This looks like a fun way to kick off a beautiful Saturday spring eve by the beach!
SOLEIL BEAUTY SALON LAUNCH PARTY IN SANTA MONICA 4.5.12
April 1, 2014
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Taste Savant’s vegan fix round up!
March 26, 2014
We are rounding up the best restaurants to get your vegan fix in Los Angeles. We’ve enlisted Taste Savant to help us. If you haven’t heard of them – Taste Savant is THE place to start any search before dining out. They compile all the best critic, chef, and now fitness experts for reviews of only the very best restaurants. They’re based in New York and have added Chicago, Boston and Los Angeles to their restaurant discovery repertoire. Taste Savant makes everything easier for us providing menus, reservations through Open Table, delivery by GrubHub Seamless. You name it. Keep your eyes peeled for more food-centric cities from Taste Savant this year and an iOS app on the way.
Café Gratitude is the royal throne of the LA vegan food scene. Part of the Eater 38, it’s a local favorite for organic raw & vegan cuisine. While not a new addition to any vegan list in LA, Café Gratitude deserves to be on the list over and over again. Check out both their Larchmont and Venice locations.
Vegan highlights: The LA Times loves their Polenta, Potatoes, Pizza, Chocolate Mint Cheesecake, and Key Lime Pie
2. Crossroads
Vegan food can be fancy too! Tal Ronnen is chef to the stars and as of last year, all of us can now enjoy his delicious plant-based food. Crossroads has solid reviews from many of the critics including industry vet and carnivore, Jason Berkowitz. Be sure to check out their very popular pre-fixe Sunday Supper.
Vegan highlights: LA Weekly likes the Tortelloni. Time Out and LA Mag touts the “Meaty” Lasagna and Crab Cakes.
With 2 locations in Echo Park and Culver City, Sage Vegan Bistro is one delicious destination for vegans without sacrificing flavor. One of the best parts of Sage Vegan is they have live music every Thursday and Sunday. Don’t miss it! The folks at Sage describe themselves as all things to all people, satisfying all walks of life while being decadently healthy. Sage Vegan’s fans include Flywheel’s Jesse Brune.
LA doesn’t lack in salad hot spots, but Greenleaf is taking the formula to another level by revolutionizing salads with their clean principles. And they don’t stop there. Come into Greenleaf for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. And even stick around for their daily happy hour with half-off small plates. Barry’s Bootcamp instructors, Joey Gonzalez and Astrid McGuire, can’t stop raving about Greenleaf.
Vegan highlights: Grilled Vegetable Salad and tons of vegan friendly sides.
5. M Cafe
Both Flywheel’s Jesse Brune & Barry’s Joey Gonzalez recommend M Café. There are tons of vegan options at this contemporary macrobiotic staple. M Café serves breakfast, lunch and dinner with a great outdoor space at all locations. With a fresh deli bar as well, M Café also caters to healthy eats on the go!
Vegan highlights: Jesse’s favorite is the Spicy Peanut Kale Salad.
6. Suncafe
Flywheel’s Jesse Brune loves Suncafe which isn’t just vegan but it’s also raw and all organic. Many dishes are gluten free or can be made gluten free. This restaurant accommodates everyone. For anyone coming down from an exhausting hike at Runyan Canyon or Griffith Park, this is a great spot to relax and recharge.
Vegan Highlights: Jesse’s favorite is the cream of mushroom soup.
LOUISE ROE’S LOS ANGELES: THE NEWEST GILT CITY LA CURATION
February 3, 2014
LOUISE ROE’S LOS ANGELES: THE NEWEST GILT CITY LA CURATION
According to her Twitter page, Louise Roe describes herself as “A Brit living in LA.” Now the trendy expatriate, TV host, fashion journalist and style expert extraordinaire, can add “Gilt City Guest Curator” to her belt. Louise has teamed up with the one and only Gilt City Los Angeles to present an awesome round-up of one-of-a-kind offers and local experiences available at insider-only prices.
From jetpack flying lessons (say what?!), to first-class wining and dining at Gordon Ramsey’s The London West Hollywood, to getting beautified at Rossano Ferretti Hairspa, Louise’s hand-selected Gilt City LA curation will give you a fresh take on everything this fabulous city has to offer. You can even relax and get pampered exactly like Louise thanks her custom-designed “Louise Roe Red Carpet Oxygen Facial” and “Louise Roe Red Carpet Spa Day” at Carasoin Day Spa & Skin Clinic – both Gilt City exclusives that you can’t find anywhere else. This is sure to leave you glowing like an A-Lister!
“Louise Roe’s Los Angeles” curation just went live this week on GiltCity.com. You can see this special collection here.
This is what Louise has to say about some of the offers in her curation:
On Jetpack America: “We filmed here during the summer, and I just had to come back and try it myself. The most exhilarating experience ever!”
On Carasoin Day Spay & Skin Clinic: “No spa compares to Carasoin, it’s my slice of tranquil paradise and the minute I land from a trip I book a treatment. It’s well worth a visit.”
On Rossano Ferretti Hairspa: “I get my hair cut and colored here—it’s an afternoon of laughing my head off and then leaving with beach-blonde, tousled locks. Love it.”
So what are you waiting for, dahhling? Head to GiltCity.com/los-angeles now to eat, drink, prettify, and be merry in LA à la Louise Roe, and you’ll start feeling just like an international fashion maven. Cheers!
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January 30, 2014
GILT CITY LA PRESENTS BLOWOUTS BY BENEFIT COSMETICS OPENING
January 28, 2014
For over 35 years, Benefit Cosmetics has built a global cult following among models, makeup artists, and celebrities alike… and it’s easy to see why! Last week they teamed up with Gilt City, the local lifestyle site that offers memorable adventures and exclusive offers, all at insider prices, to bring Gilt members a not-to-be-missed event that brought together beauty, blowouts, bronzing and booze. And it was fabulous!
On Thursday, January 23rd, Gilt City Los Angeles celebrated the opening of the tongue-in-cheek beauty brand’s new “Blow Bar” in Santa Monica at the newly renovated Boutique located at 1210 Montana Avenue. This place is your one-stop-shop for all of your primping needs, whether you’re getting ready for a night out on the town or simply replenishing your beauty supply.
Guests were treated to mini “makeuppers” (makeovers) and Brow Arch treatments at the sold-out event, and got to enjoy sparkling rosé by Chandon, snacks from Sticky Fingers Doughnuts, and a gift bag including items from Benefit, Bloom2Bloom, MeUndies, Bon Puf, Napoleon’s Macarons and more! Between the two of them, Gilt City and Benefit really know how to make a gal feel pampered!
So if you find yourself in Santa Monica searching for the best place to get waxed, tweezed, primped and pleased, then stop by the new “Blow Bar” by Benefit Cosmetics. Trust me, your inner beauty junkie will thank you. And remember to check out GiltCity.com daily to take advantage of their exclusive offers that will help you to Love Your City More.
