The other week, 60 exhibitors from around the globe were pouring samples of their finest coffees and teas at the eighth annual Coffee and Tea Festival in Manhattan.

Being a tea fanatic, I was in heaven sampling different loose leaf blends (some mixed with beer!) and fabulous...

If you miss eating outside in Manhattan during the winter, you may want to consider escaping to a rooftop eatery far above the snow and that much closer to the sunshine and Vitamin D. It's like taking the time for a deep breath, that pause as you take in where...

If you flip through any women's magazine, you can't help but notice the different ads for BB creams -- and if the empty product shelves in the skincare aisles are any indication, BB creams are all the rage. Will they still be hot come winter though?

I was wondering...

This past weekend, actor Terrence Howard (Crash, August Rush) filmed a PSA that will air during the 2011 MLB All-Star Game today, revealing the new MasterCard promotion where every time cardholders use their card at restaurants (that includes coffee shops, etc.) they will make a penny donation to...

What does it take to be a Hollywood Hero? Prevention Magazine editor-in-chief Diane Salvatore says it is someone who is excited to be a part of something larger than themselves, who put their resources and use their fame around health issues that need attention.

At the Sunset...

Whenever I have moved to a different area of Los Angeles, or to a new city even, it's not the new Top Chef-helmed gourmet restaurants that I miss the most, but the local dive bars and hole-in-the-wall restaurants. It's those hidden gems that I tell friends to visit because they...

Just days before the Oscar acceptance speeches are made and the Academy Awards red carpet is filled with celebrities, the more eco-minded celebs turn to the green carpet at Global Green USA's 8th Annual Pre-Oscar party. At the Avalon Hollywood, the event helps raise funds and awareness for...

Being a child of the 80s, I remember jumping around in the background while my mother inserted her Jane Fonda's Workout tape into the VCR as the Academy Award winning actress provided calisthenic instructions. Jane Fonda is now 72 and that was nearly 30 years ago, but...

On the crowded boulevard of La Cienga, across from a neon flashing sign that reads "LIVE NUDE GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS," just a block south of Hollywood restaurants like STK, lies a courtyard hidden from the street. Inside is the Largo at the Coronet, a 60-year-old 280-seat theater with...

Have you ever watched an awards show and wondered about those lucky/fanatic people seen in the background during red carpet interviews? You can usually spot them screaming hello at the different celebrities attending. Well, on Sunday at the 62nd Annual...

The Los Angeles Film Festival, presented by the Los Angeles Times kicks off this week -- Thursday, June 17 to Sunday, June 27, 2010.

This year's festival takes place entirely Downtown and features more...

What happens when an entertainment company like E! turns 20-years-old? It has a star-studded poolside birthday party in Hollywood, of course. On the rooftop at The London in West Hollywood, the event featured celeb guests who are often featured in E! programming, yet...

On Friday evening at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, the 17th Annual Race to Erase MS gala, co-chaired by Nancy Davis and Tommy Hilfiger, was just getting started with a star studded orange carpet. That was followed by a dinner, fashion show, live auction and performances by Heart...

It seems everyone is familiar with Restaurant Week, but there is also a Spa Week in Los Angeles and Orange County, and it starts next week.

From Monday, April 12 through Sunday, April 18, Spa Week will offer full service spa packages for just $50 dollars at 52 LA...

While the spotlight is focused on Hollywood this week for the Academy Awards, Matt Petersen, President and CEO of Global Green USA, wanted to "raise awareness, help support the work of Global Green and have fun" at the 7th Annual Global Green USA Pre-Oscar Party held at Avalon...

Over 25,000 people headed to the Los Angeles Convention Center this weekend for the 2010 Los Angeles Times Travel & Adventure Show to speak with representatives from hotels, visitor bureaus, travel agents and cruise lines at more than 500 exhibition...

With The Golden Globes, SAG awards and Grammys all being at the end of January, there is something exciting and frustrating about living in Los Angeles during awards season. It is exciting being so close to such massive events, but frustrating sometimes being outside looking in. Luckily for me this...

The second annual Go Green Expo was held this weekend at the Los Angeles Convention Center, during the same time and place as the auditions for America's Got Talent, the LA Art Show and LA Fitness Expo. It was particularly...

Before I moved to Los Angeles, I lived in Manhattan, where all I needed were my two feet, taxi fare or a metro card to get around. Then, I moved out to this traffic jam city and have been trying new ways...

I don't consider myself to be a die-hard frugalista, but of course I do like a good bargain, especially when I don't have to work too hard to get it. Below are some easy resources that I use in my quest for good deals in this overpriced la la land: