We Know Weho

Website:  anchor.fm/weknowweho

Instagram: @weknowweho_official

Host:  @TLP_Style

SHOW NOTES & LINKS:

• West Hollywood National Night Out
• Mylena Christina
• Zarape Weho
• La Boheme
• Barney’s Beanery
• Barry’s Bootcamp
• Joanna Vargas
• Gelson's
• Hamburger Mary’s 
• Pura Vita
• Norah
• Sarah Adolphson
• Lauren Meister
• John Heilman
• West Hollywood Chamber of Commerce

Website:  TheBarberDenLa.com | Circa33Barbershop.com 

Instagram: @thebarberdenla | @circa33barbershop

Guest:  Jordan Halem

PODCAST 

Website:  anchor.fm/weknowweho

Instagram: @weknowweho_official

Host:  @TLP_Style

SHOW NOTES & LINKS:

• The Barber Den LA 
• Circa 1930 Barbershop
• GGiata Delicatessen  
• Farm Cup Coffee
• Candle Delirium
• Yev’s Loan

Listen and hear how this native Alaskan began his visual display and merchandise career and then moved to West Hollywood to make a splash in the much larger Los Angeles market working in special events that lead him to creating his own business in 2005, Oh Mannequin and All Things Visual.  Chadmichael Morrisette has created window displays for boutiques throughout West Hollywood and Los Angeles, including some that created quite a stir and caught the attention of CNN!

Chadmichael talks with We Know WeHo about the history of the display window and the "street art" that used to draw customers into the stores.  He shares where he gets his inspiration from, and his favorite window displays in West Hollywood and the US.  With over 2,000 mannequins in his collection, including an original "Emmy"from the Mannequin movie (starring Andrew McCarthy & Kim Cattrall), Chadmichael Morrisette is living a real-life dream like the movie as his displays are truly amazing art installations. 

GUEST RESOURCES

Website:  www.ohmannequin.com

Instagram: @ohmannequin

Chadmichael Morrisette

PODCAST

Website:  anchor.fm/weknowweho

Instagram: @weknowweho_official

Host:  @TLP_Style

SHOW NOTES & LINKS:

• OH Mannequin
• Bergdorf Goodman New York City
• Marsha Bentley Hale
• Mannequin movie with Andrew McCarthy
• Out of the Closet (West Hollywood window display)
• Patina-V
• Rootstein 
• Greneker
• Jenni Kayne
• Maxfield
• Pura Vita
• Kuntz hardware
• Tashman hardware
• Brick & Mortar Clothing
• Soho House Holloway

Website:  Dialogcafe.la 

Instagram: @dialogcafe

PODCAST

Website:  anchor.fm/weknowweho

Instagram: @weknowweho_official

Host:  @TLP_Style

SHOW NOTES & LINKS:

• Dialog Cafe
• Leif An Roaster from Stereoscope Coffee 
• Tesse Restaurant in West Hollywood (Insider Menu Tip:  "The Bone Luge") 
• Tadeh on the "art of espresso" (video)

Website:  anchor.fm/weknowweho

Instagram: @weknowweho_official

Instagram: @we_know_where_to_go (coming soon)

Host:  @TLP_Style

Email:  weknowweho@gmail.com

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SHOW NOTES & LINKS:

• Visit Nebraska 
• Flyover Brewing Company (Scottsbluff, NE)
• Toadstool National Park
• Cowboy Trail  (189 miles for biking enthusiasts)
• Silicon Prairie 
• The Old Market (Omaha) 
• Kool-Aid Museum
• Odyssey (Hastings Restaurant owned by Jamey Hamburger)
• The Blue Fork 
• Pauley Lumber Company 
• What the Dickens (traditional English tea house)
• V Wine Room (West Hollywood)

Fruitloots is a gay owned and operated e-commerce gifting marketplace based in West Hollywood.  It is owned by best friends and Chief Fruits, David Cruz and Allan Nugyen.  Fruitloots offers a whimsical and elevated approach on the curated gift box.  You can select from curated boxes to fit the gift giving occasion, or create your own unique selection of items to fill a box.  They also offer a marketplace where individual products like candles and games and joyful holiday items such as peppermint marshmallows and winter snow globes.   You can celebrate PRIDE 365 days a year with the curated PRIDE boxes with a percentage of the proceeds from PRIDE boxes going to non-profit Camp Lightbulb that helps send LGBTQ+ youth to a summer camp experience.   Fruitloots' mission is to support LGBTQ+, POC, women and "Allies" by sourcing products on their site from vendors and entrepreneurs from these communities.  

David & Allan will also create a custom Fruitloot box for corporations or special events.  The entire site is 30% off now for the holidays, after that, use promo code FRUITFRIEND for 15% off any order!

GUEST RESOURCES

Website:  Fruitloots.com

Instagram: @heyfruitloots

David Cruz @lovedavidcruz

Allan Nugyen @ermygerd

PODCAST

Website:  anchor.fm/weknowweho

Instagram: @weknowweho_official

Host:  @TLP_Style

Email:  WeKnowWeho@gmail.com

Show Notes:

• Fruitloots
• ComplexCon
• Camp Lightbulb
• Bianca Negrón
• Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce
• Bottega Louie
• Ajisai Sushi
• Book Soup
• The Give Store on Sunset
• The Embroidery Studio on Sunset
• Dialog Cafe
• Weho Bistro
• V Wine Room
• Mystery Pier Books
• Candle Delirium
• Pinkdot
• Empty Vase
• West Hollywood Chamber of Commerce
• Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce

Did you know many cities, including West Hollywood, have an official Poet Laureate?  We Know WeHo talks to the Official Poet Laureate of West Hollywood - Brian Sonia-Wallace.  Listen to find out what it means to hold that position and Brian's official duties whilst he is in this role.  Be sure to check out the Tuesday night open mic for poets, musicians, artists as well as a quarterly poetry SLAM competition being hosted at Micky's West Hollywood.   

