UPDATE: This business has closed. Sad. They made really good gin and tonics. Tucked away in an overlooked corner of the Westlake Promenade shopping center at Westlake and Thousand Oaks Boulevards is the new restaurant Public School 805, or PS805. It opened this week hoping … [Read more...]
Four Seasons’ Lobby Lounge Says “Delicious” in Italian
For a special occasion, you could do a Sunday brunch. To get authentic Italian food, you could go to an Italian restaurant. Or even Italy. But why bother with any of those things? Right here in Westlake Village, the Four Seasons Hotel's Lobby Lounge creates an Italian … [Read more...]
Belly Up to the New Drybar in Westlake Village
Be happy that Alli Webb was looking for something to do in her spare time when her children were babies. A hairstylist by trade, Webb started offering housecall blowouts to clients on the west side of Los Angeles, advertising by word of mouth and online message boards for … [Read more...]
Lots of Happy Babies
Saturday afternoon, May 7. The 2011 Help a Mother Out Mother's Day Diaper Drive. I had spent the entire day outside the Westlake Village Fresh Brothers Pizza, which is in a fancy outdoor mall and trafficked by fancy people, most of whom looked at me oddly as I chirped "I'm … [Read more...]
Quality Pies Discovered At Fresh Brothers Pizza
I'm a pizza snob. I grew up in the New Haven, CT area, which is known for its very distinct and delicious pizza. Nowhere in the world have I found pizza like I could get in my hometown. It was a travesty for a great while, but over time I've come to accept it. When I find a … [Read more...]