The Curators: Globetrotting DJ Lefto on The World’s Best Clubs

1 / 1 ( 3 votes ) For this edition of The Curators we’re excited to introduce to you one of our all-time favourite deejays and biggest music inspirations ”“ Lefto. This man, a globetrotting musical tastemaker, is known for his special knack of uncovering fresh talent, new genres and the latest releases within his mainstays hip hop, […]

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The Wolvesmouth Dining Experience – Where Food Meets Art

THE WOLVESMOUTH DINING EXPERIENCE – WHERE FOOD MEETS ART | meltingbutter.com

The phrase “dining experience” is one that you see thrown around in restaurant reviews all the time and we all think we know that it means until we get to have a real dining experience – like the one I was lucky enough to have last night with Wolvesmouth X NYC. Wolvesmouth is an underground […]

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LA Restaurant Find: Laurel Hardware

LA HOTSPOT FIND: LAUREL HARDWARE | meltingbutter.com

1 / 1 ( 1 vote ) LAUREL HARDWARE, WEST HOLLYWOOD Laurel Hardware is one of those restaurants that isn’t what it seems to be. Just a while ago it was really a hardware store ”“ one that you could drive past without realising that it was anything else, even now that it’s a fashionable […]

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LA Restaurant Find: Baco Mercat

LA HOTSPOT FIND: BACO MERCAT | meltingbutter.com

BACO MERCAT, DOWNTOWN LA Baco Mercat is largely famous for Chef Josef Centeno’s signature flatbread which he uses as a vessel for all sorts of delicious things like beef carnitas and crispy shrimp. If you thought that sounded like a taco, you guessed right, only these are Bacos ”“ get it? Bread-slash-taco? Ha-ha. Humorous word […]

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Los Angeles city guide: Embrace your inner LA (with an egg-white omelette)

LOS ANGELES CITY GUIDE: EMBRACE YOUR INNER LA (WITH AN EGG-WHITE OMELETTE) | meltingbutter.com

I was certain I’d hate LA with its sprawling suburbs, endless driving and plastic people. And maybe I’d still hate to live there but as a New Yorker for the last almost-year without a proper holiday, a long weekend in LA was the perfect way to de-stress and re-energise. Sure, there are those LA cliché’s […]

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LA Restaurant Find: Sunny Spot

LA HOTSPOT FIND: SUNNY SPOT | meltingbutter.com

SUNNY SPOT, VENICE A sweet roadside-cook-shop-style Caribbean restaurant with an even sweeter outdoor section (where you can really make use of that sunny spot) Best Bit: Jerk Chicken baby! http://sunnyspotvenice.com/ 822 W Washington Blvd, Marina del Rey, CA 90292 (310) 448-8884  

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LA Sightseeing Find: Griffith Observatory

LA HOTSPOT FIND: GRIFFITH OBSERVATORY | meltingbutter.com

Work off that delicious Umami Burger with a hike up to the Griffith Observatory. This is how LA folks actually spend their weekends! Jealous much? Best Bit: The ridiculous view of LA and the Hollywood sign. http://www.griffithobs.org/ 2800 E Observatory Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027 (213) 473-0800  

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LA Restaurant Find: Umami Burger

LA HOTSPOT FIND: UMAMI BURGER | meltingbutter.com

UMAMI BURGER, LOS FELIZ Burger fanatics will argue passionately about who has the best burger: Shake Shack or Umami Burger. But that’s like arguing over which is the best city ”“ NYC or LA, you can’t say till you’ve tried them both 🙂 Thankfully for New Yorkers, rumours of an Umami Burger NYC have been […]

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LA Restaurant Find: Gjelina

LA HOTSPOT FIND: GJELINA | meltingbutter.com

GJELINA, VENICE For well-made small sharing plates of fresh modern Mediterranean food and for a little bit of celebrity spotting. Best Bit: Butterscotch pot de crème with salted caramel and crème fraiche. It’s to die for. http://www.gjelina.com/ 1429 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice, CA 90291 (310) 450-1429 

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LA Shopping Find: Tortoise

LA HOTSPOT FIND: TORTOISE | meltingbutter.com

If you’re a lover of the Japanese interior aesthetic you will love this store Best Bit: My indigo night carafe from Sugahara 🙂 http://www.tortoisegeneralstore.com/ 1208 1/2 Abbot Kinney Boulevard, Venice, CA 90291 (310) 396-7335  

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