GUEST RESOURCES

Website:  briansoniawallace.com 

Instagram: @rentpoet

PODCAST

Website:  anchor.fm/weknowweho

Instagram: @weknowweho_official

Host:  @TLP_Style

Guest Co-Host:  @johnericksonwh 

SHOW NOTES & LINKS:

• Brian Sonia Wallace - Poet Laureate
• West Hollywood Arts 
• Micky's West Hollywood
• The Invisible Life of Addie Larue - V.E. Schwab
• West Hollywood Aquatic Center
• CicLAVia
• IRV's Burgers
• Tail O' the Pup
• Madeo at the One Hotel
• Butcher's Daughter
• Zinc Cafe and Market
• Zinque
• V Wine Room
• Sunset Marquis
• DineLA Restaurant Week
• West Hollywood City Council

Website:  Pinkdot.com

Instagram: @pinkdot | @jeffthe420chef_official

SPONSORS

B2V Salon  www.b2vsalon.com

Steve Lococo @steve.lococo

PODCAST

Website:  anchor.fm/weknowweho

Instagram: @weknowweho_official

Host:  @TLP_Style

SHOW NOTES & LINKS:

• Pinkdot Interview with Sol Yamini
• Chef Jeff Interview 
• Pinkdot
• Vanity Girl World Daily Newsletter 
• B2V  Salon 
• Bravo Toast
• La Conversation Bakery
• 648 Salon
• Kitchen24
• Soulmate Happy Hour
• Weho Bistro
• Irv’s Burgers
• Uncool (burgers)
• Los Tacos
• Madeo Ristorante at the 1 Hotel
• Nsoto
• Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills
• Petit Ermitage Hotel Pool
• Andaz West Hollywod
• Resort Pass
• Swimly
• Royalton NYC on Park Avenue
• Reset bt Therabody in Brentwood 

Many restaurants offer avocado toast on their menus, but “Bravo Toast” has carved out a niche in the restaurant space by offering mainly assorted toasts.  There are a few secrets to a great toast, the first being the actual toast that is locally sourced from Bub and Grandma’s Bread.  However, their savory burrata is flown in daily from an undisclosed cheese vendor in New York City.  Bravo Toast is located at 632 1/2 Doheny Drive and is open Tuesday - Sunday from 8:00am - 4:00pm.  

GUEST RESOURCES

Website:  Bravotoast.com

Instagram: @bravo.toast

SPONSORS

B2V Salon  www.b2vsalon.com

@b2vsalon

David Stanko @thedavidstanko 

PODCAST

Website:  anchor.fm/weknowweho

Instagram: @weknowweho_official

Host:  @TLP_Style

SHOW NOTES & LINKS:

• Bravo Toast
• Spaces
• The Woods
• The Griddle Cafe
• Tocaya Organica
• Cavatina at the Sunset Marquis
• Junior Cookies
• Melrose Place Restaurant
• Catch Steak
• Holloway House
• Chief
• Croft Alley
• Urth Caffe
• Dan Tana's
• Marvin’s on Beverly
• B2V Salon

Ben Johnson

Beverly Hills Pride  

PODCAST

Website:  anchor.fm/weknowweho

Instagram: @weknowweho_official

Host:  @TLP_Style

SHOW NOTES & LINKS

• The Wallis Annenberg
• Greystone Mansion
• Gina Young - Sorority 
• Stache in West Hollywood

West Hollywood is kicking off their inaugural Pride celebration the weekend of June 3, 4 and 5th with WEHO PRIDE!   Cherry Bomb Weho was founded by Alison Freed to be able to give women and gender expansive folks the space space and home base they deserve in the great city of West Hollywood.  In this Pride Spotlight, Tracy talks to founder Alison and Shantilly, the Brand Manager & Social Media Manger for Cherry Bomb. 

"Los Angeles is in dire need of a safe space and a home base for women & gender expansive folks. Enter: Cherry Bomb - A bar, cafe, restaurant, event space, and music venue founded, owned, and operated by women and gender expansive folks, for women and gender expansive folks. Above all, we are a safe space for ALL women- cis women, trans women, gay women, straight women, black women, asian women & for non-binary folks and gender nonconforming humans. This is the space where you will be surrounded by like-minded humans. Cherry Bomb will be located in the heart of West Hollywood with an entirely female and gender expansive executive and operational team. This space is intended to inspire, uplift, and highlight our community in all different areas ranging from art, music, culinary, dance, poetry, and much more. Cherry Bomb will be the ideal spot for everything: Dining with friends, grabbing a cup of coffee, happy hour after work, dancing on the weekends… you name it! We intend to have exciting happenings almost every night to foster a true sense of diverse community. These events will include live musical performances, art nights, DJ sets, movie screenings, LGBTQ+ events, and much more."

Cherry Bomb took ten years to come to fruition and has recently had several overwhelmingly successful events in WeHo and will be taking over the Hotel Ziggy for WeHo Pride weekend on June 3, 4, & 5th.  We recommend booking a room for the weekend at Hotel Ziggy and having access to all the amazing events.  Click here to purchase single event tickets for Cherry Bomb events at the Hotel Ziggy.  Don't wait, they are going fast and will SELL OUT!   Thank you to the Hotel Ziggy on Sunset for letting us use your sound studio for this podcast recording!

GUEST RESOURCES

Website:  Cherrybombweho.com

Instagram: @cherrybombweho | @alisondjf | @shantilly_t

PODCAST

Website:  anchor.fm/weknowweho

Instagram: @weknowweho_official

Host:  @TLP_Style

SHOW NOTES & LINKS

• Cherry Bomb
• L Word
• Heart Weho
• Stache Weho
• The Palms
• Normandie Room
• Revolver
• Beaches Weho
• Hotel Ziggy
• Queer Field Day
• Weho Pride

This week We Know WeHo talks to Maggie Jackson, a Los Angeles-based parenting and lifestyle expert.  Maggie is also a TV host, and journalist known for her fun and relatable tips for modern moms, including recipes, self-care, fashion, and everything mommy-baby related. She has been featured in MOTHER magazine and frequently appears on KTLA Morning news with her practical advice and entertaining product reviews for young families.

