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As CEO and president of The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf®, Mel Elias has helped lead the company’s dynamic growth over the last 14 years from 60 to over 850 stores worldwide. Mel gives us his top picks for dineLA’s Restaurant Week.
Mario Lopez - actor, author and host of Extra - shares his favorite places in Los Angeles to sip a cocktail, listen to mariachi, and channel his inner Rocky Balboa in the boxing ring.
David Greenwald is a Los Angeles journalist who contributes to Billboard, Rolling Stone and MTV. He's documented the local music scene and beyond since 2005 on his own site, Rawkblog. These are his picks for the best spots in L.A. to discover new music.
When the L.A.-born experimental electronic hip-hop artist (and Coltrane relation) isn’t getting the crowds going at Low End Theory, he spends time on Fairfax browsing art books, shopping for records, or taking in an indie flick.
By Chris Nichols
The actor and star of the fresh-from-Broadway play "Seminar" opens up about being on Glee, getting old jeans altered, and playing in a jazz band called the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra.
Los Angeles is lucky to be one of the music capitals of the world, and musicians -- both popular and obscure -- often perform here. As a result, the city’s music venues are an eclectic mix, ranging from those by the beach to a Hollywood cemetery. These are the venues that any music lover visiting Los Angeles should check out on their trip.
World-renowned conductor Gustavo Dudamel, Music Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, shares his favorite places to spend a day in L.A. when he leaves the stage.
Justin Sloe of Droog, a DJ collective based in Los Angeles, gives the rundown on his favorite places to grab a pint (or two).
Jaymee Mandeville, Mixologist/Bar Manager for Drago Centro, shares her favorite places to get a drink in Los Angeles.
Interviewed by Garrett Snyder
The star of NBC’s Parks and Recreation, might be the hungriest man on Twitter. He even tossed his hat in the ring for the vacant New York Times restaurant critic gig (via Twitter, of course), although he later admitted, “I would probably drop way too many F-bombs in my reviews.” As practice we asked Ansari to reveal his favorite L.A. eateries.
