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  • THE BILLIONAIRE BOYS’ CLUB

    Alcohol, Beverage, Blog, Cab, Cabernet, Featured, Lifestyle, Pinot Noir, Wine

    The typical California winery story: a retired, semi-successful dentist buys a small plot of land and moves there with...

    • March 13, 2021   Blue Lifestyle   0
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  • Blue Lifestyle Update: February 2021

    Blog, Featured, Lifestyle, Uncategorized

    Everything you never knew you needed to know about food, beverage, and lifestyle. Ah, February. A month of love. A...

    • February 11, 2021   Blue Lifestyle   0
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  • Blue Lifestyle Update: January 2021

    Blog, Featured, Lifestyle, Uncategorized

    Everything you never knew you needed to know about food, beverage, and lifestyle. Welcome to 2021 everybody. We made it!...

    • January 27, 2021   Blue Lifestyle   0
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  • Beef Short Ribs with an Island Accent

    Blog, Featured, Food, Lifestyle, Recipe

    By Diane Rossen Worthington Beef short ribs are one of the most flavorful cuts of beef. Long, slow- cooking produces...

    • January 21, 2021   Blue Lifestyle   0
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  • Chicken and Rice Soup

    Best of Food, Blog, Featured, Food, Holiday, Lifestyle, Recipe, The BL Minute, Uncategorized

    By Diane Rossen Worthington Serves 4 to 6 Sidebars: different rice varieties 1/2 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into 1/4 inch...

    • January 19, 2021   Blue Lifestyle   0
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  • Polenta Bolognese: Double Comfort for Chilly Nights

    Blog, Featured, Food, Lifestyle, Recipe

    By Diane Rossen Worthington The other day as I was checking out at the market, the woman behind me asked...

    • January 12, 2021   Blue Lifestyle   0
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  • Valentine’s Day Tequila Cocktails From Santo Spirits

    Alcohol, Beverage, cocktail, cocktail recipe, Featured, Holiday, Lifestyle, Recipe, Spirits, Tequila, The BL Minute

    The Santo Love Potion Cocktail by Sammy Hagar 1 oz @SantoSpirit Blanco ½ oz @SammysBeachBarRum Redhead Macadamia Nut Rum ½ oz Sammy’s Beach...

    • January 11, 2021   Blue Lifestyle   0
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  • Rudy Maxa’s Newsletter #44

    Best of Travel, Blog, Featured, Lifestyle, Travel

    I Was Just Thinking... . . . about all the articles that offer a look back at the year 2020....

    • January 4, 2021   Blue Lifestyle   0
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  • Blue Lifestyle Update: December 2020

    Blog, Featured, Lifestyle, Uncategorized

    Everything you never knew you needed to know about food, beverage, and lifestyle. Well, it's December. Can you believe it?...

    • December 19, 2020   Blue Lifestyle   0
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  • Christmas-Inspired Tequila Cocktails to Enjoy this Season

    Alcohol, Beverage, Blog, cocktail, cocktail recipe, Featured, Food, Holiday, Lifestyle, Mezcal, Pick of the Week, Recipe, Spirits, The BL Minute

    Santo Spice Revelation Sweet and spicy lovers delight with the Santo Spice Revelation cocktail! This distinctive cocktail combines all the...

    • December 11, 2020   Blue Lifestyle   0
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  • Holiday Vermouth and Wine Pairings from Sonoma’s Top Cheesemonger

    Alcohol, Best of Food, Beverage, Blog, Featured, Food, Holiday, Lifestyle, Wine

    Whimsical and traditional cheese pairings by expert Sonoma Cheesemonger, James Ayers to enjoy at home this holiday season. In addition...

    • December 10, 2020   Blue Lifestyle   0
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  • Grand Brulot Cocktail Recipes

    Alcohol, Blog, cocktail, cocktail recipe, Featured, Holiday, Lifestyle, Recipe, Spirits

    Grand Brulot is hand-crafted in the Cognac region of France and aged in French oak barrels to allow the...

