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The Best Cheese Fries Recipe

Living in LA doesn’t exactly give you the fall I was used to growing up with in the Midwest. The weather still somewhat feels like summer & instead of leaves changing colors, flowers are actually blooming more. This being my second fall in LA I was determined to make it feel like a cozier time of […]

Lauren Scruggs Kennedy Shares Her Secret To A Healthy & Happy Life

There is not one positive trait that Lauren Scruggs Kennedy doesn’t possess. She is kind, smart, generous, knowledgeable, funny, stunning—the list goes on. However, there is one trait that fits her so well that it just can’t be left out: willing. Lauren was not only willing to invite us into her home to share her secret recipe, […]

Mean Girls’ Aaron Samuels Shares His Secret Recipe From The Burn Cookbook

Well folks, the unimaginable has been done: Jonathan Bennett (aka Aaron Samuels from Mean Girls) & Chef Nikki Martin (she’s cooked for everyone from Kanye West to Martha Stewart so clearly she can’t help that she’s popular…) have officially made fetch happen. And they’ve done so by bringing the Burn Book to life. Except, this time instead of girls clawing […]

Beach Riot Founder Shares Her Secret Recipe

Fashion designer Nicole Hanriot of Beach Riot doesn’t have your typical story. While a graduate of FIDM, Nicole didn’t necessarily set out to be a designer. For her last project during college Nicole was assigned to create a collection based on one specific category. Running late to class the day of assignments, Nicole was automatically given the […]

The Best Healthy Travel Snacks According To Experts

Nastasia Yakoub, Founder of Dame Traveler: “I try my best to make healthy choices when I’m on the road, so I always find myself reaching for options like Skinny Pop popcorn and Justin’s Almond Butter with an apple. As much as I love treating myself to fabulous, authentic meals, it’s nice to have some kind of healthier, […]

Flynn Skye Founder Shares Her Secret Recipes For Cookies & Business Success

As of 2015, there were 27 million entrepreneurs in the U.S. alone*. This number, a record high that is only on the rise, shows how the world of “if you want something done right, do it yourself,” is ever-expanding. For Amber Farr, founder of multi-million-dollar fashion brand Flynn Skye, this attitude was a part of her […]

Valorie Darling Gets In Front Of The Camera To Share Her Secret Recipe

Valorie Darling might have began her career in front of the camera working as an actor & dancer yet her passion for a different type of creative outlet led her to where she is today: behind the camera. That is, until she sat down with us to do this feature. While she enjoyed dancing & acting, her […]

In The Kitchen That Inspired One Kings Lane

Susan Feldman, co-founder of One Kings Lane & more recently In The Groove, has that classic entrepreneurial story: she worked out of her own home pulling 16-20 hour days, had no clue how to even file an LLC, & well, it was the height of the recession. “I think sometimes it’s better not to know. Ignorance is bliss, […]

dpHUE’s Justin Anderson Talks Benefits Of ACV In Hair & In His Secret Recipe

We know if we eat right, we’ll feel good. We also know if we eat right, our skin will straight-up glow from the inside out. Yet most of us don’t realize the correlation between food & haircare. That what we eat not only effects our mood & skin, but our hair too. dpHUE co-founder, Justin Anderson, spills the secret on […]

The 5 Best Donuts In Los Angeles

In another installment of “twist our arm, we’ll round up the best desserts in LA for you…” we’re breaking down who has the best donuts in all of Los Angeles & what you need to order from each. 1. California Donuts: Aside from the fact that they make the most Instagram-able donuts (we’re talkin’ unicorn donuts […]