Philippe Starck

10 Best Romantic Restaurants in L.A.

Valentine's Day is fast approaching, thus it is time to book reservations at your favorite swank restaurant. Assuming you have a date for the evening. If you do not, well, check back later for our Best Dive Bars in L.A. list. Of course your significant other may not be the white tablecloth sort, s ... More >>

30 Scoops in 30 Days: Manhattan Beach Creamery (Day 14)

Manhattan Beach Creamery is a pleasant neighborhood ice cream store, stocked with as much candy as it is ice cream. The white leather, half-shell chairs, halfway between Louis XIV and Philippe Starck, are a good spot to watch surfers trudge to and from the pier or Saturday Night or Saturday night ... More >>

Did Lady Gaga Sell Out in 2010?

Markus Klinko & Indrani for Hello Kitty!Did Gaga sell out her progressive causes?​ By Liz Brown Theatrical dance-pop performer Lady Gaga skyrocketed to international relevance upon release of 2008's "Just Dance"; the record from which it came, The Fame, broke a record for the number of conse ... More >>

Our Favorite Happy Hours

50 deal-driven places to get you and your wallet feeling a whole lot better

A Water Menu? Now That's Bazaar

Last Friday, Forbes included The Bazaar by José Andrés as one of the Best New Restaurants in the Country. Located inside the SLS Hotel, that restaurant is famous for its over-the-top decor -- courtesy of designer Philippe Starck -- and extraordinary culinary experience. Now The Bazaar has taken i ... More >>

Paris Hilton's Dog House: Pretty & Expensive, But Lacks 52-Inch Plasma TV

Remember when Paris Hilton's dog house photos broke on the internet a while back? She posted the pics on Twitter, then Life & Style did a "profile" of the doggie mansion. Or maybe it was the other way around. That sequence of events is lost to time. And by lost to time, I mean, who cares. Anyway, Pa ... More >>

But How's the Food: Spacecraft/Kristopher Keith's Many Design Languages

Spacecraft, the design group headed by Kristopher Keith, has practically become synonymous with the revitalization of Hollywood's nightlife and dining scene. The firm's signature black and white signage, with its bold use of courier font, is a visual fixture around the neighborhood. Keith is the des ... More >>

Last Call for S Bar

Curbed L.A. notes the retreat of the hip, schmanzy S Bar from the bottom floor of the Broadway Hollywood Building, thanks to complaints from upstairs tenants at the condo complex located on the southwest corner of Hollywood and Vine. The high-end loft dwellers have complained long, loud and lawyerly ... More >>

Air Apparent: Jose Andrés' Bazaar

High-tech foams, Ferran Adrià style, but also the old-school flavors of a slice of bellota ham

Sushi and be Seen

California rolls at Katsuya; Vice disappoints; birthdays, bashes and indie X-mas bling

Showing Pinkberry

Yogurt clones spread the white stuff

Feel His Heat

Brent Bolthouse

In the Realm of the Senses

Ettore Sottsass at play

Party Monstrosity

Don’t gimme Shelter, some in Hollywood say

You Still Can’t Get In

A House Signed Starck

Art for Artists’ Sake

Collectors named Baldessari, Pittman, et al.

Sit!

Wines on Target

For the Record

This Year's Modern

Sex & Beauty, Art & Kitsch

The exquisite mayhem of Benedikt Taschen

Who Wants To Be a Popsicle?

Rock & Roll Jinx

Offbeat