    • December 9, 2020   Blue Lifestyle   0
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  • Blue Lifestyle Update: November 2020

    Blog, Featured, Lifestyle, Uncategorized

    Everything you never knew you needed to know about food, beverage, and lifestyle. Hark! The holidays are upon us. We...

    • November 24, 2020   Blue Lifestyle   0
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  • Truffle Season – An Interactive Cooking Demonstration

    Alcohol, Best of Food, Beverage, Blog, Featured, Food, Lifestyle, Recipe, The BL Minute

    For one night only on Thursday, December 10th, consumers have the opportunity to participate in a highly interactive tasting...

    • November 24, 2020   Blue Lifestyle   0
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  • Cocktails To Help Us Give Thanks

    Alcohol, Beverage, Blog, cocktail, cocktail recipe, Lifestyle, Recipe, Spirits, Tequila

    In a year that has been so hard for many, if not all, there are still things to be...

    • November 11, 2020   Blue Lifestyle   0
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  • Redhead Wines Shine: Reviewing Testarossa’s Current Releases

    Alcohol, Beverage, Blog, Cab, Cabernet, Featured, Lifestyle, Wine

    It’s a familiar story. Diana and Rob Jensen were both working in tech while making wine as a hobby...

    • November 9, 2020   Blue Lifestyle   0
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  • Cocktails shaken and stirred in the right glassware

    Alcohol, Beverage, Blog, Featured, Holiday, Lifestyle, Pick of the Week, Spirits, Whiskey

    Seasonal cocktail recipes to try at home from NYC-based mixologist Zane Harris, crafted for Riedel’s Drink Specific Glassware Collection. Zane...

    • November 5, 2020   Blue Lifestyle   0
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  • Rudy Maxa’s Newsletter #34

    Best of Travel, Blog, Featured, Lifestyle, Travel, Uncategorized

    I Was Just Thinking... . . . about fires. The fires of California, Oregon and elsewhere. Although I’m an East...

    • October 5, 2020   Blue Lifestyle   0
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  • YES, WE CAN

    Alcohol, Blog, Featured, Lifestyle

    A decade ago a group of determined wine executives recognized the growing Prosecco trend and scoured the Veneto region...

    • September 3, 2020   Blue Lifestyle   0
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  • Rudy Maxa’s Newsletter #27

    Best of Travel, Blog, Featured, Lifestyle, Travel

    I Was Just Thinking... . . . about all the people who ask me how I’m “doing.” It’s a question...

    • August 18, 2020   Blue Lifestyle   0
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  • Blue Lifestyle Update August 2020

    Blog, Featured, Lifestyle

    Everything you never knew you needed to know about food, beverage, and lifestyle. August already. It feels like the year...

    • August 10, 2020   Blue Lifestyle   0
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  • Rudy Maxa’s Newsletter #26

    Blog, Featured, Lifestyle, Travel

    I Was Just Thinking... . . . about how wealthy people travel compared to the rest of us. Read a...

    • August 6, 2020   Blue Lifestyle   0
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  • Rudy Maxa’s Newsletter #25

    Blog, Featured, Lifestyle, Travel

    I Was Just Thinking... . . . about the glories of frequent flyer miles and frequent guest award points. Especially...

    • July 30, 2020   Blue Lifestyle   0
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  • Blue Lifestyle Update: July 2020

    Blog, Featured, Lifestyle, Uncategorized

    Everything you never knew you needed to know about food, beverage, and lifestyle. Hello Blue Lifestyle-ites. Welcome to July. The...

    • July 15, 2020   Blue Lifestyle   0
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  • Mira’s Summer Salad

    Blog, Featured, Food, Lifestyle, Recipe

    Recipe Serves 4 to 6 1 large piece burratta, about 6 ounces 3 medium heirloom tomatoes, (red, green and yellow) thinly sliced 3...

    • July 15, 2020   Blue Lifestyle   0
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  • Rudy Maxa’s Newsletter #22

    Blog, Featured, Lifestyle, Travel

    I Was Just Thinking... . . . how different this Fourth of July was from all the other Fourth of...

