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So, Sprinkles may be an open secret to Angelenos by now, but I'm sure those visiting LA for the first or second time have yet to be wowed by the little drops of culinary heaven this teensy little joint has to offer.

Located on Little Santa Monica Blvd. between Bedford and Camden (next to La Salsa), the line for Sprinkles often winds out the door and down the sidewalk. But ...

The Rainbow Bar & Grill is one of those legendary LA haunts that has been home to the debauchery of the likes of Led Zeppelin, Guns'n'Roses, and Aerosmith, to name a small few. Opened in 1972, it hit the Sunset Strip (Sunset just east of Doheny) as the '60s were giving way to the intense '70s.

The restaurant portion is so deliciously winding and Tudor-esque--it just screams of ...

EDUCATIONAL LA - Part 2: LA Proper

By: Matt Tucker

Los Angeles itself is FULL of great educational attractions. You figure in a city of more than 4 million people (9 million+ in LA County), there has to be some culture out there somewhere, and we aren't talking about movie sets made to look like the Old West. There is actual culture ...

Nightlife in the AREA

By: Matt Tucker

            If you are looking for the top "IT" spot in Los Angeles, as far as nightlife is concerned...look no further than SBE Group's AREA nightclub.  Located at 643 N La Cienega (the former home of Club Prey and I am sure countless other names before that), AREA resembles a 1970's airport terminal.  Complete with Formica and wood paneling throughout, this ...

A friend turned me on to the Trading Post a few years ago. Located in the expansive parking lot of the famous Fairfax High School (note-worthy alums include Demi Moore, Carol Lombard, Mickey Rooney, Phil Spector, and my personal favorite, the Red Hot Chili Peppers) at Fairfax and Melrose. It costs $2 to get in ($1 for students with a valid ID), but it goes to the student ...

When I fly to another city for a long weekend, chances are I’ll stay until Tuesday. It’s always cheaper to fly out on Tuesday. The problem with being cheap is that I usually end up bored, and I am left on Monday wondering what to do on the last night of my mini-vacation.
If you are in Los Angeles, wonder no further. Pull yourself away from the television set and make ...

Now what am I up to?  Well, there's nothing like attending a world-class lecture at a world-class University.  How about this!  "Pure and Applied Mathematics Institute Public Lecture". Monday, April 16th, 2007, La Kretz Hall Room 110, 4- 6pm-UCLA: Benoit Mandelbrot will give a lecture on ‘The Nature of Roughess'.  What!  DON'T LAUGH!   These are extraordinary events, and Professor Mandelbrot is world famous for his work on fractal geometry. The ...

   Psssst!  I bet you didn't know that some of the best horse racing in Southern California can be found at the Hollywood Park Casino!  This is the ideal place  to sit in air-conditioned comfort while enjoying horse racing.  The Hollywood Park Casino is the first casino in the country to anchor on a racetrack.  The place is first-class, and you can view the events ...

Inspired by the book I'm currently reading, Laurel Canyon: The Inside Story of Rock'n'Roll's Legendary Neighborhood by Michael Walker, I decided to go on a drive to find some of these "legendary" places, as well as a few more. The only star tours I've ever been on have been led by private citizens, and honestly, the only way to NOT seem like a pathetic tourist is to conduct your ...

What's on the Griddle? (LA's breakfast)

By: Matt Tucker

            If you are anything like me, your first thought waking up goes something like, "Man, I'm hungry.  What's for breakfast?" or in my particular case "FOOD!?!?!?" Assuming that you have an aversion to "continental breakfast", or you have actually chosen a hotel too fancy to offer such an "amenity"...you are going to need some help.  There are, at last ...