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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
9:16 p.m. PDT
 
MervHecht2
Talk about FAST food: it doesn’t get any faster than at the new U-Sushi on Beverly Drive. Step up to the counter, point to the wrapping of  ...Read More
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Only in America! Well, maybe something like it exists in Israel, or New York City, but it would be hard to beat the quality of the kosher  ...Read More
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Are you reminiscing about your last trip to Italy and wishing you were back there? Well, the next best thing  ...Read More
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I love paella, when it’s made right. If you look on the Internet there are a half dozen or so restaurants be  ...Read More
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Some say that the true test of an ethnic restaurant is whether or not the people raised with that particular  ...Read More
Someone told me that a Turkish restaurant had opened up in the old Sona space, so I rushed down with friends to try it out. Boy, was I surprised!  ...Read More
I like the food at Tara’s, but I have the same continuing dialogue with the owner each time I go: “How is this dish different from Indian food,” I ask. “It’s the  ...Read More
Dining at a fine (and expensive) French restaurant, perhaps pheasant stuffed with foie gras, is very pleasant. And enjoying a glass of Chianti in an Italian bist  ...Read More
Finding myself near the corner of Olympic and Robertson one Saturday afternoon, I realized it was time for lunch. First, I looked for Zen, but soon discovered it  ...Read More
Here we are in the Big Apple for the opening of the play People In The Picture with music written by my brother-in-law Mike Stoller, a local Beverly Hills-West H  ...Read More
•GENERAL COMMENT: Tired of tacos and pizza? Here’s fast food in an Asian and healthy format  ...Read More
The first thing to know about Scarpetta in Montage Beverly Hills is that it is NOT an Italian restaurant. Though advertised as an Italian restaurant, but it’s re  ...Read More
Foodies have long debated the philosophical question: what contributes the most to a restaurant’s success, “location location location” or the food? Bao has take  ...Read More
I hadn’t been to Chaya in Beverly Hills for a long time but when I heard they had a hot new French chef, I raced over to meet him.  ...Read More
Carole King will be honored as a BMI Icon at the 60th annual BMI Pop Awards.
Sixth grader Natasha Colins (right) demonstrates a traditional Puerto Rican instrument with second graders during multicultural activities at Hawthorne School. From left: Justine Cohan, Saba Alali, Sophie Esmaelizadeh, Nicole Wizman, Aaron Benporat and Chloe Hunter.
British-born creative director, Peter Copping is trying forge an updated brand for Nina Ricci by striving to close the gap between runway fantasy and modern-day reality. The spring collection is exceedingly feminine, très Parisian and exquisitely pretty.
Brad L. Penenberg, M.D. of the Arthritis and Joint Reconstruction Institute of Los Angeles Medical Associates in Beverly Hills has been named the medical honoree for the L. A. Arthritis Walk, by the Arthritis Foundation Pacific Region.
The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Denver Nuggets, 96-87, tonight at Staples Center to win their first-round playoff series, four games to three, despite squandering a 16-point third-quarter lead.