BLACKBURN AND SWEETZER

These sterling silver-encrusted seashell rings by Debby Mack are incentive enough to get me to haul myself over to the westside*. Holiday boutique in Santa Monica carries the rings, only $56, in sizes 5, 6, and 7. Get the seaside jewels online or in-store and check out the rest of the merch, which is civilized […]

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The sign has gone up for Jian Korean BBQ at the southeast corner of Beverly and Sweetzer, an update from my earlier post. Eater LA gives the lowdown thus far here. We’ll see if the corner restaurant has some longevity, as the space has had many incarnations in the past couple years: first Em Bistro, […]

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I’m hoping here I can make up for my awful food pics from my post on Tasca. This is another one of those ‘finally’ items: I finally got to Tiara Cafe - the spot by Fred 62’s chef and owner Fred Eric - at the New Mart downtown and left happy and nourished. I had […]

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