Last month my family and I spent some time in our lovely San Bernardino Mountains. Early one morning we took a yoga class at an outdoor amphitheater. Under the shelter
In Europe, many of the best restaurants are located in hotels. This has not been the tradition in the U.S., but it is gaining traction, especially in Santa Monica
WILSHIRE BLVD — It's a fast food place with fish that could be served as quality sashimi. It's a restaurant chain that is growing throughout California and
OCEAN AVENUE — Stephen Francis Jones, founder and CEO of SF Jones Architects, designed the recently opened Del Frisco's Grille at Ocean and Colorado avenues, as well as the
OCEAN AVE — Running a daily newspaper with a full-time staff of only three is stressful and time consuming, so when I do get a chance to kick it one of
For quite some time a crumbling, dingy white building on the northwest corner of 14th Street and Santa Monica Boulevard featured a "Coming Soon" sign for Truxton'
PICO BLVD — Tucked away in the parking lot of the YWCA is a small pop-up stand serving something not commonly found in Santa Monica: pupusas.
For the past three months,
Last February, the Michelin restaurant guide awarded a third star to the sea-side restaurant La Vague d'Or ("Golden Wave") in Saint-Tropez. The chef, 35-year-old Arnaud Donckele,
Think about what Pinkberry did for frozen yogurt. Or how Sprinkles started a cupcake craze. Is the Cronut the next big thing? Or is it The Harlem Shake of deep-fried
The old catch phrase for fast food restaurants in the 1980s used to be: Where's the beef? The commercials featured an elderly woman who stood at the counter
MONTANA AVE — It is a fine thing indeed when we happen upon such a glorious creation as cheese.
Perhaps divine intervention played a hand the day a young traveler decided
My family and I enjoy all the outdoor activities afforded to us by living in beautiful Santa Monica, and during the summer I'm looking to relax after a
