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  • Sunset view over the West Hollywood skyline from The Roof at the West Hollywood Edition rooftop bar
    Dining

    The Roof’s Meat-Cute Surprise on the Sunset Strip

    December 22, 2025 - By Ginger Graham

    On the Sunset Strip I found a Meat-Cute: a 12-hour braise that wooed me more convincingly than any dating app ever could.

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  • A big bowl of kimchi fried rice with a bowl of smashed cucumbers and spicy mayo
    Family Life

    Supper Bowl Hosting: How We Entertain After 12-Hour Shifts

    December 17, 2025 - By Ginger Graham

    Ditch the white-linen tyranny and reclaim dinner as a messy, communal party — the Supper Bowl is the hospitality revolution your living room craves.

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  • The World’s Tallest Thermometer next to a 76 gas station in Baker, California
    Travel

    Getting to and Around Las Vegas With Kids: The Drive From LA, Taxis, and Uber

    December 16, 2025 - By Ginger Graham

    Forget Pinterest-perfect road trips — this is a comedic, high-stakes endurance event and I’m spilling the battle-tested tricks that kept my sanity (mostly) intact.

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  • Calvados Old Fashioned and a Mezcalita D’Ananas garnished with jalapeño on the table at Massilia in Santa Monica
    Dining

    Massilia Santa Monica: French Dining That Will Surprise You

    December 9, 2025 - By Ginger Graham

    What began as an app-fueled dinner date turned into an eye-opening lesson in how quickly kids can acquire a taste for the finer things.

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  • A tray of chocolate chip cookies the kids baked at The Gourmandise School
    Family Life

    Gourmandise School Birthday Party in Santa Monica: Charlotte’s 8th

    December 8, 2025 - By Ginger Graham

    If you live on the West Side of LA and value your sanity, this Santa Monica cooking school is the birthday hack you didn’t know you needed.

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  • Kids posing with the movie display in the lobby at Cinemark Playa Vista, faces blurred
    Dining

    Cinemark Playa Vista: Our Favorite Family Movie Theater on the Westside

    November 25, 2025 - By Ginger Graham

    Tired of chaotic parking, cramped seats, and meltdown-inducing crowds? Discover the Westside theater that turns family movie night into a stress-free, comfortable outing.

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  • Red Curry Mussels with grilled bread at Blue Plate Oysterette
    Dining

    Blue Plate Oysterette’s Farewell Dinner: Great Oysters, Bad Shrimp

    November 9, 2025 - By Ginger Graham

    Oysters: slimy grey rock-boogers we pay luxury prices to slurp — but the ritual is intoxicating, terrifying, and oddly elegant.

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  • Roast turkey in a foil pan on the kitchen counter on Thanksgiving
    Family Life

    Thanksgiving Made Easy: Our 30-Day Make-Ahead Plan

    November 5, 2025 - By Ginger Graham

    A week-by-week Thanksgiving make-ahead plan: what to prep, freeze, and shop for over 30 days so nothing is left to the last minute.

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  • Oreo Cookie Cheesecake topped with chocolate frosting swirls at The Cheesecake Factory in Santa Monica, a culinary highlight of our weekend
    Dining

    Katsuya and The Cheesecake Factory: A 10-Year-Old’s Review

    November 4, 2025 - By Ginger Graham

    LA, watch out: a ten-year-old culinary blogger takes over for one weekend, rating a fancy sushi dinner at Katsuya and a Cheesecake Factory feast with total honesty, plus prices and tips from Mom.

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  • Chef torching a tray of nigiri at the counter during our TAIKUN omakase dinner at the Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel
    Dining

    TAIKUN Omakase at the Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel: My First Omakase at 40

    October 28, 2025 - By Ginger Graham

    Our honest review of TAIKUN Omakase at the Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel: my first omakase for my 40th birthday, the 16-course menu, what it costs, the sake, and tips for first-timers.

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