California

  • Nursery News

    January 1, 2010  |  No Comments

    Nursery News

    Angelenos have been waiting patiently for a new tenant at the historic Town Tire Company on Beverly Boulevard. A grocery store in the ’30s before becoming a tire store in... Read more

  • Next Door

    January 1, 2010  |  No Comments

    Next Door

    Charles Phan’s The Slanted Door has been something of a movable Viet­na­mese feast since opening its doors on a gritty corner of S.F.’s Mission District 14 years ago. Updating traditional... Read more

  • Card Clique: Old-School Canasta Sweeping the L.A. Scene

    January 1, 2010  |  3 Comments

    Card Clique: Old-School Canasta Sweeping the L.A. Scene

    What’s sillier than poker, easier than bridge and best enjoyed after a glass (or two) of wine? If you answered canasta, you’d be right—and your grandmother would be very proud.... Read more

  • Jewelry News: Enchanted De Beers

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    Jewelry News: Enchanted De Beers

    De Beers explores the magic of the lotus flower with their signature intricate diamond settings and the debut of their Enchanted Lotus collection. The delicately woven diamond vines of the... Read more

  • Far-Flung Flow

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    Far-Flung Flow

    Get centered around the globe: BALI Sherman Oaks’ Steve and Shirley O’Connor now helm the top-rated yoga program at the uber-luxe Desa Seni. RIVIERA MAYA Maroma by Orient-Express offers a... Read more

  • Keeping Score

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    Keeping Score

    Deal some chic into your game room with cards, boards and books geared for winning in style: Asprey backgammon set in alligator, asprey.com. Fashion Game Book, $35, assouline.com. Jonathan Adler... Read more

  • Lit Luxe

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    Lit Luxe

    Parisian art and lifestyle publisher Assouline is shaking up the book-selling scene with the opening of its new Melrose Place shop and bistro. In a cozy, 2,500-square-foot atelier that could... Read more

  • Sigg Alert

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    Sigg Alert

    The ubiquitous Sigg bottle is practically syn­on­y­mous with “water bottle,” but those purchased before 2008 may have had a problem with a chemically tainted lining. Not to fear, the brand... Read more

  • C INSIDER: ORANGE COUNTY FUNDRAISER

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    C INSIDER: ORANGE COUNTY FUNDRAISER

    As a board member of the Children’s Hospital of Orange County Foundation (CHOC), life in Newport Beach for Heather Madden is just as much about giving back as it is... Read more

  • Q+A: Jewelry Designer Sally Sohn

    January 1, 2010  |  3 Comments

    Q+A: Jewelry Designer Sally Sohn

    Inspired by Salvador Dalí’s The Persistence of Memory, L.A.-based jewelry designer Sally Sohn strives to integrate her love of surrealism into every piece in her fine jewelry line. C What’s... Read more