Maggie shares her insights with Tracy and Felicia (a soon to be new mom) about kid friendly places in West Hollywood.  You will find that there is something for all ages to be found in West Hollywood by listening to this episode.

The food section takes a twist as well, with recommendations in the WeHo Adjacent locations of Tulum and NYC.  Felicia shares the neighboring fitness businesses on her block where LIV Weho has opened its doors, and Maxine talks to David Stanko from B2V Salon about summer highlights in the Beauty Spotlight.

GUEST RESOURCES

Website:  maggiehjackson.com

Instagram: @maggiehjackson

SPONSORS

B2V Salon  www.b2vsalon.com  | @b2vsalon

David Stanko @thedavidstanko

PODCAST

Website:  anchor.fm/weknowweho

Instagram: @weknowweho_official

Host:  @TLP_Style

SHOW NOTES & LINKS:

• West Hollywood Park
• West Hollywood Library
• Smarty Pants Storytime at West Hollywood Library
• King’s Road Park
• Plummer Park
• Coldwater Canyon Park
• Hugo’s
• Croft Alley (gluten free waffle)
• Pinches Tacos - kids menu
• Mel’s Drive-In
• Bottega Louie
• Shake Shack
• Urth Caffe
• Carney’s
• Justin Quesos
• Sunset Kids
• La Petit Four
• Eggy (kids clothing in Beverly Grove)
• Baby Letto
• Restoration Hardware Baby & Child
• GOOP
• LA Parent Magazine
• Joshua Ross from Skin Lab
• Dermalogica
• Kids Space Museum
• Exposition Park DTLA
• Lego Exhibit at Museum of Natural History
• Griffith Park Travel Town
• Bounce LA
• Play Music & Art Classes
• Hotel Ziggy
• Le Parc Suites Hotel
• Los Tacos (fried tamale & wet burrito reco from Felicia)
• The Gypsy Market - Tulum
• Raw Love - Tulum
• Moon Tulum
• Mermaid Inn - NYC
• ABC Kitchen - NYC
• Lure in Soho - NYC
• Anton’s in West Village - NYC
• Peace Love & Cupcakes - Woodstock, New York
• Keto Kitchen from LIV Weho
• Vanity Girl Email
• About Last Night
• Weho Pride
• Cherry Bomb
• Peppermint Club
• Artist Tree
• The Woods
• Spaces

Season Three of We Know WeHo kicks off with a new co-host as Tracy welcomes local West Hollywood business owner - Felicia Terwilliger.  Felicia is the owner of a newly opened infrared sauna studio called Liv located on 7918 Santa Monica Blvd.  Mikey Consbruck has moved back to Nebraska, but V Wine Room remains open for your sipping pleasure, and he will continue to be part of the monthly We Know Vino bonus episode all about wine.

This week's guest is not only an artist, but also in the business of art.  K Ryan Henisey is a local West Hollywood resident and the founder of the soon to open artist management company and gallery-store, Artlounge Collective. Ryan recently won a Public Art Grant from the City of West Hollywood Arts Division to continue the iconic legacy of WeHo Jesus as originated by the late Kevin Lee Light. He serves as president of one of LA's longest lived artist-run organizations, TAG, or The Artists Gallery where Resurrecting Weho Jesus is showing currently.  Ryan's Artlounge Collective is curating regular exhibits at the Mondrian West Hollywood featuring local artists, on display to the public in the hotel lobby.

RESOURCES

Website:  kryanhenisey.com | taggallery.net | artlounge.co 

Instagram: @kryanhenisey | @taggallery | @artloungecollective 

Resurrecting Weho Jesus:   kryanhenisey.com/the-hollywood-coming

Guest interview begins at 20 minute mark approximately

SPONSORS

B2V Salon  www.b2vsalon.com  | @b2vsalon

David Stanko @thedavidstanko

PODCAST 

Website:  anchor.fm/weknowweho

Instagram: @weknowweho_official

SHOW NOTES & LINKS

• LIV Infrared Suana Studio
• Slasher Pizza
• Bravo Toast
• 40 Love - the nachos
• Cecconi’s
• SUR
• Tom Tom
• Horses
• Aids Lifecycle Ride (ALC)
• B2V Salon
• Oh Mannequin!
• Katie Bright - Welcome to the Brightside
• TAG - The Artist Gallery
• Artlounge Collective
• Mondrian West Hollywood
• Valda Wallspace

Do you have a sweet tooth and love desserts?  Then this episode is for you!  Better Than Sex is an all desserts restaurant located on the Melrose Corridor many consider to be West Hollywood (although the official zip code is designated Los Angeles).  Little did we know this West Coast only location of Better Than Sex is situated in what is known as "Cavity Corner" with close neighbors Winchell's Donuts & Milk Bar.  

Patricia Catallo and her husband Alan fell in love with everything about this exclusively dessert restaurant concept on a trip to Key West from Miami.  They brought the concept out West after saying 'YES" to a franchising opportunity and were approved for a prime spot on Melrose Avenue.  The menu will make most blush with tongue and cheek named desserts like the "Peanut Butter Perversion", the "Kinky Key Lime Pie", and the "Pop My Cherry" one year anniversary special on the menu through May 9th.  

