Jessica Ritz

Back in May we previewed Domaine LA, the brick and mortar incarnation of the online wine shop Domaine 547. After several months of construction, owner Jill Bernheimer has put the bottles in the racks, opened the doors for a few hours this past weekend for a soft test run, and......

Fuego at the Hotel Maya brings a coastal oriented, pan-Latin menu and a non-chain option to the Long Beach waterfront. The restaurant, bar and lounge incorporates an indoor/outdoor flow, faces expansive views of the port and beyond, and shows off a mixture of polychromatic materials and textures designed by the......

Spacecraft, the design group headed by Kristofer 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 design mind behind Essex, Delux,......

One crazy retail fest that's already been on for a few days ends this weekend, while another major sale only happens for one day. So here's your friendly reminder to check out Nicole's Gourmet warehouse sale in Alhambra this Saturday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. At Gourmet Imports: 961 S. Meridian......

When told his new café, Recess, is like Glendale's answer to Joan's on Third, chef and proprietor Sevan Azarian-Abdessian takes no offense. Rather, he's thrilled by the soon-to-be cliché comparison. Recess' doors on upper Brand Blvd. have only been open since last Friday, but it's already doing a brisk eat-in......

Local slide collector/presenter/master showman Charles Phoenix honors Edith Heath's artistic legacy on Thursday, August 20 from 6-8 p.m. at the Heath Ceramics and housewares Beverly Blvd. showroom with a special grilled cheese patio party. Heath started manufacturing ceramic products in Sausalito fifty years ago, and the company has continued its......

When Silverlake Wine began weekly tastings on the west lawn of Frank Lloyd Wright's Hollyhock House at the Barnsdall Art Park complex earlier this summer, fans of wine, architecture, and public life rejoiced. The series, which costs $15-20 per person to help benefit the Barnsdall Art Park Foundation, became an......

If you can stand to schlep additional weight in the summer heat, then bring extra bags for the good deals to be found on bound volumes this Sunday at the Hollywood Farmers' Market. The Culinary Historians of Southern California sponsors its thirteenth annual used cookbook sale, which benefits the Culinary......

Since last week, Blair's on Rowena is giving customers extra reasons to drink more cheaply -- and/or perhaps better -- than they might otherwise. The Silver Lake restaurant is waiving corkage fees and offering half-off of all bottled beer and bottles of wines. (Regular wines-by-the-glass prices remain.) Blair's Restaurant: 2903......

Got an idea for a nifty vending cart, or a crazy cool produce stand, or food transport method? Then consider entering the GOOD Magazine's Redesign Your Farmers' Market competition. The goal is to encourage "designers, architects, farmers, chefs, vendors, and farmers' market shoppers to think about how good design can......