Settle in at the Chamberlain West Hollywood’s rooftop pool and imagine Turtle from Entourage trying not to slosh his martini as he checks out the players. When you stay at the 112-room Chamberlain you’ll feel like you’re at your own West Hollywood condo. Nice touches in the rooms are a gas-log fireplace and private balcony. One-Bedroom Suites have separate bedrooms...
Wow – hot sauce aficionados will think they’ve died and gone to Hell. A whole store packed with row upon row of hot sauces from around the world. You’ll find regional hot sauces like Eaton’s and Marie Sharpe’s next to those selling humor as much as heat, with names like Scorned Woman Sweet Majic Hot Sauce and Arizona Gunslinger Red...
This little English-style cottage is packed with first editions. While they display the literary greats of the modern world, they also have a wide selection of American and English mysteries, as well as books made into films. In addition to the posted hours, they also can be contacted for private appointments – something celebrities like Nicole Kidman, Bono, Mel Gibson,...
If esoteric and macabre antiques and curios are what tickles your fancy, this shop has it in spades. Necromance features ample amounts of taxidermy, various anatomical knick knacks, and general accoutrements for the aging goth reflecting on his or her mortality. Vintage Victorian keepsakes include lockets of lost loved ones, used opium pipes, and genuine poison bottles from days of...
There are thrift shops and then there are thrift shops. Some are the saddest places in the world. Out of the Closet thrift stores are a cut above, having a slightly campy edge. The chain of California stores is owned and operated by AIDS Healthcare Foundation, the largest specialized provider of cutting-edge medicine and advocacy regardless of ability to pay,...
This place makes for some strange pairings. If you think chicken and waffles sounds weird, try to get your head around Snoop Dogg and Larry King dining together ? at this quintessential LA down-home, Deep South eatery. Roscoe’s made its name with its fried chicken, but the sides of greens, mac ‘n’ cheese and hot water cornbread are equally fine....
The Sunset Marquis Hotel and Villas is steeped in rock and roll gimmee shelter history. When you stay here you’ll be treading down the same halls as former guests from Green Day, Guns N Roses and The Rolling Stones. The hotel even has a 48-track/112 channel recording studio. The Sunset has a surprising amount of land for West Hollywood – five...