    • July 11, 2020   Blue Lifestyle   0
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  • Grilled Cornish Hens with Peach Glaze and Grilled Peaches Usher in Summer Barbecuing Season

    Blog, Featured, Food, Lifestyle, Recipe

    People often are confused on what the difference is between a Cornish game hen and a small chicken. Actually,...

    • July 10, 2020   Blue Lifestyle   0
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  • Nectarines Add A Taste of Summer to Upside-Down Cake

    Best of Food, Blog, Books, Featured, Food, Lifestyle, Recipe

    My mom was not a baker. She could barbecue a steak and make a great salad but when it...

    • July 6, 2020   Blue Lifestyle   0
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  • A French Mexican Mashup: Mexican Cheese Souffle

    Best of Food, Blog, Books, Food, Lifestyle, Recipe, Travel

      I am obsessed with souffles. I have been known to whip one up when I am feeling blue or...

    • July 1, 2020   Blue Lifestyle   0
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  • The Best Food Holidays in America (A Definitive List)

    Blog, Featured, Food, Holiday, Lifestyle, Uncategorized

    We Americans love food. We love food so much that we can't seem to stop eating it. Not to...

    • July 1, 2020   Blue Lifestyle   0
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  • Rudy Maxa’s Newsletter #20

    Best of Travel, Blog, Featured, Lifestyle, Travel

    I Was Just Thinking... . . . about hotels and how many will not be re-opening their doors in the...

    • June 25, 2020   Blue Lifestyle   0
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  • Blue Lifestyle Update: June 2020

    Blog, Featured, Lifestyle, Uncategorized

    Everything you never knew you needed to know about food, beverage, and lifestyle. Well the Update took the month of...

    • June 8, 2020   Blue Lifestyle   0
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  • Rudy Maxa’s Newsletter #12

    Best of Travel, Blog, Featured, Lifestyle, Travel

    ... I Was Just Thinking . . . about how time is so elastic. Remember when you were young and...

    • May 1, 2020   Blue Lifestyle   0
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  • Blue Lifestyle Update: April 2020

    Blog, Featured, Lifestyle, Uncategorized

    March was a long month. April feels like it has been longer. The Covid-19 pandemic has more or less...

    • April 24, 2020   Blue Lifestyle   0
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  • Covid-19 Is Upending the Alcoholic Beverage Industry

    Alcohol, Beverage, Blog, Featured, Lifestyle

    The latest piece by Joseph V Micallef in Forbes reveals how the Covid-19 pandemic is impacting the alcoholic beverage...

    • April 23, 2020   Blue Lifestyle   0
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  • Rudy Maxa’s Newsletter #11

    Best of Travel, Blog, Featured, Lifestyle, Travel

    I Was Just Thinking... . . . about Las Vegas and all the money its hotels, casinos, and restaurants have...

    • April 23, 2020   Blue Lifestyle   0
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  • Rudy Maxa’s Newsletter #9

    Best of Travel, Blog, Lifestyle, Travel

    I Was Just Thinking... Is it just me, or do you find you’re getting less work done when you’re at...

    • April 9, 2020   Blue Lifestyle   0
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  • Covid-19 Donation and Charity List

    Blog, Featured, Lifestyle

    If you are looking for ways to help those affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, whether its healthcare workers on...

    • April 4, 2020   Blue Lifestyle   0
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  • Blue Lifestyle Update: February 2020

    Blog, Featured, Holiday, Lifestyle, Travel

    Everything you never knew you needed to know about food, beverage, and lifestyle. It's February. Spring is right around the...

    • February 18, 2020   Blue Lifestyle   0
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  • Truth In Menus

    Blog, Lifestyle

    Last week we went to a local restaurant. It was 7:10 PM (my wife likes to eat early) and...

    • February 15, 2020   Blue Lifestyle   0
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  • Chez l’Ami Louis

    Blog, Food, Lifestyle, Travel

    I just re-read the late A. A. Gill’s vicious and incredibly funny take-down of Chez L’Ami Louis that appeared...

    • February 11, 2020   Blue Lifestyle   0
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  • 5 Unique Date Ideas for Valentines Day

    Lifestyle, Uncategorized

    Valentine’s day is one day, out of the year, we need to make extra-special. Whether it’s for our friends,...

