Discover the best of living the luxury lifestyle with spotlights on places from home décor and furniture stores to hotels and restaurants and city life in and around the South Bay & Westside areas and around the world.
Prepare to venture out on a “Summer Roadtrip” of the city’s diverse neighborhoods and eclectic cuisines July 14-28 via Summer dineL.A., complete with an official Roadtrip Guide designed by Emmy award-winning artist Gary Baseman.
Chef Jonathan Yao’s unassuming yet innovative seafood tasting menu-only at Kato, a restaurant defies the norms of fine dining. With ever-changing offerings inspired by California, Taiwanese, and Japanese cuisines, Kato presents a delightful mystery for your taste buds.
Situated at 899 Francisco St.—just one block from LA Live and Staples Center—the 18-story, Gensler-designed building features 350 rooms and suites priced from $229 per night.
A delicacy unlike any other, properly prepared uni—or sea urchin—is a singular pleasure. It’s also the focus of chefs Isao Minami and Hisao Kasama’s new restaurant, Miyabi Uni in Torrance, launched with a mission to bring this unique dish to its full potential.
Situated at 1124 San Julian St.— on the border between DTLA’s Fashion and Wholesale districts—Rossoblu is the first eatery to debut at City Market South, a 75,000-square-foot dining, retail, and office space comprised of vintage, brick and bow truss warehouses and open-plan concrete structures on 2.5 acres at the southern end of the city’s oldest wholesale produce market.
When Via Veneto first began serving fine Italian fare almost two decades ago on Main Street in Santa Monica—a fairly run-down area at the time, almost an extension of the Venice Beach boardwalk—many people thought that its born-and-bred Italian owners, Fabrizio Bianconi and Marco Cialini, were a little bit off their rockers. Now, 16 years later, the intimate and romantic restaurant has carved out quite a home for itself amid the blossoming neighborhood, serving as a favorite spot for celebrating special occasions—from birthdays to anniversaries to engagements—and attracting a loyal clientele that includes a regular cast of celebrities.
Seven days a week, Australian-born siblings Curtis and Luke Stone throw open the doors of their European-style butcher shop at 10 a.m. and begin offering a selection of premium meats.
