By Bob Schriner
Stepping into Ivan Kane’s Café Wa s instantly makes one forget they’re at Sunset and Vine. Upon entry my pupils were immediately dilated by the vast space and quickly contracted to take in small details and decorations. The interior pairs French traditional with eclectic in a strangely compelling way that makes absurdity [...]

By Jessica Ainlay

This is the story of the re-birth of a London pub, re-furbished and raring to go…
It all started back in 2007. For four short but glorious months of my life, I had a flat in Notting Hill. Well, not exactly in Notting Hill but right up the road. Each day, I would walk [...]

By Danny Chan

As you walk down Swallow Street, don’t expect to see a big Neon sign directing you into the Cuckoo Club. In-fact, unless you know where you are going or you get there late-night (in which you will see a massive crowd of beautiful people name dropping and arguing with door guys) you might [...]

Culver City’s upscale Korean eatery, Gyenari recently launched its new outdoor patio featuring a new Korean Tavern-meets-beer garden-style menu. Offered exclusively to outdoor diners, the “Beer Garden” menu will feature Chef Debbie Lee’s (a recent top 3 finalist on Season 5 of “The Next Food Network Star”) take on hearty, flavorful, and very affordable Korean grub/snacks [...]

Join the Gansevoort Hotel for Get Up/Get Down St. Tropez style pool parties all summer long featuring brunch, guest DJ’s and a swimming pool: The perfect way to lounge away the rest of your summer. Sunday’s will feature, “Sunset Sunday’s” from 9pm to 4am hosted by Lance Bass.[...]

Alcazar is a bright and wonderfully stylish eatery and nightclub with an interesting history. Located right off the St. Germain-Des-Près on a small but buzzing street and set in a 17th century tennis court, Alcazar was also once home to a notorious transvestite bar and nightclub. The former club next door was the infamous “Rock [...]

By Dina Ribaudo Forget what you knew and open your mind. From the moment you enter L’Etoile you are transported into an ambient atmosphere of relaxation. The lighting seems to be the main ingredient with blue and rose lights softly playing off the white linens and modern clean lines. The bar is a comfortable lounge [...]

Intimate yet acoustically delightful and jam-packed with aficionados of live music, there isn’t a better place to catch live music up close and personal than at Jazz After Dark in London’s Soho. You can stay late until all hours of the night and enjoy the extensive food menu which includes Spanish tapas or drink groovy [...]

By Bob Schriner

When I learned Bardot was located above the Avalon I didn’t know what to expect. As far as venues go, the Avalon has a thick coat of charm. When I walked up the stairs to Bardot I felt like I had been whisked away to some place far away from Hollywood and Vine.