West Hollywood Travel Guide
9/28/2007 at 12:30 PM
Tags: The Hills, Television Travel, TV Travel, Live Music (all tags)
We aren't quite sure how we ended up at the Viper Room on Sunset Boulevard last night. It could have been the lone margarita we had with dinner, or it could have been the fact that we're slowly approaching 30. But since we had never even been to River Phoenix's deathspot in the 5 years we have lived in Los Angeles, we decided it was time.
Our friend invited us to see this band, The Ruse, who went on last night at about 10pm. As we were waiting for the show to start, we noticed at least two cameras set up in the corners of the room and two more people walking around with monitors. We just assumed it was for a music video.
But no. Just before the music started, a man with an earpiece escorted two people to the front of the audience: Audrina and her maybe-boyfriend Justin Bobby from The Hills.
Audrina looked pretty in a short dress, black strappy heels, a low pony-tail and a cropped black leather jacket that matched one that Justin Bobby was wearing.
Justin Bobby is the weirdest person ever but there's something not quite authentic to his weirdness. And Audrina, while she looked much prettier in person, is still sort of a robot who robotically nodded to the music but for the most part looked like she wanted to leave.
As for whether they are on or off, we couldn't tell. They leaned into each other a few times to talk but since it was pretty darn loud, we doubt they even heard each other. It was about then that we realized we're probably too old to be seen in the background on an MTV reality show, so we headed for the exit.
Related Stories:
· The Viper Room [CitySearch]
· 'The Hills' skip dinner and get dessert at W Westwood [HotelChatter]
[Photo: MTV]
by juliana
6/27/2007 at 11:28 AM
Tags: Restaurants, Restuarant Reviews, Ketchup, Dolce Group, Hot-Restaurants-In-LA (all tags)
Restaurants in LA Map
Last week, we hit up Sunset Boulevard to try out Ketchup, the latest hip restaurant from the guys at Dolce Group.
These guys are the proprietors behind other celeb-spotting spots like Dolce, Geisha House and the nightclub Les Deux. So we had a good grasp on what kind of crowd we would find sitting in Ketchup.
READ OUR KETCHUP REVIEW
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by juliana
6/07/2007 at 2:42 PM
Tags: Food, Sushi Restaurants, Los Angeles (all tags)
When a friend took us to dinner last night at Blowfish Sushi we honestly thought it was just another cleverly-named sushi joint in a strip mall in Hollywood. But when we told our other friends that we were checking out Blowfish Sushi, they said, "Oooh, that place is supposed to be cool."
Indeed, it's not just another strip mall sushi joint. But those looking for a traditional sushi dinner won't find that here either. Blowfish Sushi is more an Asian fusion restaurant which is pleasing for those who can't (or won't) eat raw fish. It's also a small chain with spots in San Jose, San Francisco, and Auckland, New Zealand.
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by juliana
2/22/2007 at 9:03 AM
Tags: Celeb Travel, Justin Timberlake, Cameron Diaz, Hollywood (all tags)
Some nights out require a more intimate setting -- whether you're trying to romance a shy new flame or planning on getting back together with an ex. That must have been what
Justin Timberlake and
Cameron Diaz were thinking last week when they met at the exclusive Whiskey Bar in West Hollywood's
Sunset Marquis Hotel.
According to
People magazine, Justin was having dinner with
Martin Scorsese -- whose Irish mobsters in "The Departed" might have found the bar more amenable to doing business than the Indian grocery stores and porn theatres they used -- and slipped away with Cameron sometime after 1 a.m., after which they left the bar together.
Bar entry is restricted to hotel guests and assorted other A-listers, but if you book now you can stay Easter weekend (April 6-8) starting at
$250 per night for a "junior suite." Ex-boy-band member not included.
