How to make a statement with a restaurant opening?

By not making a statement at all, apparently. Cafe Tartine, the new spot on Beverly, has done everything imaginable to keep its opening from becoming news. No fanfare. No party. No ...

B-I-N-G-O.

Five letters that conjure the image of a room full of blue-haired ladies, fighting over salted peanuts. Or, worse, recurring images of a certain farmer-owned dog.

Take heart, game lovers. Almost every Monday night Parlour Club hosts Ballroom Bingo. ...

Bowling. It’s not just a sport. It’s a lifestyle.

Bowling bags, bowling shoes, bowling shirts. From Hogan-toting fashion editors to Diesel-clad Yummies (Young Urban Modern Male in Escrow), this is one game that has certainly made its style mark.

Why ...

Raw-food enthusiast. A contradiction in terms?

That’d be an affirmative. Mock-salmon sushi? Cheezeburger? Um …

Raw, L.A.’s newest raw-food restaurant, may just change your mind. Owner Juliano, L.A.’s raw-food guru, has an uncanny ability to turn uncooked vegetables, fruits, ...

Care for something sweet?

(Like we even have to ask.)

Dolce, which means “sweet” in Italian, is the name of West Hollywood’s newest restaurant. And by all appearances, it’s aptly named.

The latest venture by nightlife impresarios Lonnie Moore ...

A great bottle of wine for less than two dollars? Sure, if you like the taste of monkey pee.

Hold the screw cap, skeptic. California vintner Charles Shaw, dubbed Two-Buck Chuck by loyalists, sells his full-bodied cabs, aromatic merlots, crisp ...

Some fads are downright Nietzschean.

You know — what doesn’t kill them makes them stronger. Take karaoke. The mere fact that it survived Duets is a testament to its staying power.

Now for even more evidence. Audrey & Apple, our ...