We are excited to announce the We Know WeHo podcast, is now entering our third season and changes are afoot as Tracy bids farewell to co-host Mikey Consbruck as he has moved back home to Nebraska to fulfill his life's journey.  V Wine Room is staying open for many years to come, and Mikey will continue on as co-host on We Know Vino with Tracy.  Follow us on Instagram @weknowweho_official for upcoming monthly wine events! i

RESOURCES:

Website www.betterthansexdesserts.com/location/los-angeles/

Instagram @betterthansexLA

Guest Interview at 35 minute mark of episode

SPONSORS:

B2V Salon 

Instagram @b2vsalon | @thedavidstanko | @thevanitygirldiaries

PODCAST:

Website  anchor.fm/weknowweho

Instagram @weKnowWeho_official

SHOW NOTES & LINKS:

• Better Than Sex LA
• Roxy
• Comedy Store
• Lavo West Hollywood
• Madeo at the Edition Hotel
• Casa Madera at the Mondrian 
• Hudson House
• Hotel Ziggy
• Junior Cookies
• UnCool Burger
• West Hollywood Pride
• Outloud Raising Voices Music Festival
• Ruam Mitr Thai
• Murakami Sushi 
• V Wine Room
• Final Girl Wines
• JAR | Suzanne Tracht
• Melrose Rooftop Theatre
• Bottega Louie
• TruFusion
• B2V Salon
• Vanity Girl Hollywood
• The Abbey
• Rocco's
• La Boheme
• Craig's
• Stache West Hollywood
• Heart Weho

Check out this episode of We Know Vino and hear highlights of the wines tasted at the Garagiste Festival in Solvang.  A "Garagiste" wine maker produces less than 2,000 cases a year of wine. (Fun Wine Fact: One barrel of wine makes 24 cases).  Many of these wines are not available for purchase outside of the label's wine club or tasting facility.  Find out which wines Mikey tasted that he is bringing into V Wine Room in West Hollywood for your tasting pleasure.  Here are a few of the wines Mikey tasted:

• Diablo Cellars - From Paso Robles and only work with Spanish varietals - Albariño & Tempranillo 
• Cavaletti - Chardonnay 
• Camins 2 Dreams - From winemaker Tara Gomez (women owned, BIPOC & LGBTQ) - Syrah & Grenache 
• Dusty Nabor - Grenache (Mikey’s eyes rolled in the back of his head) & Cabernet
• El Lugar - Pinot Noir Blanc
• MCV - Tannant
• Purple Dragon Cellars - 100% Roussanne (this is a rare find!)
• Quench & Temper - Graciano blends
• Seagrape - Gewürtraminer
• Seven Oxen Estate Wines

Here is the comprehensive list of winemakers who poured at the Solvang Garagiste event.  

SAVE THE DATE for the Los Angeles Garagiste event on July 22nd & 23rd, 2022.

We Know Vino is a monthly bonus podcast from the We Know WeHo podcast all about wine!  

Resources:

Garagiste Festival

Instagram @garagistefestival

The We Know WeHo team is joined by Steve Lococo, Master Stylist and Co-Owner of B2V Salon in West Hollywood to talk about how your face shape determines the best hair style for you to wear.  In addition to face shape, Steve tells Maxine (Vanity Girl Hollywood) and Tracy (Sporty Spice) that lifestyle as well as hair management and styling (dry natural or blowing it dry at home) makes an impact on the best hair style to match your unique hair personality.  Face shape analysis is the same for both men and women, and you will want to listen for a few popular celebrities' face shapes and recommended hair styles.

Schedule a free consultation with a stylist at B2V to learn their advice on the best cut for your face shape by calling the salon at 310.777.0345 or emailing B2Vsalon@yahoo.com with a current picture.  

You can find Steve at the B2V Salon in West Hollywood.

Website www.b2vsalon.com

Instagram @theb2vsalon | @stevelococo

• LIV Weho (Infrared Sauna)
• West Hollywood Pride  - June 4-6th
• Andaz West Hollywood
• Rod Benson Art
• Flores Lane Candles - Red Vinyl
• Mondrian
• Justin Prough Art
• Art Lounge Collective by K Ryan Henisey
• Katie Bright (Welcome to the Brightside)
• Ziggy Hotel
• Tacos Tu Madre
• Pendry West Hollywood
• Merios by Wolfgang Puck
• Un Cool Bar
• Better Than Sex
• Ruam Mitr Thai
• Regarding Her Food Event (March 4-13)
• Pura Vita
• Dialogue Cafe
• Blackwood Coffee Bar
• Jon & Vinny

Website: www.cakeandart.com

Instagram: @cakeandart

SPONSORS:

B2v Salon @b2Vsalon

David Stanko @thedavidstanko

SHOW NOTES & LINKS:

• Cake & Art
• Andaz West Hollywood 
• Pura Vita - Valentine’s Day Menu
• Melrose Rooftop Theatre
  LIV Weho
• Butcher Baker Cappuccino Maker
• Ole Henriksen
• Cavatina at the Sunset Marquis
• Grande Maison
• Petrossian
• Candle Delirium
• Pleasure Chest
• V Wine Room
• Bottega Louie
• Pendry West Hollywood
• Merois
• Ysabel
• Sunset Tower
• Kitchen 24
• Weho Bistro
• IL Piccolino
• Petit Hermitage
• Nenergy Boost
• B2V Salon

The We Know WeHo team brings you a special edition podcast as a follow up to the January We Know Vino podcast episode.  Mikey Consbruck, owner of V Wine Room takes his co-host Tracy through a live Rhone tasting.  Mike has an incredible lineup of four white varietals and three red varietals...and a cheese pairing!  You can try all of these wines and the cheeses at V Wine Room in West Hollywood, so come on down and enjoy a glass or two of your favorite wine.  You can join the February 5th tasting event at V Wine Room by emailing weknowweho@gmail.com to reserve your space.

