As many know by now, Ford’s Filling Station is owned by Harrison Ford’s son and former owner of Chadwick, Ben Ford. The Culver City restaurant, and L.A.’s first “gastropub” opened earlier this year to much fanfare, and because of that I decided to beg off until things died down a bit. But when I went there…
Category Archives: Nightlife
Rat Pack Martini Lounge: A Cure for What Ails Ya
Big: I can tell you one thing, I sure did miss you, officially. Carrie: Did you cry? Big: No, but I did listen to a hellava lot of Sinatra. ~ Sex & the City And ain’t that the truth? When you’re down in the dumps, Frankie does the trick. Maybe it’s because he delivers the lyrics…
The Voodoo Room Will Put a Spell on You
POST EDIT: Ferget it. This place went the way of its predecessors and is now CLOSED. So far, no word on what’s takng its place on this cursed corner of Santa Monica Boulevard and Robertson. Maybe it’s because it’s summer or the fact that I didn’t get to go to Hawaii this year, but lately…
Spend a Hot Summer Disco Night in St. Tropez
OK, really it’s a mild summer disco night in Venice but it still sounds like a fantabulous party. Apartment A Theater Company will be throwing an oh-so-haute fundraiser event to benefit, well, themselves at Venice’s Electric Lodge. For $20 you’ll get access to the discotheque as well as free cocktails from 9 to midnight (no reservations required). Paying the $100…
Kid Millionaire at MoCa Night Vision
Photo by Lawrence K. Ho/LA TIMES Remember when manipulating the turntables was a pastime that belonged to the down-and-out mixmaster from da hood? Nowadays, rich kids are getting in on the act, too. Lindsay has done it, so has that Gastineau brat and even that ’70s show guy who now goes by the dj name “dj MomJeans.” But…
Kicking Back at the Shellback Tavern
SoCal has no shortage of beach bum bars but I always find them quaint whenever I happen upon them. They speak to the L.A. I grew up with in the movies and on postcards with surfboards on the walls and Beach Boys on the jukebox. For the 4th a group of us joined the masses…
New Bar Buzz: Stone Rose Lounge
I keep hearing about how nightlife pioneer to the stars Rande Gerber (aka Mr. Cindy Crawford and Clooney’s bff) is opening up a West Coast location of his NYC Stone Rose Lounge sometime this month to coincide with the reopening of the Hotel Sofitel after its $40-million face-lift. But where is it? All I know…
Dear Caroline on Crack: Dinner and a Mystery?
A nice side effect of writing this blog? People asking me for advice about what to do in L.A. Hey Caroline, I read your blog and I figure that being the socialite you are, you would be the best person to ask this question. My friend’s b-day is coming up next week and my other…
Raging Rio Party at The Day After
Last night, Dre invited me to accompany her to Olympian Carl Lewis’ bday party at The Day After in Hollywood. The first I heard of this party was on MySpace when they sent out a notice saying they were looking for dancers to stand on pedestals and gyrate for the masses. I thought nothing of…
Beauty Mix 2: A Mingle and a Makeover
The one thing I hate about preparing for a night out on the town, in addition to having to find a thing to wear, is figuring out how to wear my hair or do my makeup. That always increases my prep time by an hour…or two and just makes me not even want to bother….