    • February 3, 2020   Blue Lifestyle   0
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  • What Wines to Enjoy With Each Oscar Nominated Best Picture

    Alcohol, Beverage, Blog, Featured, Lifestyle, Uncategorized

    The Oscars are right around the corner and now that there has been some time to digest the nominations,...

    • February 1, 2020   Blue Lifestyle   0
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  • Blue Lifestyle Update January 2020

    Blog, Featured, Lifestyle

    Everything you never knew you needed to know about food, beverage and lifestyle. Happy New Year everybody! Hope your decade...

    • January 12, 2020   Blue Lifestyle   0
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  • The Cost of Eating Healthy

    Blog, Featured, Lifestyle

    There have been debates about the cost of healthy living in America for years. But, what’s the reality? The sad...

    • January 10, 2020   Blue Lifestyle   0
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  • 4 Places to Celebrate New Years in LA

    Blog, Holiday, Lifestyle, Uncategorized

    New Year's eve—it's the biggest party of the year, on the very last day of the year. Except this...

    • December 29, 2019   Blue Lifestyle   0
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  • Blue Lifestyle Update: December 2019

    Blog, Featured, Lifestyle, Recipe, Uncategorized

    Everything you never knew you needed to know about food, beverage, and lifestyle. It's not just the end of the...

    • December 20, 2019   Blue Lifestyle   0
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  • Easy Holiday Shopping for the Homecook

    Blog, Featured, Holiday, Lifestyle

    Take the Hassle out of Holiday Shopping for Cook’s on Your List Each year I put together my "Gifts for...

    • December 19, 2019   Blue Lifestyle   0
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  • The Musts of Weekends at Wineries

    Beverage, Blog, Featured, Food, Lifestyle, Travel, Wine

    Weekends at wineries can make for fun, memorable trips. Not only do you get to tour a new area,...

    • December 11, 2019   Blue Lifestyle   0
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  • 5 Places to Celebrate Halloween in LA

    Blog, Featured, Holiday, Lifestyle

    Halloween can be a lot more than just trick-or-treating or getting smashed off some questionably preserved and flavored punch...

    • October 26, 2019   wpengine   0
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  • 4 Ways to Use Pumpkin from Around the World

    Blog, Featured, Food, Lifestyle, Recipe

    Pumpkins. Around this time of year, they are everywhere. But aside from jack-o-lantern’s, pumpkin spice lattes, and pumpkin pie,...

    • October 19, 2019   wpengine   0
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  • 4 Halloween Cocktails to Knock Your Costumes Off

    Alcohol, Beverage, Blog, Featured, Holiday, Lifestyle, Recipe, Spirits

    Halloween is the perfect time to get a little…. weird. So forget the Blue Moons and dry ice Kool-Aid...

    • October 13, 2019   wpengine   0
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  • The Blue Lifestyle Update: October 2019

    Beverage, Blog, Featured, Food, Holiday, Lifestyle

    Everything you never knew you needed to know about food, beverage and lifestyle. Happy October! Fall is in full swing....

    • October 5, 2019   wpengine   0
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  • When Coffee Becomes a Problem

    Beverage, Blog, Featured, Lifestyle, Non-alcoholic

    Coffee is the fuel that feeds our modern lifestyle. Marketers have done well over the past century to build...

    • October 3, 2019   wpengine   0
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  • 4 New Cookbooks for Fall

    Blog, Books, Featured, Lifestyle

    There always seems to be a rush of products released in the months before the holidays. Cookbooks are no...

    • September 28, 2019   wpengine   0
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  • A (Slightly) Alternate History of the Pumpkin Spice Latte

    Beverage, Blog, Featured, Lifestyle, Non-alcoholic

    Oh, Fall. You are my favorite time of year. The heat of summer is growing thin. The leaves are...

    • September 12, 2019   wpengine   0
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  • Rudy Maxa’s Tours: Newsletter #4

    Blog, Featured, Holiday, Lifestyle, Travel

      Scoring a Seat for 'Saturday Night Live' Ever wanted to be a member of the audience for NBC’s “Saturday Night...