Show Notes:

• Vignoble Edmond Latour Côtes du Rhône
• Collines Rhodaniennes Viognier
• Clementine Carter Grenache Blanc 2020
• Cavaletti "Debutante" 2019
• Chateau La Cote Côtes du Rhône
• Clementine Carter Grenache 2020
• Four Brothers Syrah 2018
• V Wine Room West Hollywood

From the We Know WeHo podcast team, a monthly special edition podcast episode all about wine! This is the time of year for new white and rosė releases and Mikey Consbruck, owner of V Wine Room,  is excited about the Grenache Blanc, Pinot Blanc, and Viognier varietals that will be starting to hit the market in February.  He shares with Tracy his recent trip up to Santa Barbara Wine Country and some amazing wines he tasted from winemaker Sonja Magdevski including her Clementine Carter Grenache Blanc and a new cool climate Spanish Garnacha (Grenache).  Mikey also fell in love with a rosė he tasted at Demetria with watermelon tasting notes.  Tracy ask Mikey's picks for Rhone specific wine clubs to join and he recommends Tensley, Four Brothers and Larner Vineyards.

With so much wine and so little time, we leave you with Mikeys rule of thumb - “Just drink what you like...”

V Wine Room has 85 wines by the glass and offers 20% on bottles to go.  Insider tip:  ask your V Wine Room server to pair your wine with the perfect cheese and you can order to cheese & meat to go for an at- home wine and cheese pairing. 

SHOW NOTES & LINKS:

• Clementine Carter by Sonja Magdevski (Casa Dumetz Wines)
• Kaena
• Four Brother's Winery
• Demetria
• Braven Maiden
• Tensley
• Larner Vineyards
• Uncorked Wine Festival at Union Station (DTLA)
• Garagiste Wine Festival in Solvang 
• Rhone Rangers
• V Wine Room

We Know WeHo kicks off 2022 with a mind-expanding conversation with renowned cosmic channel ELIZABETH APRIL, also known as EA, who lives in (and loves) West Hollywood!  EA is a gifted thought leader who is a clairvoyant, truth seeker, intuitive psychic, paradigm shifter, and best-selling author.  Her ongoing mission is to help humanity awaken by expanding their mind to the infinite possibilities the universe has to offer.  Listen to what EA has to share with Tracy & Mikey about her story, the work she does, the Hollywood Portal, Aliens in WeHo, and her favorite spots to Eat Shop & Play in West Hollywood! 

(Elizabeth April interview at 15 minutes)

Guest Resources:

• Website: www.elizabethapril.com
• Instagram: @elizabeth.april
• YouTube:  Elizabeth April
• Podcast: Expand with Elizabeth April
• Book:  You’re Not Dying You’re Just Waking Up
• NBC Peacock Docuseries:  Unidentified with Demi Lovato

Sponsors:

• Winter Highlights with David Stanko from B2V Salon (at 7:15 minutes)
• B2v Salon Instagram: @b2Vsalon
• David Stanko Instagram: @thedavidstanko

SHOW NOTES & LINKS:

• Elizabeth April
• V Wine Room
• Weho Bistro
• Awan Vegan Ice Cream
• Bottega Louie
• B2V Salon
• Glossier Flagship on Melrose

The second episode of We Know Vino from the We Know WeHo team featuring Mikey Consbruck from V Wine Room begins by continuing the conversation about Santa Barbara County wines.  Hear about two exquisite estate wineries that Mikey visited and their unique tasting experience and wine varietals.  Tracy gets a little education on Beaujolais that is one of Mikey's seasonal wine picks that also include cooler climate Syrah, Tennant, Nebbiolo, Chateauneuf du Pape and fuller body heavier whites like Grenache Blanc and Viognier labels. 

With NYE approaching, there are so many bubbly choices from French Champagne & Cremant, Spanish Cava, Italian Lambrusco, and California Sparkling Wine to fill your glass for a toast at midnight.

V Wine Room has 85 wines by the glass and offers 20% on bottles to go.  Insider tip:  pull up a seat at the bar and order a glass of Tennant & the Santa Barbara Nebulite  

With so much wine and so little time, we leave you with Mikeys rule of thumb - “Just drink what you like”

V Wine Room https://www.vwineroom.com/

Instagram @weknowweho_official

SHOW NOTES & LINKS:

• Brave & Maiden Estate Winery
• Demetria Estate Winery
• Fess Parker Inn
• Wine Merchant Cafe in Los Olivos
• Kaena Wines
• Ridge Wines (Petit Syrah & Zinfandel)
• Brecon Estate Wines (Adelaida Stone - Zinfandel & Tennant Blend)
• Martian Ranch Vineyard (Gamay Noir)
• V Wine Room West Hollywood

• Grain Traders
• West Hollywood Creative Business Awards
• Buzzed Bear Brewing Company
• California Brewing Company
• Queen Violet - Asian Fusion Cuisine & Pho
• Bravo Toast 
• The Elf Burger at Flower Burger
• Shake Shack Holiday Shakes
• Fred Segal
• Priceless Planet Coalition
• Entourage Barbershop
• Sunset 23 Distillers Club
• 5 Senses Tastings
• Sofitel Hotel Electric Jazz Monday’s & Salsa Wednesday’s
• West Hollywood Hotel Collection Holiday Package
• Melrose Rooftop Theatre
• V Wine Room
• Book Soup
• Mystery Pier Books
• Sunset Kids
• Atacama Home
• Fred Segal
• Candle Delirium

This week, We Know WeHo is joined by Dr. Sargon Lazarof who just opened a new flagship location in the heart of West Hollywood on the Sunset Strip.  Dr. Lazarof is a Los Angeles native and is a cosmic dentistry and dental implant specialist and is particularly adept at oral surgery and the placement of dental implants.  He invented the Ultratooth™ Immediate Tooth Replacement System more than 30 years ago — the only FDA-cleared treatment that provides full dental implant functionality at the time of placement.  Sargon Dental also offers bone grafting, full mouth reconstruction, TMJ treatment, and for people with low bone volume, sinus lift. Individuals can also undergo cosmetic dentistry, including crowns and bridges, teeth whitening, and veneers.

