Head over to the Culver City gallery openings, and be sure and stop into this gem of a bar before or after. It's got a charming patio, space for dancing, and every time I go I meet at least one of the artists showing in the neighborhood...

Go on... indulge yourself. Theirs are the best cakes in town. My personal favorite... three-berry cake.

8360 Melrose Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90069

This is just about the most sumptuous and among the most authentic Italian food in Los Angeles. I would suggest you reserve a trip here for a special date, an anniversary, birthday, etc. It's romantic, small (book ahead) and wonderful. [more...]

354 N. Beverly Dr.
310-274-4300
These books make the best gifts, and the store is AMAZING even if you are just browsing. You'll both find tons of things to love here. The titles range from $10 volumes of vintage graphics [more...]

Chances are good if you live in L.A. that both you and your love are writing screenplays. And if you aren't yet, you will be eventually.

The Writing [more...]

The Wayfarer's Chapel in Palos Verdes is one of the city's most beautiful places.

Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright's son, the Wayfarer's Chapel is "a [more...]

Subliminal Projects displays work by graphic artists and walks the line between fine and commercial art. Its artists are from all over the world, like Space [more...]

Exposition Rose Garden is the most romantic park in town, and it's free. Don't GIVE her roses, take her TO them instead.

Animal Acres is a 26-acre animal sanctuary dedicated to providing homes to animals saved from factory farms, stockyards and slaughterhouses.

There are over [more...]

100 S. La Brea, Los Angeles at 1st Street
This is worth going to even if you don't plan on buying anything. It is the strangest collection of stuff in Hollywood. If you are furnishing an apartment and looking for something funky [more...]

At the Rendezvous Court. Daily afternoon tea is available from 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm. Tea selections range from Ceylon & India Black Tea Blended to Apricot Cinnamon Herbal Tea. Guests can also choose from two set tea courses, the [more...]

Rev. (and recognized Sufi teacher) Tasnim H. Fernandez conducts bi-weekly classes on the Sufi teachings of Hazrat Inayat Khan, meditation and prayer. These classes alternate with the study of Sufi master Ibn al-'Arabi conducted by Tony [more...]

Down by the River - 3rd Sunday of Every Month but December
Join FoLAR on the third Sunday each month from January through November. "Down by the River" walks are [more...]

You may not have realized, but please allow me to enlighten you. Pasadena has the world's one and only museum focused entirely on bunnies -- rooms and rooms of [more...]

House of the Seven Dwarfs' is located near the original Disney Studios. They are adorable little cottages built in 1931. Consisting of eight half-timbered, steep-roofed small cottages built around a courtyard and anchored at the end by [more...]

This is one of the strangest places with one of the richest histories in the L.A. area - a true novelty and jewel of the folk art scene. From the L.A. Parks website:

The Watts Towers are [more...]

Go see Jeopardy being filmed on the Sony lot.
800.482.9840
Culver City

The Laemmle Theater is a great movie theater to take your date to if you are both into independent or low-budget films. It always plays the best, harder-to-find movies. Check periodically to see what it's showing. It's a refreshing [more...]

Shutters Hotel on the Beach is a spectacular hotel, but for those of us who already live in LA it is, more importantly, a great place to drink & dine. It's expensive-- but you'll possibly be rubbing elbows with celebrities, and [more...]

The Sight Unseen Theatre Group is a young but experienced organization, which always produces the most brilliantly written performances. If you want to give a stage company a chance, this is one to try. They also produce independent [more...]