In the early 1900s, a real estate man from Nebraska named Harry Culver set on a mission to lure movie studios to the middle of nowhere. Seeing it now, it is hard to believe that Culver City was once a land of vast barley fields and flowing creeks. It was the perfect setting for The Wizard of Oz, filmed at Culver Studios just a few years after the city was…
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Where to eat on Abbot Kinney
There is a lot of fantastic food on this few-block stretch of Abbot Kinney, and the amount of choice can be dizzying. Should you eat healthy, grab a smash burger, something vegan, something quick, or something on the bib gourmand list? There are also a…
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Where to eat in the Bergamot Station area of Santa Monica
East of downtown Santa Monica is more residential. Hiding between the homes, office parks, and apartment buildings is an unassuming foodie destination. This has a lot to do with all of the offices in this neighborhood. This is the area of a lot of tech companies,…
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Farewell for Now Hollywood
You may ask yourself why? Why are we leaving Hollywood when there is still a lot to do? Why haven’t I talked about LACE, The Hollywood Museum, or Madame Tussaud’s? Why did I skip over the historic Cineramadome? And why haven’t I talked about the double-decker…
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Where to eat dinner in Hollywood
And now the final installment of the Where to Eat in Hollywood series. I hope these posts guide you when you are in this neighborhood and have no idea where to eat. Today, I will list all of my recommendations for Where to Eat Dinner…