Website: https://www.sargondental.com/

Instagram:  @sargondental | @theultratooth

Show Notes & LInks:

• Gym Bar 
• Hi-Tops
• LA Buns & Co (at the carwash!) + chili cheese fries!
• Naughty Pig
• Tesse - Happy Hour burger & Onion Ring Stack
• Dialog Cafe
• Electric Owl 
• Fairfax District
• Shiva Yoga First Fridays
• Grain Traders
• Coffee Coffee
• Madre
• Fitzgerald Apartments
• Isima by Olivetta at the La Peer Hotel
• Sunset Plaza
• Tocaya Organiza
• Le Petit Four
• State Social House 

West Hollywood City Council Meeting Agenda Packet (item 4.a)

• V Wine Room
• Breathless Wines
• Sine Qua Non
• Stolpman
• Bien Nacido
• Beckman
• Presqu’ile Wines (Host Favorite = Carbonic Gamay Noir)
• Solminer Wine -  Nebulite Sparkling Syrah (available at V Wine Room) a must have for your Thanksgiving Table - 100% Syrah
• Los Olivos (wine tasting rooms)
• Dragonette  (lots of great sauvignon blancs)
• Future Perfect
• Tock Wine Reservations
• Stolpman - Para Maria and La Cuadrilla
• Sweetzer Cellars
• Kaena (Hapa Blanc - Host favorite) - go to V Wine Room to taste some varietals!
• Six original wine makers who Mikey opened up V Wine
• Cavaletti Vineyards - White Rhone Blend “2019 Debutante”
• Odyssey wine list (Hastings, Nebraska)
• Cuyama Buckhorn
• Bell’s Los Alamos - Michelin Star
• Bar le Côte - Los Olivos
• Los Olivos Wine Merchant Cafe
• Tensley Wines - Los Olivos tasting room - they specialize in Syrah

This week We Know WeHo gets their namaste on with newly opened Shiva Yoga Practice founder and owner, Garth Hewitt, as this week's featured guest.  Garth is a Teacher Trainer, Yoga Therapist, Certified Yogaworks Teacher, Certified Dharma Yoga Teacher, and has led Classes, Workshops, Retreats, and Teacher Trainings, in Los Angeles, and around the world.  Garth taught for several years at the original Yogaworks in Santa Monica and at Exhale in Venice.  Garth is the creator of the Shiva Yoga® style of yoga where the classes focus on setting intentions, practicing gratitude, finding balance and quieting the mind.

Garth is also the owner of the Mama Kuka™ yoga props company, founder of the YogaSphere® and the Yogi Pro Kit and progressive yoga strap system, and the Director of the Shiva Yoga® Practice online yoga studio and platform that offers virtual and on-demand classes.

Website:  https://shivayogapractice.com/ 

Instagram:  @shivayogapractice

SHOW NOTES & LINKS:

• Shiva Yoga
• Shiva Yoga App
• Whole Foods
• Grain Traders
• Candle Delirium
• Just Food for Dogs
• Melrose Place Farmers Market
• West Hollywood Chamber of Commerce
• Creative Business Awards
• 1 Hotel West Hollywood
• Melrose Rooftop Theatre
• Hauntoween
• Night of the Jacks in Calabasas
• Dine LA:  Blue Plate Oysterette, Conservatory, EP & LP, Gracias Madre, Granville, Hugo’s, La Boheme, Tesse, Weho Bistro
• Justin Quesos

• V Wine Room
• Outfest
• Everybody’s Talking About Jaime
• Lady Buds Documentary Film
• Dances With Films Film Festival
• Untold Movie
• Hollywood Forever Cemetery
• Hollywood Bowl
• Bludso’s BBQ 
• Weho Bistro
• Bottega Louis
• Junior Cookies
• Gym Bar
• Stache
• Bora Sushi
• Jinpachi
• Fish Eight
• California Chicken Cafe
• TruFusion
• Shiva Yoga Practice
• Tartine
• Sight Glass Coffee
• Gigi’s Hollywood
• Pause Studio
• Platefit
• Mr. T Paris

This week’s episode features Steve Lococo, a master stylist and owner of B2V Salon in West Hollywood.  He is one of West Hollywood’s legacy businesses after beginning his salon adventures in 1985 on Santa Monica Blvd.   This episode begins with a little nostalgia as Steve recounts the days of the Tropicana Hotel and the train that ran through the center of the city right down the middle of Santa Monica Blvd.

B2V is situated in an old bungalow setting and adapted well to pivot their services after three different mandated closures from the State and La County impacting salon businesses.  In addition to creating a serene outdoor salon on the deck, Steve and his team are offering a number of express services in addition to the full salon treatment experience.

Our two hosts particularly enjoy talking to Steve about their hair care given their love of the poolside lounging and sunny ocean swims.  Steve has some great tips for Tracy’s curly blonde hair and Maxine’s dark brunette that can have a brassy tendency with too much time in the sun.  Give this episode a listen and you may learn a tip or two for your own coiffed look.

