Los Angeles Restaurants
MR. CHOW
344 N. Camden Dr., Beverly Hills; 310/278-9911; dinner for two $112.
Modern Beijing cuisine (green prawns, hand-pulled noodles) in a
contemporary black and white space. Celeb Sightings: Kirsten Dunst,
Nicolas Cage, Meg Ryan, Demi Moore.
SPAGO
176 N. Canon Dr., Beverly Hills; 310-385-0880, dinner for two $160.
Dishes from the inventive Wolfgang Puck include Cantonese duck
with blood oranges and lamb daube with Parmesan gnocchi.
Celeb Sightings: Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox Arquette,
David Arquette.
AGO
8478 Melrose Ave., W. Hollywood; 323/655-6333; dinner for two $130.
Co-owned by Robert De Niro, Miramax honchos Harvey and Bob Weinstein,
and Ridley Scott, Ago serves updated Tuscan fare, such as housemade
tagliatelle ai carciofi (tagliatelle with artichokes) and bistecca alla fiorentina,
a 22-ounce steak prepared in a wood-burning oven.
Celeb Sightings: George Clooney, Sharon Stone, Ellen DeGeneres, Jim Carrey,
Rob Lowe.
THE IVY
113 N. Robertson Blvd.; 310/274-8303; dinner for two $100. New American cuisine
spicy Louisiana crab cakes, homemade butterscotch sundaes—in an intimate,
folksy dining room and on a walled outdoor patio covered with climbing roses.
Celeb Sightings: Tom Cruise, Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck.
Winter Vacations
Cabo San LucasLuxury Hospitality &
Property Management:
Lifestyle Management Services
provides deluxe residences for
elite visitors to Los Cabos in the
form of premium condominiums
and elegant single-family residences.
The company manages beachfront villas and ocean-and-golf-view
properties. The firm is a recognized leader in Los Cabos, Mexico,
for all matters relating to luxury-properties. After managing
Los Cabos properties for various destination clubs for more
than 10 years, the firm took its expertise and applied to its
own villa-rental program, Lifestyle Villas.
One of the most coveted properties is the Beachfront Bluesea
Compound. The compound is a trilogy of supremely deluxe
single-family residences located on the Sea of Cortez
between Cabo San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo. The
compelling dwellings are both inspiring and inviting. All three
residences combined offer guests 14 bedrooms, infinity-edge
pools, ocean view Jacuzzis, full sub zero kitchens and
mesmerizing views of the white-sand beaches and turquoise
waters.
Guests staying in any of the properties of Lifestyle Villas work
with a personal concierge to ensure all needs are met
satisfactorily. A personal concierge is available to help with
the simplest to the most complex needs from stocking up
with groceries to making plans for social or entertainment
events. All residential rentals are stocked with the finest toiletries,
linens, and special signature touches. Other available services
include a private driver, fully catered meals, cooking classes,
babysitting, children's activities, chaperon, private security,
and many more.
On the property-management side of the business, the company
retains more than 60 full-time employees. The staff members
include personal concierges, destination planners, facilities
managers, property managers, accountants, electricians,
plumbers, pool technicians, gardening crews, HVAC technicians,
electrical engineers, housekeepers, cooks, and chauffeurs.
Lifestyle Management Services is an excellent connection to
keep in mind when vacationing or investing in Los Cabos.
The outfit is responsible for many happy returns!