Confession: We first heard about Angelini Osteria on Giada's Weekend Getaways on the Food Network about a year ago. Then it popped up again on our radar when it hit the Best 75 Restaurants in Los Angeles list at number 17.
So we decided to make an early reservation at 6:30 pm on a Friday night. The restaurant is on a unassuming block of Beverly Boulevard just east of Fairfax Avenue and close to The Grove shopping center.
We got a table towards the back but it turned out to be the second best table in the house. Why's that? Because it was next to the best table in the house and guess who showed up for a 7 pm reservation? Big-time movie producer Brian Grazer and Paramount honcho Sumner Redstone. They were dining with two ladies and didn't do much of interest. Except Grazer carries around a Volcom backpack. Weird.
The Way We Wore is the kind of place that, once you discover it, you can't believe you ever lived without it. Such is the power of its vintage collection, an endless display of sartorial bounty that's orgasm-inducing for a fashionista (Men: Think free playoff tickets). Mandy Moore, who's always on some best-dressed list or another, calls this boutiqe her favorite store in L.A., and it's certainly one of the most friendly.
There aren't many other places in town that sell $5,000 Fendi pieces and have a smiling, helpful sales staff. Not all items are that expensive, though--there's plenty in the $100 range. Best of all, the tags all list the decade from whence the dresses came, making it easier for the historically challenged to find a dress for a '50s-themed cocktail party.
Some people are under the mistaken impression that just because the Farmer's Daughter Hotel in L.A. is inexpensive, it's totally unsexy. While it's true that pretty much all Price Is Right guests stay at this motel, a recent remodel has made it a new celebrity hot spot. The special "No-Tell" room, tucked away in the back, is stocked with a full bar, among other things, and has been the site of a few so far discreet celeb parties: One guest spotted Tori Spelling skulking around the lobby.
The new restaurant, TART, is also quickly becoming one of L.A.'s most popular breakfast and lunch spots. And it's not just the eye candy that's attractive, as the menu is getting good reviews for its Americana dishes like steak sandwiches, mac and cheese, and blueberry pie. We'd say "C'mon down!", but, well, that would be a little tacky.
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