October 2008
Jon Stewart The Daily Factor
The Comedy Central commentator talks with David Steinberg about Johnny Carson, Calgon, Petticoat Junction, and the early days of his career.
Categories: Interviews / The Ear
Kind Over Matter
How I Met Your Mother's Josh Radnor says basic kindness means little in Hollywood...and everything in life.
Categories: Hollywood Rules
Soil Survivors
After feeding Los Angeles for eight decades, the Tapia Brothers produce stand grows on.
Categories: Food / L.A. History / We Built This City
The Style List—October 2008
The Supper Club L.A., Catherine Malandrino, black diamonds, the Rose Tarlow Melrose House, the Shaolin Wushu Center in Santa Monica and more.
Categories: Beauty / Design / Fashion / Health+Wellness / The Style List
What Digby Says
Jesse Kornbluth goes one-on-one with a darling of the progressive blogosphere—the anonymous author of Hullabaloo.
Categories: Politics / The Gadfly
Almost Heaven
Elizabeth Poett continues a famly tradition of organic-beef farming at Rancho San Julien near Santa Barbara.
Categories: Entertaining / Feature Story / Food / Photos / Pictorials
What’s Frank Up To?
Editor in Chief Annie Gilbar talks intimately with Gehry about his recent architecture, daily routine and plans for future work.
Categories: Architecture / Feature Story / Interviews / Photos / Pictorials
Cliffhanger: Lautner’s Garcia House
See photos of the refurbished Garcia House, one of John Lautner's midcentury gifts to L.A. in addition to his landmark projects like the Chemosphere and the Elrod houses.
Categories: Architecture / Design / Photos / Pictorials
Elements of Style
The Brentwood home of Nancy Heller and Fred Specktor is a kaleidoscope of aesthetic tastes and personal passions.
Categories: Architecture / Art / Design / Feature Story / Gardens / Interiors+Interior Design / Photos / Pictorials
Design Notebook—October 2008
On Mayer Rus' list this month: Cedar garden benches from Studiolo, Tortoise General Store on Abbot Kinney, Bisazza's glass mosaic tile and a trip to Kidrobot on Melrose.
Categories: Design / Interiors+Interior Design / Shopping
J Mays Auto Didact
The visionary car designer's innovative legacy of prototypes and concept cars continues with his radical new direction at Ford, based on an aesthetic called Kinetic Design.
Categories: Automotive / Cars / Design / Feature Story / Photos / Pictorials
Black Magic
A trip to LACMA brought the Italian artist to the banks of the La Brea Tar Pits, leading to years of study and experimentation with his now signature material.
Categories: Art / Feature Story
Chef d’Oeuvre
Food & Wine Editor Lora Zarubin gets a tour from culinary artist Michael Mina of his latest restaurant, XIV, on the Sunset Strip, where she chows down family style.
Categories: Food / I'm Still Hungry
To the Point
Which knife is the best investment? Amanda Chantal Bacon cuts through the clutter to reveal her favorites.
Vegans Make the Cut
Kathy Freston is thrilled at Wolfgang Puck's steakhouse when he welcomes the chance to prepare fare made without meat, dairy, eggs or fish, like a great corn risotto (recipe included).
Categories: A New Leaf / Food
Too Good to Be Cru?
Who knew wine fraud was 2,000 years old? Even connoisseurs get fooled by fake labels—and it can cost big. New safeguards include bottle numbering and hologram technology.
Categories: By the Glass / Drinks
Tequila Comes of Age
Made with eco-friendly care and all-natural agave plants, 4 Copas is the only USDA certified-organic tequila and the perfect base for our agave nectar-enhanced margaritas—see the recipe.
Footloose and Family Free
Laraine Newman and husband Chad find there’s nothing quite like overcoming obstacles to romance when they find themselves alone for two months.
Categories: Dating My Husband / Wife / Relationships
Speak Easy
SaysMe shakes up cable advertising by allowing people to upload and air their own commercials in local telelvision markets.
Categories: Business / City of Angels / Giving Back / Technology
The Worried Well
Dr. Judith Reichman guides Los Angelenos through the latest diagnostic medical tests and their effects on your health.
Categories: A Picture of Health / Health+Wellness
The Trip That Changed My Life
How a journey to Rwanda opened Janie Gale's eyes to the beautiful creatures in her midst. See photos of five of the country's 300 gorillas.
Categories: Photos / Pictorials
Rx for Izzy
Is having a doggie dermatologist over the top? Not if your dog really needs one, says Robyn Todd.
Categories: A Dog's Life / Pets
My Last Lunch with Orson
Henry Jaglom tells about the last, and most memorable, of his regular lunches with Orson Welles.
Categories: Celebrities / My Best Story