    • August 13, 2019   wpengine   0
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  • Rudy Maxa’s Tours: Newsletter #2

    Blog, Lifestyle, Pick of the Week, Travel

      Short Takes It was only a matter of time until someone made a movie built around Uber. Witness the recent...

    • July 23, 2019   wpengine   0
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  • 10 Cities and the Foods They are Known For

    Blog, Featured, Food, Lifestyle, Travel

    These days, anyone can find regional varieties of food in just about any major city. Seeing Southern Fried Chicken...

    • July 22, 2019   wpengine   0
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  • The 2019 New York World Wine & Spirits Competition

    Alcohol, Beverage, Blog, Cabernet, Featured, Lifestyle, Riesling, Spirits, Whiskey, Wine, Zinfandel

    The New York World Wine & Spirits Competition is now accepting entries for 2019. In its nine-year history, The New...

    • July 8, 2019   wpengine   0
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  • An Exclusive Q+A with Rock Star Chef Anthony Bourdain

    Blog, Featured, Lifestyle, Uncategorized

    Anthony Bourdain was an exceptional figure in American culture. The authenticity he displayed in his writing and TV shows,...

    • July 2, 2019   wpengine   0
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  • Fire & Wine: How Wildfires are Impacting the Flavor of Wine

    Blog, Featured, Lifestyle, Wine

    The 2017 fire season saw unprecedented levels of destruction for the California wine industry. Eleven California vineyards were damaged...

    • June 25, 2019   wpengine   0
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  • The Best Summer Food Festivals in LA

    Blog, Featured, Film, Food, Holiday, Lifestyle, Travel

    Summer is finally here, and along with it is a multitude of food festivals looking to cater to hungry...

    • June 17, 2019   wpengine   0
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  • Your Guide to Father’s Day Drinking Gifts

    Beverage, Blog, Books, Featured, Holiday, Lifestyle

    Choosing the right gift is never easy. To find a gift that is at once meaningful, useful, and fun...

    • June 11, 2019   wpengine   0
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  • The End of Craft Beer? Sam Adams’ Company Buys Dogfish Head Brewery

    Blog, Featured, Food, Lifestyle, Pick of the Week, Travel

    Plus, gene-edited crops are making their way into our food supply, but governments still haven’t figured out how to...

    • May 10, 2019   wpengine   0
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  • Here’s the Full List of James Beard Awards 2019 Winners

    Blog, Featured, Food, Lifestyle, Pick of the Week

    Congratulations to all the chef and restaurant winners The James Beard Foundation announced the year’s list of chef and restaurant finalists a...

    • May 7, 2019   wpengine   0
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  • Anthony Bourdain Loved Los Angeles; Here’s Why

    Blog, Featured, Film, Food, Lifestyle, Pick of the Week, Travel

    The itinerant traveler counted L.A. as one of his favorite cities in the world Despite the traffic, oppressive sunshine, and...

    • May 7, 2019   wpengine   0
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  • Where to Celebrate Cinco de Mayo in Los Angeles

    Beverage, Blog, Featured, Food, Holiday, Lifestyle, Pick of the Week, Spirits

    Think Cinco de Mayo is just like any other holiday? Think again: In Los Angeles, the fifth of May...

    • April 30, 2019   wpengine   0
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  • Best Cookbooks of Spring 2019

    Blog, Featured, Food, Lifestyle, Pick of the Week

    Food reporters and editors from The New York Times and Eater pick their favorite new cookbooks of the season. Compelled...

    • April 11, 2019   wpengine   0
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  • 20 Best Things to Do in L.A. This Spring

    Beverage, Blog, Featured, Food, Holiday, Lifestyle, Pick of the Week, Travel

    Welcome to Blue Lifestyle’s city guide, a list of 20 essential things to do in Los Angeles this spring....

    • April 5, 2019   wpengine   0
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  • 8 Cocktails to Get You in the Mood for April

    Beverage, Blog, Featured, Lifestyle, Organic, Pick of the Week, Spirits

    April showers bring May flowers, right? But April isn’t necessarily a rainy month across the United States. And flowers...

