Upward mobility
We first saw Spin Mobiles at last month's CA Boom show in Santa Monica.
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Rachel Dowd
Finding new comfort zones
Locals are flocking to Blossom, a Vietnamese café from the family who owns Chinatown's Via Café. Menu includes standards (pho, curries, spring rolls) as well as the taco-crepe banh xeo. No liquor…
Band has write stuff
One thing was certain at UCLA's Besides the Music concert Saturday: The Rock Bottom Remainders aren't giving up their day jobs.
Prada, prana, yoga
See that girl in the front row? I've seen her adjust those Hard Tail pants, so she knows that her thong is showing," says Malissa Shriver, speaking after a Maha Yoga flow class on a recent Sunday…
A taste of honey
Mead wants a makeover. "I would like to see mead have what happened to craft beers in the '90s," says David Myers, founder of Colorado meadery Redstone. "People would go into a small town and ask…
‘Abbey’ road
Rule of thumb: When you need a police helicopter to disperse the masses, that's a good party. Visits from the police's helipad squad are a milestone of nights at the Abbey Food & Bar, a West…
Dough pros rise up
For Eric Kayser, founder of Breadbar, it's all about the loaf. A fourth-generation baker, Kayser learned the craft of artisan bread over a four-year Tour de France, the craftman's custom that gave…
Craving hang-ups
Patrons love the chandeliers at West Hills steakhouse Chapter 8. They can't keep their hands off them. "That happened this weekend," says owner Brad Sinefrock, pointing to the missing crystal spears…
It takes a Mammoth village
After WWII, the U.S. Forest Service couldn't sell Mammoth Mountain. Too high, too much snow, too far from Los Angeles. Last October, hotel mogul Barry S. Sternlicht paid $365 million for Mammoth, the…
Petite patisseries
Here's hoping that the new year will see the cupcake lose its claw-like grip on the collective pastry consciousness. We're tired of bakeries that ride a trend while hewing to the sugar-and-shortening…
White wine in disguise
Doug Swim, manager for the Los Feliz arm of tapas eatery Cobras & Matadors, is conducting a stealth marketing campaign for the Spanish white wine Albarino. If diners order a glass of Pinot Grigio, he…
