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Food for Thought

People in L.A. have what you might call an ambivalent relationship to food.

Oh, we’re as capable of appreciating the perfect osso buco or creme brulee as the next person. Until the body-image anxiety kicks in. Then it’s back to ...

Trading Places

Seems like just yesterday Opaline opened its doors on Beverly. And now, alas, it’s history. Poof! Bye-bye.

Bummer, eh?

The silver lining: Its replacement, Cafe Capo, will quickly qualify as the preferred neighborhood haunt. A sister to the Capo in ...

Oh, Sheila

The last time you paid any attention to Australian fashion it was when Olivia Newton-John launched her mid-’80s Koala Blue clothing line.

Sheila, a new boutique on Melrose, is bringing clothes from Down Under back into the spotlight. The name ...

Not That Innocent

Remember when the schoolgirl look projected just enough innocence to make it a suitably kinky stereotype?

No longer. The way girls dress today — all ruffled mini-minis and midriff-baring tees — leaves nothing to the imagination. (Thanks, Britney.)

Time to ...

It's Sample Sale Time (Again!)

What: Multidesigner Sample Sale
When: 6/27; Sun. 3 p.m.-4 p.m.
Where: 1955 Weepah Way, at Laurel Canyon Boulevard.
Why: A good one. Ladies of the Canyon clothing, Kate O’Connor wraps, Kaviar jewelry, and more, all at ...

Where There's a Will ...

Maple-lined streets. Quaint colonial houses. Thunderstorms.

Out here amidst the summer haze and smog, the clear blue skies of New England can sound pretty exotic.

South Willard, Third Street’s newest shop, is named for the Vermont street where co-owner and ...

Piece of Cake

What do you do when you’ve been a World Cup snowboarder, a successful jingle singer, and a heroine of the New York and L.A. nightlife scenes?

You bake, of course.

Audrey Bernstein, known best as the party promoter (formerly of ...

Heaven Help Us

If vanity were really one of the deadly sins, there’d be precious few signs of life in L.A.

Makes you wonder about all seven, huh?

Pay a visit to Vanity, a new shop nestled in a tiny Sherman Oaks shopping ...