Archive for the PARTIES Category
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MISCELLANEOUS: TIPS ON WATCHING THE ROYAL WEDDING
TIPS ON WATCHING THE ROYAL WEDDING In case you’ve been shunning all media, or media-savvy friends, for the past couple of months, I’m here to remind you that the Royal Wedding, of Prince William to Kate Middleton, will be happening on wha
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PARTIES/GIFTING SUITES: OSCARS EVENTS 2011 WRAP-UP
OSCARS EVENTS 2011 WRAP-UP I really want to close-out my Oscars coverage for 2011 before the 2012 season is upon us!!! So, I’m going to combine two events I did on one day to show you just how hectic the season can be. (But I’m telling you
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PARTY: SPAPHILE WINTER PARTY
SPAPHILE WINTER PARTY As you can well imagine, (you don’t have to imagine--I write about them!,) I get invited to “spa parties” all the time. These are events that are held either in an actual spa, or more often than not, at another venu
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NEW YORK/DINING/PARTIES: VIA DEI MILLE ANNIVERSARY PARTY
VIA DEI MILLE ANNIVERSARY PARTY Two years ago, at a party thrown by Russell Simmons at the club Greenhouse in Soho, I met Barry, one of the owners. Within minutes, my friend found-out that he had just opened a neighborhood restaurant, Via dei
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DINING/PARTY: CAFÉ 50’S VERMONT OPENING PARTY
CAFÉ 50’S VERMONT OPENING PARTY Long a fan of the twenty-two year-old Café 50’s in West L.A., (which has been in existence longer than several of my friends!,) I was excited when Craig Martin, the founder, told me last January that he wo
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PARTIES: DOWNTOWN L.A. HALLOWEEN PARTY
DOWNTOWN L.A. HALLOWEEN PARTY For those who missed it yesterday, I’m back from my month in New York, and raring to go. I have all kinds of fun stuff to tell you about from there, mainly restaurants, of course, but I made a point of getting b
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EVENTS: THE WARHOLIAN LAUNCH PARTY
THE WARHOLIAN LAUNCH PARTY In my recent role as restaurant critic for the Culver City News, I had the opportunity, a couple of years ago, to review Royal T, which is so much more than a tearoom. It’s really an art space and gift shop with in
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PARTIES:TWO EMMYS WEEK COCKTAIL PARTIES
TWO EMMYS WEEK COCKTAIL PARTIES I promise that next week I’ll give you all the scoops on the Emmys Gifting Suites. And my thoughts on the show itself and the red carpets’ foolishness, too. But last night I attended two really fun cockta
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BEAUTY: GERI G GRAND OPENING
GERI G GRAND OPENING As a bon vivette who believes in all things for beauty, I’m always happy to welcome a new purveyor of such to the ’hood. Geri Giagnorio is a Skin Therapist (I love that title!) who just opened her private practice at t
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PARTIES: CHEFS, INC.
CHEFS, INC. PARTY I went to a really fun cooking birthday party at Chefs, Inc. recently. It was so different that I was jealous I didn’t think of it. But, since it involved cooking, of course I wouldn’t have thought of it!!! As long as it
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