: the Mexican restaurant. We have plenty of Tex Mex and too many chains, but the mom and pop shops have all abandoned us. Time to drink tequila at Cedd Moses’ Las Perlas – you’ll feel better in no time.

Have you bored yourself with a dull winter palette? Have you tired yourself of wearing too many pairs of tights? Yeah, neither have we. But that’s because we’re lucky enough to live in LA! Let’s celebrate springtime with perfect skin and red, red lips, shall we?

Victor Drai, whose eponymous restaurant Drai’s was a venerable hotspot in the mid-1990s, makes his way back to Los Angeles after having built his name on the Vegas Strip. Drai’s Hollywood is set to open March 11, with some flash, at the W Hotel in Hollywood.