Archive for the ‘Great Local Businesses’ Category
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#GreatDesign at Highland Park’s The Hunt Vintage
27 May 2015Highland Park got a dazzling new addition earlier this year with The Hunt Vintage, a Mid-Century furniture, art, chotski and swag emporium, with pieces (and prices) so breathtaking, I’m trying to find empty corners of my house begging for a brass and glass Hollywood Regency bar cart and Eames rocker.
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L.A. Love at Silver Lake’s Los Angeles County Store
21 Aug 2014The next time you’re invited to a friend’s birthday/housewarming/baby shower, don’t arrive with a sad little gift card you can get at a grocery store – because nothing says “I like you!” like an Applebee’s gift certificate. Show your friends some real love by getting a gem from Silver Lake’s Los Angeles County Store – purveyors of delightful made-in-L.A. goodies.
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Marukai: A Trip to Japan Without Leaving the City
13 Jun 2014Since returning from Tokyo and Kyoto, I’ve been suffering from full fledged Japan withdrawal. The millions of twinkling lights, throngs of (usually) adorably dressed young people, lucky cats, Hello Kitty, sushi shaped like teddy bears and the ability to make damn near everything unbearably cute, brought me to Marukai Market in Little Tokyo.