    • April 2, 2019   wpengine   0
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  • San Francisco’s Salesforce Tower, Symbol of a Skyline Transformed by Tech

    Blog, Featured, Lifestyle, Pick of the Week

    The Salesforce Tower, a massive glass and steel skyscraper visible everywhere in San Fransico, was completed in May 2018,...

    • March 29, 2019   wpengine   0
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  • Chef Edward Lee Discovers America’s New Melting-Pot Cuisine in “Buttermilk Graffiti”

    Blog, Featured, Food, Lifestyle, Pick of the Week, Travel

    Edward Lee may be a multi-year James Beard Award nominee and “Top Chef” participant, but the subjects of his...

    • March 22, 2019   wpengine   0
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  • 10 Refreshing Cocktails to Drink This Spring

    Alcohol, Beverage, Blog, Featured, Lifestyle, Organic, Pick of the Week, Spirits

    We've assembled a list of springtime cocktails that are unabashedly cheery and bright, made with fresh produce and leafy...

    • March 19, 2019   wpengine   0
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  • The 10 Hottest Restaurants in Los Angeles Right Now, March 2019

    Blog, Featured, Lifestyle, Pick of the Week

    You’ve probably been asked (or asked yourself) this question before: Where should I eat right now? Luckily, the editors...

    • March 15, 2019   wpengine   0
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  • Lowell Herb’s Cannabis-Infused Café to Open This Summer In West Hollywood

    Blog, Featured, Food, Lifestyle, Pick of the Week

    These days, it’s not difficult to find curated weed parties, exclusive cannabis dinners, pot-infused yoga classes, and all sorts...

    • March 7, 2019   wpengine   0
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  • Here Are the 2019 James Beard Awards Restaurant and Chef Semifinalists

    Blog, Featured, Food, Lifestyle, Pick of the Week

    Last week, the James Beard Foundation announced its Restaurant and Chef Awards semifinalists for 2019. The list promises to...

    • March 5, 2019   wpengine   0
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  • L.A.’s Best Rooftop Hangouts

    Alcohol, Beverage, Blog, Featured, Food, Holiday, Lifestyle, Pick of the Week, Spirits

    Spring in Los Angeles means longer days and plenty of time to catch a beautiful smog-induced sunset. If you’re...

    • March 1, 2019   wpengine   0
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  • 10 Books to Refresh Mind, Body, and Spirit

    Blog, Featured, Food, Lifestyle, Pick of the Week

    If you’re wondering which health & wellness books you should be reading in 2019—don’t worry—we’ve got you covered. Detoxers,...

    • February 15, 2019   wpengine   0
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  • 5 Essential Morning Habits, According to Experts

    Blog, Featured, Lifestyle, Pick of the Week

    Behind the most successful people is often a highly motivated morning routine. According to researchers, self-control, willpower, and task...

    • February 8, 2019   wpengine   0
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  • Master of None’s Eric Wareheim is a Master of Wine

    Alcohol, Beverage, Blog, Featured, Lifestyle, Pick of the Week, Wine

    Comedian Eric Wareheim doesn’t want to make celebrity wine that is sh*tty. He wants to shock people by how...

    • February 6, 2019   wpengine   0
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  • Watch Conan O’Brien Visit the Sam Adams Brewery in Boston

    Blog, Featured, Lifestyle, Pick of the Week

    Conan O’Brien is decidedly not a beer aficionado. But that didn’t stop him from taking a tour of the...

    • February 1, 2019   wpengine   0
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  • Why Running is Good For Your Health and Wellbeing

    Blog, Featured, Lifestyle

    The positive relationship between running and psychology continues to gain credibility, with the benefits of getting outside for a...

    • January 29, 2019   wpengine   0
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  • How Your Gut Bacteria May Be Contributing to Your Brain Health

    Blog, Featured, Food, Lifestyle, Pick of the Week

    The gut has rapidly gained prominence as an arbiter of overall health. It is well known that gut bacteria,...

    • January 16, 2019   wpengine   0
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  • 8 Best Things to Do in L.A. This Week

    Blog, Featured, Film, Food, Lifestyle

    There’s rain in the forecast this weekend, but don't let that stop you from making it a weekend to...