Website:  https://b2vsalon.com/

Instagram:  @b2vsalon

(B2V segment can be found at the 20 minute mark)

SHOW NOTES & LINKS:

• B2V Salon
• Mamitas Hard Seltzer at Pinkdot
• Wheels Scooter
• Disneyland - Galaxie’s Edge the Star Wars experience
• Sa Moto by Morimoto at the Doheny Room
• Morimoto - Hyatt Andaz Wailea Maui
• Lavo Las Vegas
• Stache
• BBCM empanadas 
• Wally’s in Beverly Hills
• Found Oyster
• Hollywood Crab
• Bacari
• Yamashiro
• Carrie’s Pilates
• Vanderpump Dogs
• TruFusion
• Pause Studio
• Unite Hair - Seven Seconds Leave in
• Tower Cancer Research Foundation
• Covenant House
• West Hollywood Chamber of Commerce
• Guest Picks:  The pool at the Pendry, La Boheme, Craig’s, Cecconi’s, Connie & Ted’s, Ysabel, Amarone

This week's episode features long-time West Hollywood resident, CJ Russo, who is a director, producer and writer of documentary films.  She is no stranger to the film festival arena, with six short films playing at Outfest over the years, and winning an award for the Best Documentary Short with her film "Straight Down the Aisle" - confessions of lesbian bridesmaids.  CJ's most recent project, Lady Buds, is her first feature documentary film that is making an appearance at Outfest 2021 (Los Angeles' LGBTQ Film Festival) before it lights the worldwide film festival circuit on fire.   

"Lady Buds is a feature documentary that tells the story of six courageous women who come out of the shadows of the cannabis underground to enter the newly legal market. With deep-pocketed corporations taking over the industry, these trailblazers risk everything to make their American Dream come true in the very market they helped create."

Lady Buds kicked off its film festival screening schedule with a world premiere at the Canadian Hot Docs Film Festival earlier this year and Angelinos have the opportunity to catch a viewing at a very special sneak peek showing at Outfest on Friday, August 20th.

Felicia Carbajal, one of the women featured in Lady Buds, also joins the We Know WeHo interview and brings her perspective as an activist in the LatinX, LGBTQ+ and cannabis communities to the conversation.  Felicia provides insight about the gay history of cannabis and how queer activists were a big reason for the legalization of this industry and her personal involvement in providing cannabis to Bay Area AIDS patients in the 1990's.

(Guest Interview begins at 10:25)

Website:  www.ladybudsmovie.com

Instagram:  @lady.buds

SHOW NOTES & LINKS:

• Lady Buds Documentary Film
• Outfest Film Festival
• Compassionate Care Act
• DTLA Proud
• PinkDot
• Wellingtons LA
• Adam Levine’s Calirosa Tequila
• YELP
• Mel’s Drive In
• Craig’s Vegan
• Gelato Festival
• Otus Thai
• HiTops
• Ruam Mitr Thai
• Veggie Grill
• Sunset Marquis
• Soulmate West Hollywood
• Bacari on 3rd  & Bacari USC
• Melrose Rooftop Theatre

Bikes and wine, proves to be the perfect summer combination for this week's We Know WeHo episode!  Bikes and Hikes LA is a West Hollywood-based company that offers a wide variety of daily outdoor LA biking and hiking tours, corporate group activities, and private tours all over Los Angeles. It is easy to see why they are consistently rated as the #1 Outdoor Activity Operator in LA with their popular "LA in a Day" bike tour and two choices to hike to the top of the Hollywood Sign - with the full experience hike taking 2.5 hours or the express hike at 1.5 hours.   General Manager, Jason Bowers, also runs Bike Shop LA out of the same location.  This shop sells new and used bikes, kids bikes, electric bikes, and their expert mechanics perform bike repairs and tuneups.   You don't have to be a tourist to discover LA on a bike or foot, local residents can use code WEHO20 for 20% of a tour.  Insider tip:  consider opting for the electronic bike upgrade for your tour of LA!

Website:  www.bikesandhikesla.com | www.bikeshopla.com

Instagram: @bikesandhikesla | @bikeshopla

Bikes & Hikes LA - 29:32

Mikey Consbruck from V Wine Bar rounds out this Tour de France episode with a few of his favorite summer sipping picks that include a light white from Portugal, a traditional rosé from Provence, a Gavi from Italy, and five different Rieslings from Germany.  His red picks are a local Syrah and Grenache from California that can be served either room temperature or chilled - and our host adds her favorite, Lambrusco to the list!  Monday and Thursday is happy hour all day at V Wine Room and you can enjoy a glass of the house Rosé or Grenache for $6 every Tuesday and Wednesday.  If you live in the area and want to pop by and pick up a bottle to go to enjoy poolside or at your favorite Hollywood Bowl summer concert enjoy 20% off your purchase at V Wine Room. 

Summer Sipping Picks from V Wine Room - 16:30

SHOW NOTES & LINKS:

• Bikes & Hikes LA
• Bikes Shop La
• LA in a Day Bike Tour
• V Wine Room
• Hollywood Bowl
• Cuyama Buckhorn Hotel Resort
• Malibu Farm
• Sparrows Lodge
• Colony Palms Hotel
• Melvyn’s Palm Springs
• Bar Cecil
• Beaver Island on Lake Michigan
• Tesse
• Hi Tops LA
• BBCM - Butcher, Baker, Cappuccino Maker
• Conservatory
• Farm Cup Coffee
• Strings of Life
• Boxwood at the London Hotel
• Cara Hotel
• Via Alloro Beverly Hills
• Sugarfish Sushi
• The Maybourne Hotel - Beverly Hills
• Boxt Wines
• Weho Bistro
• Rock ‘n Walk Tours
• Dr. Refresh
• TruFusion
• Ubatuba Acai Bowls
• Pause Studio
• ClassPass

Website: https://www.doguespa.net/

Instagram: @doguespa | @joshandsnow

Show Notes & Links:

• Dogue Spa
• After Bark Podcast
• "The" Pack on Amazon Prime
• ABC Pooch Perfect
• Rocco’s
• Crossroads Used Clothing
• The Los Angeles Blade
• Sunday Service at the Abbey
• Mickey’s West Hollywood
• Revolver
• Hollywood Bowl
• Yamashiro
• Merois at the Pendry
• The Edition West Hollywood
• Farm Cup Coffee
• “Sunset Hour” at Tesse
• Happy Hour at Madre
• Reel Inn Malibu
• Conservatory 
• Olivetta
• State Social House
• Carlitos Gardel
• Spartina
• BIRD Scooters
• Le Parc Suites Rooftop Yoga
• Marisabel Bazan Art
• Mondrian

Don't miss out on the "Passport to Pride Offer" for travelers who choose to stay at one of these gay-friendly hotels who will receive the third night free, plus 20% off in-room massage service from Soothe!  Guests have access to all four hotels' pools and amenities and can take advantage of the hotels' complimentary house bikes to bounce between properties.  Staycation and vacation travelers can check out the newly renovated rooftops at Montrose and Le Parc Suites and enjoy a day at the pool, a yoga flow class and a sunset cocktail with the "Rooftop Rendezvous" summer promotional package.  

