We visited the newly reopened Duke's Malibu on a regular Saturday with no reservation — the honest truth on the wait, the newly remodeled dining room, what to order (and what to skip), and what it actually costs for a family of four.
Culinary Passages
Some restaurants you go to for the food. Some you go to for the view. Carbon Beach Club Malibu, the little restaurant tucked inside the Malibu Beach Inn, is one of the rare ones where you go for the feeling — the feeling that you’ve somehow left your regular life behind and landed in the middle of a mini vacation, even though you’re only a drive down PCH from home. We came here two weeks ago, on July 3rd, to pre-celebrate my husband Brad’s birthday (his actual birthday is the 4th). Since we both happened to have that Friday off…
A return visit, ten years in the making, to Black Market Liquor Bar in Studio City — the inventive cocktails, the must-order deep-fried flufferutter, honest notes on the service, and why it is the perfect westside-to-valley meeting point.
After a grueling shift I found the perfect prescription at Shoreside Santa Monica—delicious food, welcoming ambiance, and a rewards payout from inKind that made it even sweeter.
Moody, intimate, and oddly therapeutic—this London-inspired spot turned a Saturday night into the reset my body and mind desperately needed.
At Sushi Roku in Santa Monica, a single meal became my most effective tool for shifting from fight-or-flight to restorative calm.
Drive up the coast for casual drinks on the water and coastal history at Gladstones Malibu, a fading icon perched where history meets the Pacific.
Discover how we upgraded Mother's Day at Terranea with a luxury $249 Coastal Reset that stretched bliss into a full family escape.
This review is for the luxe-seeker who demands top-tier gastronomy in an environment engineered for psychological recovery—elevated flavors, softer edges, intentional rituals.
Before I found AJA Vineyards, I didn’t know a tannin from a terpene. What started as a casual afternoon with a friend turned into a three-hour tasting led by Jenny, one of the staff there, and ended with us signing up for the wine club. The AJA Story AJA Vineyards was founded by Todd and Heather Greenbaum. Their daughter, Amanda Greenbaum — a certified sommelier and author — runs the business day to day. It’s a family operation in the true sense: all three of their kids are involved, and there’s a real commitment to the Malibu Coast AVA, where…