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Best Greek Yogurt

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Too much trouble (and currency anxiety) to fly to Greece for a bit of island sun and a generous helping of its world-famous yogurt? Instead, spend your dollars at Go Greek in Beverly Hills. Here, you'll experience the creamy delight whose taste not only elicits images of a Santorini breakfast......
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Most Sophisticated Sweets Store

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You won't find plastic bins, brown bags or old candy in what Sugarfina owners call their "luxury candy boutique." Rosie O'Neill and Josh Resnick dreamed of a candy store for grownups in an inviting environment, which "would be exactly what my house would look like if I didn't live with a......
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Best Wine Shop to Find That Rare Bottle

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Family-owned, the Wine House has been serving oenophiles (and those who just like a nice pinot) since 1978 in an 18,000-square-foot wine lover's mecca. They travel the world, building relationships and making exclusive deals, says co-owner Glen Knight. And they look in their own backyard. "We buy a lot from......
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Wayne Simmonds: Canadian Flash

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Like most Canadian youngsters, L.A. Kings forward Wayne Simmonds' earliest dreams were of scoring the winning goal in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup. The dream's setting, however, likely never included sun, sand and surf. "I figured I'd end up with a team on the East Coast," he says. But......
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Houdini — Make It Go Away!

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As gas prices seem poised to hit $5 a gallon, we wage three wars, and only the poor and almost-poor are called upon to carry the nation's tax burden, couldn't we all use a little magic? If only to lower the cost of oil per barrel? Well, while we can't......
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I'M BOUQUET, YOU'RE BOUQUET

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Sure, you've made your New Year's resolution to cut back on your alcohol consumption ... but, as we all know, timing is everything. So, you can either f...
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PICTURE PERFECT

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We all know a picture is worth a thousand words, and if you adorn your bare walls with just the right image, it might truly speak to you. You could find just th...
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UP CLOSE AND DUDAMEL

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Don't get us wrong, we love the L.A. Philharmonic, we love Walt Disney Concert Hall ... but those seats in the upper reaches ... not so much. Which is why i...
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Let it Snow!

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Sure, every New Year's Day in Pasadena, temps seem to hit 90-plus degrees, and those Midwesterners trapped by mounds of snow watching their teams get trounc...