    • January 11, 2019   wpengine   0
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  • 4 Wellness Trends to Watch in 2019

    Blog, Featured, Lifestyle, Organic, Pick of the Week

    In 2018, the wellness world transformed. People started having more open and sincere conversations about mental health, intermittent fasting...

    • January 9, 2019   wpengine   0
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  • 5 Dry January Health Benefits, According to Experts

    Alcohol, Blog, Featured, Holiday, Lifestyle, Non-alcoholic, Pick of the Week, Spirits

    Dry January is the health and wellness meme of the moment, with people around the world pledging to forego...

    • January 4, 2019   wpengine   0
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  • 10 Best Holiday Events in L.A. This December

    Blog, Featured, Food, Holiday, Lifestyle, Pick of the Week, Travel

    Can you believe it? We’re already nearing the middle of the holiday season, which means your schedule is probably...

    • December 11, 2018   wpengine   0
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  • What Trump’s Prospective AG Pick Could Mean for Legal Cannabis

    Blog, Featured, Holiday, Lifestyle, Organic, Pick of the Week

    President Trump confirmed on Friday that he plans to nominate William Barr, a Republican lawyer and former Justice Department...

    • December 10, 2018   wpengine   0
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  • L.A.’s Best One-Stop Holistic Healing Havens

    Blog, Featured, Holiday, Lifestyle, Pick of the Week, Travel

    To many people, there’s a stereotypical idea of what L.A. wellness entails: hikes in Runyon Canyon, whole-body cryotherapy, and...

    • December 6, 2018   wpengine   0
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  • The Ultimate Dining Bucket List

    Blog, Featured, Food, Lifestyle, Organic, Pick of the Week, Travel

    For better or worse, the idea for The World’s 50 Best Restaurant list was born in a barroom. The...

    • December 3, 2018   wpengine   0
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  • Running on Autopilot: When You Burn the Most (and Least) Calories During the Day

    Blog, Featured, Lifestyle, Pick of the Week

    Some of our body’s functions—including burning calories—run according to an internal schedule that has little to do with our...

    • November 20, 2018   wpengine   0
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  • What You Can Eat on a Typical Keto Diet & Why It’s Probably Not a Good Idea

    Blog, Featured, Food, Lifestyle

    Diet fads come and go, but some attract more attention than others. In case you’ve somehow missed it, the...

    • November 14, 2018   wpengine   0
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  • California’s 11 Ballot Propositions: Which Passed, Failed?

    Blog, Featured, Lifestyle, Pick of the Week

    On Tuesday California voters were given a chance to expand rent control, authorize bonds funding construction at hospitals providing...

    • November 8, 2018   wpengine   0
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  • Celebrated Master Whiskey Distiller Dave Pickerell Dies Aged 62

    Alcohol, Beverage, Blog, Featured, Lifestyle, Pick of the Week, Spirits, Whiskey

    Dave Pickerell, the master behind Vermont’s WhistlePig and one of the biggest names in the modern wave of craft...

    • November 6, 2018   wpengine   0
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  • 7 Best Things to Do in L.A. This Week

    Beverage, Blog, Cab, Cabernet, Featured, Film, Food, Holiday, Lifestyle, Non-alcoholic, Organic, Pick of the Week, Spirits, Travel

    From election night parties to a showcase of L.A.’s female culinary talent, an exhibition of paintings by local Chicano...

    • November 5, 2018   wpengine   0
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  • A Modern Take on Cooking for One

    Blog, Books, Featured, Food, Lifestyle, Organic, Pick of the Week, Recipe

    The best cookbook covers tell us something singular and important about the culinary world we are about to enter....

    • November 2, 2018   wpengine   0
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  • The Fowler’s “Arts of Africa” Exhibits: African Blacksmiths, Swahili Artisans, Family Events

    Blog, Featured, Lifestyle, Pick of the Week, Travel

    The Fowler Museum at UCLA has long been a venue that explores art and material culture primarily from Africa,...

    • October 31, 2018   wpengine   0
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