Fig & Olive on Melrose Place

Fig & Olive 8490 Melrose Place West Hollywood, CA 90069 310-360-9100 Let me start off with the ambiance of this place. I went during lunch with a friend on a Saturday. The atmosphere was light and airy. The restaurant was nicely lit from the natural sunlight outside and there were lots of well dressed people. […]

Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens

The Huntington’s botanical gardens cover 120 acres and showcase plants from around the world. It’s not just rose gardens or herb gardens — they’ve got full-on ecosystems: a Japanese garden, Chinese garden, jungle, desert, lily ponds, a subtropical garden. Spent the rest of our afternoon at Cafe Maji in Arcadia, California. The Passion Fruit Tea Lemonade is tangy and very complimenting […]