Shari Albert

Project Runway’s Season 4

Shari Albert
As an actress, I do not support reality television. That’s my official stance. As a woman who loves fashion and gay men almost as much as my Lhasa apso, I have a deep and meaningful bond with Project Runway. Not to mention the show’s contestant mentor, Tim Gunn! Gunn is......

Rats, I Say!

Shari Albert
One of the major perks of moving to L.A. from N.Y. besides my obvious top three — weather that never changes, more space for the money, and cheap smokes — is the absence of rodents and cockroaches in my home. I’m a pretty tough cookie (I am a New Yorker,......
Rehabilitate your present-giving skills at Reform School. (Photos by Rena Kosnett)

Wrap It Up, I'll Take It

Shari Albert
My mother is the consummate hostess. People think she’s Martha Stewart. They’re wrong. She’s a small Jewish woman in Philadelphia who slaves over every side dish, neurotically arranges flowers and sets a table with panache. I was taught from a young age that the 11th commandment is “Thou shalt nevah......

The Girls of Golf

Shari Albert
Needing a few extra bucks, I put the word out to my friends that I was in the market for some cash and if any gigs came their way to pass them on to me. My friend Beth hooked me up with a bartending job for the weekend. “It’s just......

Go, Speed Dater!

Shari Albert
Looking for love in L.A. is like finding a pair of jeans that makes you look 10 pounds thinner for under $100. Virtually impossible. My friend Cindy Lu, writer and director of The Four Man Plan, convinces me that I must multitask by dating four guys at once. “It’s a......

LA Vida

Shari Albert
Hello. My name is Shari and I’m a Sugar addict. Okay, so I’m not a member of a 12-step program, yet . . . but I need to start one for my latest addiction: Sugar . . . the shop on La Brea Avenue, that is. I immediately fell in love with the vibe......