Related Stories:·
Justin & Cameron's Late-Night Reunion [People]
by egw
12/22/2006 at 2:20 PM
Tags: Los-Angeles-Parking-Guide, Parking, Jaunted Parking Guides, Los Angeles, Tips (all tags)
A while back Hertz banned us from renting their cars because of excessive parking tickets, no joke. We are fighting back by trying to help give visitors a clear view of the entire parking scene in a particular locale. We have put together our guide to parking in LA, and an accompanying map. On the map, we have plotted six LA public parking spots where we have had the most luck. Send along LA parking tips, tricks, and advice and comment here so other folks don't rack up steep parking fines, or worse yet, get towed.The tips are still rolling in after we released our
Los Angeles parking guide into the wilds of the internet earlier this week. While we didn't cover West Hollywood on our map, a tipster lets us know that should you venture here, the city offers visitors and residents a debit (prepay) parking system, called
Cash Key that is designed for use in parking meters. From the city's website:
Cash Keys are pre-programmed between $10.00 - $100.00 in increments of $10.00. When you fully insert the Cash Key, it displays the value remaining on the key. Since the meter cannot display decimal points, the screen indicates the current dollar amount rounded down to the nearest dollar. The meter then deducts $.25 from the programmed amount and adds that amount of time on the meter. To register an additional time on the meter, just re-insert the Cash Key.
The only catch is that when you purchase a cash key you are charged a $10 deposit fee in addition to the amount you put on your card. Of course, you get that fee back when you are finished with your card. So if you plan on driving around WeHo for a few days or months, this should save you from having to dig up quarters out of the seat of your rental car.
But if you're in West Hollywood for a quick stay, then consider this parking garage on Santa Monica and West Flores. The price is about $12 for 24 hours, meaning you can park your car overnight for a reasonable fee. It certainly beats the $30+ valet fee at area hotels and of course, that $35 parking ticket from the City of West Hollywood.
[Photo: Rock Insider]
Related Stories:
· Jaunted Parking Guide: Where To Park In Los Angeles [Jaunted]
· Raffles L'Ermitage Beverly Hills [HotelChatter]
by juliana
1/27/2006 at 3:47 PM
Tags: Adult Entertainment, Celeb Travel (all tags)
According to the NY Post, Jude Law likes his Body Shop:
Newly single Jude Law - who broke up with molten-hot Sienna Miller last week - has been spotted around the Marmont making time with a stripper he met at the nearby Body Shop, the Sunset Strip mammary mecca famously name-checked in Motley Crue's "Girls, Girls, Girls." But our spy sniffs that Law's latest squeeze is a far cry from the beautiful Miller: "He's been going to the Body Shop strip club every night and hanging out with this nasty young brunette - she is really beat looking."
To add insult to injury, Gridskipper adds:
The Sunset Strip's Body Shop -- it is one giant money vacuum disguised as gentlemen's entertainment.
Poor Jude, he can't even end up at the good strip club in LA.
Related Stories:
· Jude Law At The Body Shop [NY Post]
· Body Shop Reviews [CitySearch]
by markj
1/13/2006 at 11:14 AM
Tags: Café (all tags)
Ugg boots in 80 degree weather, big bug-eyed shades, pulled back faces, disorganized service, and great coffee--that is what you get at Urth Caffé in West Hollywood.
This place serves up organic coffee to a bunch of uber swank beautiful people. Yes, the counter is nuts, and the cafe is usually packed, but grab an Ice Blended Mocha Granita, head to one of the sunny outdoor tables and you should be sufficiently satiated.
There is a second cafe location in Santa Monica.
Oh, one more tip. For non-residents parking around here is a real bitch. Make sure you find a legal spot or your jaunt to Urth Caffé will quickly turn into a $30+ parking ticket.
Related Stories:
· Urth Cafe [teamap.com]
by markj
1/10/2006 at 12:07 PM
Tags: Good Burgers, Hollywood (all tags)
Southern California is to good burgers what Seattle is to grunge music.
From Dick and Mac McDonald flipping away in San Bernardino to Harry and Esther Snyder serving millions at Baldwin Park--SoCal knows burgers.
Unfortunately, many of the old time burger stands have gone the way of the dinosaur, mostly to make room for condos and pre fab strip mall bullshit.
Luckily, West Hollywood's Irv's Burgers is still around.
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