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Head to Ye Olde King’s Head
Needing a taste of Jolly Old England but find yourself up to your knickers in Los Angeles tour plans then head over to Ye Olde King’s Head in Santa Monica to share a pint of ale with folks who know a lorry from a truck and a lift from an elevator. You can also seek respite with a cuppa (next door at Tudor House) or dive into a serving of shephard’s pie. For over 35 years Ye Olde King’s Head has been a haven for wandering Brits and ex-patriots or just those wanting to sit down and drink beer and watch soccer. Darts, anyone?
Ye Olde King’s Head
116 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica
(310) 451-1402
yeoldekingshead.com
Tudor House
1403 Second St., Santa Monica
(310) 451-4107
thetudorhouse.com
Where’s the Wine?
Where's the wine? You get to choose which winery to visit on the Sideways private tour.
The Legend Never Dies
In a tiny cemetery in a small Los Angeles village is the crypt of one of Hollywood's biggest screen legends.
Catch Some Rye with Brunch at Caulfield’s
Saturdays and Sundays. Brunch service is available now every weekend at Caulfield’s, the Thompson Beverly Hills’ new literary-inspired American bistro, headed by chef Cody Diegel. Start with homemade coffee cake (it’s a must) and continue savoring your weekend over dishes such as the Caulfield’s Benedict (jumbo crab, poached eggs, hollandaise on toasted brioche with avocado); blueberry pancakes layered with maple-vanilla bean butter; and brioche French toast with apple compote. Wash it all down with signature cocktails like a bourbon milk shake, Pimm’s Cup, Ram os Gin Fizz and more. Make your Los Angeles tour plans and get to the restaurant from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. for a tasty and fun midday meal.
Thompson Beverly Hills
9360 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills
310.388.6860
caulfieldsbeverlyhills.com
Makeup to Made Up — The Hollywood Museum
This beautiful art deco building has gone from make up (Max Factor) to a museum of the made up (Hollywood Museum)
Live It Up at Livello
Livello
Italian and Asian meet in a free-form inspiration at L’Ermitage Beverly Hills’ newest dining concept from Executive Chef Joseph Elevado. Dine on entrees such as grilled veal porterhouse with pickled cherry peppers and veal reduction; garlic oil-seared imperial wagyu with sun-dried tomato, ginger, garlic chips and sudachi soy; Prince Edward Island mussel saffron risotto with fennel and shimeji mushrooms; and free-form oxtail ravioli with edamame and veal reduction. Complementing the menu are handcrafted cocktails with Italian and Asian influences. You just flew over Beverly Hills during a Los Angeles helicopter tour and deserve a fine dining experience to top off your day.
L’Ermitage Beverly Hills
9291 Burton Way, Beverly Hills
310.385.5302
www.livellorestaurant.com
H’wood by helo
Some showbiz hopefuls arrive by bus and others by helicopter.
Fly Through the Air with the Greatest of Ease
Be a daring thrillseeker on the flying trapeze. You wonder if you have tried all the things to do in Los Angeles, well I doubt you have swayed from a thin bar suspended over a safety net. At Rich Gaona’s Trapeze Workshop you can enjoy a single lesson or train to join the circus (or, more likely in Hollywood, perform in a movie about the circus). It’s fun, it’s athletic, it’s exciting. No experience is necessary and you can start any time. Learn from the best. Richie Gaona is a 4th generation circus performer and truly knows his trade. He has trained athletes and actors as well as regular folks interested in doing something a little bit out of the ordinary. That could be you. Give it a whirl, or rather, a swing.
Gaonas Trapeze Workshop
5702 Lubao Avenue, Woodland Hills
(818) 710-8191
richiegaona.com
We Love Lucy
Relive a live taping of I Love Lucy
You just drove past Lucille Ball’s Beverly Hills home on your Hollywood tour so what is more perfect than spending the evening in a studio audience enjoying a “live” recreation of the taping of two I Love Lucy television episodes. With an affable host and four extremely talented actors perfectly recreating the original characters (Lucy, Ricky, Fred and Ethel, as if you need reminding) you get to participate in a full evening of music and hilarity. The original television show remains in syndication 60 years after its debut, and though the Desilu studio is no more there are still reminders of those days in Hollywood and Culver City you might have seen in any number of star tours in Hollywood.
If you’re an I Love Lucy fan, this is your moment. The two original episodes, “The Benefit” and “Lucy Has Her Eyes Examined,” are a hoot, but so are the hilarious commercial breaks, the Lucy trivia contest and the surprising variety of musical and dance numbers.
Through February 26th
Greenway Court Theatre
544 N. Fairfax Avenue
800-595-4tix
ilovelucylive.com
Comedy Birth – No Pushing Required
January 19th, 8:00 p.m. (and every other Thursday after that) at the Comedy Central Stage in Santa Monica see Jill Solloway and her crazy friends, frenemies and complete strangers bring to the stage brand new, untried and untested, raw comedy. It is a Frankenstein’s laboratory of funniness and you get to see it being created. And best of all — it’s FREE!
Comedy Central Stage
6539 Santa Monica Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90038
323-960-5519