Look Into the Best in Dining with Summer dineLA Restaurants Around Los Angeles. Yes, contrary to popular belief, locals (known as Angelenos) do in fact eat. We love our food, and the perfect time to experience the best that our city has to offer is during our summer dineLA experience from July 14th-28th. Once called dineLA week, this popular culinary excursion is now 2 weeks in duration. With over 300 restaurants participating, enjoy 2+course lunches for $15, $20, and $25. Dinners are set at 3+courses at $29, $39, $49 and $95+ with the dineLA Exclusive Series. This special selection of restaurants sponsored by American Express, includes hotspots like Chaya Downtown, Cut by Wolfgang Puck, ink., Melissa, Providence (consistently voted the
Celebrity Sightings in Hollywood and Beverly Hills
It’s Los Angeles after all, so we get asked all the time where are the best celebrity sighting locations in Hollywood and Beverly Hills?! Our solid answer is EVERYWHERE. Just about everyday during our celebrity homes tours of Beverly Hills and Bel Air, our guides are able to point out celebrities driving, walking the dog, and collecting their mail…just like everyone else. As always, we never publish these sightings for anyone at or near their homes. However, we’re happy to discuss any celebrity that’s in a public place (other than a hotel we work with which thrives on privacy), that can include restaurants, bars, nightclubs, movie theaters, house parties, dry cleaners, etc. Is it an invasion of privacy? Good
Oscar Parties in Hollywood and Beverly Hills
It’s that time of year when actors and actresses survive on a lima bean per day to look their best for the Academy Awards and the many Oscar parties in Hollywood and Beverly Hills. The actual ceremony is on Sunday, February 26, 2017, but look for events all week long. Slim to none, you’ll get close to your favorite stars on Hollywood Blvd, as seating in the bleachers for the red carpet arrivals is already maxed out with their online lottery to fill approximately 700 seats. Security is extremely tight in the general area of the Dolby Theatre, with road closures blocks away on each side of the venue. Because the Governors Ball takes place just above the Dolby, this
25 New Los Angeles Restaurants
Between conducting tours and trying to stay in shape, it’s impossible to hit all the new Los Angeles restaurants. As tour guides in L.A., we try to keep up on the hottest places to eat and the famous chefs behind the menu. However, quite a few places slip through the cracks, especially when they’re in the surrounding areas of Silverlake, Downtown, Koreatown, Marina Del Rey, and Pasadena. That’s why we rely on some great articles like this Zagat list from Lesley Balla to keep up on Los Angeles restaurants and current openings: Independence, Lunasia Dim Sum House, Ramen Champ, Tomato Pie Pizza Joint, Simmzy’s Burbank, 800 Degrees, Manichi Ramen, Sweeney’s Ale House, The Little Easy, Verve Coffee Roasters, Rocco’s Tavern,