Archive for December 2006

The atmosphere in this Beverly Hills hot spot is sort of Asian meets Pirates of the Caribbean, with lucite walkways over streams of carp and fish tank walls with brilliant tropical species and few James Bond scary fish! The service is a bit spotty, largely attributable to the tough layout. With an upstairs that wraps…

Are you ready? Yikes! I can’t believe that Christmas is in less than 7 days. I only just got my three live trees decorated this past weekend. I actually scaled back from last year. I’m down to a total of five trees including one glass and one permanent (a nice term for fake) from last…

Since the holiday season seems to start earlier and earlier each year, what if we all simply lived by the holiday spirit year round? I mean really what if we were as giving as we are once a year, all the time. What if, instead of waiting for the holidays, we entertained our friends and…

“Casino Royale” –Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Eva Green Yes, I am a die hard Sean Connery fan and have to say that while Craig is easy on the eyes he is no replacement for my favorite Bond actor. There were a lot of really big holes in this production. Dench is quite wonderful as M…

“Man Of The Year” –Robin Williams, Laura Linney, Christopher Walken, Jeff Goldblum Well done! This is a great cast and refreshing to see someone that really wants to make a difference and it is no surprise that a talk show host is the one that runs for office. We are likely fortunate that Springer, Montel…

Okay, now at risk of offending someone, this was truly bad design. It is shocking to me what money can’t buy! I know it is supposed to be original to Elvis and it likely is, but that is even scarier. It never evolved, the interior didn’t keep up with the times, and it isn’t even…