Resources

Website:  https://www.westhollywoodhotels.com/our-collection

Instagram: @montrosewesthollywood | @leparcsuites | @chamberlainweho | @graftononsunset

Show Notes & Links:

• West Hollywood Hotel Collection
• Le Parc Suites
• Montrose
• Grafton on Sunset
• Chamberlain
• Rooftop yoga with Jake Ferree (at Le Parc)
• Cavatina at the Sunset Marquis
• Bar 1200 at the Sunset Marquis
• Tokyo Nights pop up at La Peer Hotel
• Norah Restaurant
• The King and Queen Cantina
• Lazy Bird acai bowls @lazybirdbowl
• Pizzana
• Pink’s Hot Dogs
• Stella Barra
• Dialog Cafe
• The Griddle Cafe @ Yamashiro
• Farm Cup Coffee
• Marisabel Bazan solo art show at the Mondrian West Hollywood
• Fred Segal
• Tesse

It is June and that means it is Pride Month, especially in West Hollywood!  We Know WeHo is celebrating by featuring LGBTQ businesses.  This week we are excited to talk to Todd Barnes who is the General Manager of the Abbey.

The Abbey was founded by David Cooley in 1991 and got its start as a small coffee shop.  Over the past 30 years the Abbey has grown to become a West Hollywood institution, home of the Gay Walk of Fame, Elizabeth Taylor’s favorite pub, and a community center. A favorite of celebrities, locals and tourists alike, there is no better place to meet old friends, make new ones, enjoy a generous 10-ounce martini, eat a delicious meal and just kick back and have fun.  Insider tip: the bakery inside has delicious sweets and the key lime pie and ding dong are not to be missed!

Todd Barnes has been the General Manager at The Abbey for almost 15 years.  Over the last decade, Todd has carried out operations for some of the largest events, fundraisers and celebratory occasions at The Abbey, helping create memorable moments for the LGBTQ community and the City of West Hollywood.

Show Notes & Links:

• The Abbey
• Le Parc Suite Hotel
• Chamberlain Hotel
• Le Montrose Suite Hotel
• Grafton
• Kelly Wearstler Interior Design
• West Hollywood Travel and Tourism (book your staycation)
• ResortPass
• Remedy Place Ice Bath
• Greenblatt’s
• Soulmate Restaurant
• Lisa Vanderpump’s Tom Tom Bar
• Ysabel
• Shake Shack West Hollywood
• Cecconi’s
• Rooftop yoga at Le Parc Suite Hotel
• R&B Yoga
• Jake Ferree Yoga

Season two of We Know WeHo kicks off featuring a brand new business this week in the guest spotlight!  Farm Cup Coffee opened last week with a ribbon cutting ceremony with Mayor Lindesy Horvath!  

In 2017, founders Tony and Emerson took their very first trip as a couple to the Mayan Riviera in Mexico. While they were there, they passed by a VW camper outfitted as a mobile coffee shop. They didn't pay too much attention to it at the time, but it planted the seed to what would become Farm Cup Coffee.

The name Farm Cup Coffee came from the sustainable idea of farm-to-table food. Ethical food-sourcing has become essential to a sustainable future, so why not translate that to one of the most consumed beverages in the world?  They focus on organic single origin coffee directly sourced from the farm owners so you know exactly where your coffee comes from. The coffee is roasted at source when possible to ensure the farmers receive the highest profit for their craft. 

Show Notes & Links:

• Farm Cup Coffee
• The Abbey
• Lady Gaga - Born this Way Day in West Hollywood
• Outloud Pride Concert at La Coliseum
• Irvs Burger Pop UP at Employees Only
• Soulmate Restaurant
• Surly Goat
• Guisados Tacos
• Hi Tops
• Saint Felix
• Tom Tom
• Pump
• Cavatina at the Sunset Marquis
• Otus Thai Kitchen
• Amarone Kitchen
• Wolfgang Puck’s Merois at Pendry Hotel
• Regarding Her & DoorDash Restaurant Grants
• Cara Hotel
• Chi Spacca
• Zinque
• Bottega Louie
• Artha
• Meditation Monday Rooftop Yoga at Le Parc Hotel
• Spier Pilates
• Melrose Rooftop Theatre

This week's featured guest on We Know WeHo is the incredible Marianne Williamson who is a bestselling author, non-profit and political activist, and spiritual thought leader.  Marianne has deep roots to West Hollywood with the incredible work she was was doing with the community during the AIDS crisis.  This work organically lead to Project Angel Food, a non-profit that Williamson founded that has delivered more than 13 million meals to ill and dying homebound patients since 1989.

Marianne Williamson is the author of 14 books, four of which have been #1 New York Times best sellers. A quote from the mega best seller A Return to Love, “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure…” is considered an anthem for a contemporary generation of seekers.

Show Notes and Links:

• Marianne Williamson
• Instagram @mariannewilliamson
• Twitter @marwilliamson
• Project Angel Food
• Instagram @ProjectAngelFood
• Twitter @projectangelfood
• Louise Hay and Hay House 
• Christian Picciolini
• Breaking Hate:  Confronting the New Culture of Extremism (Book)
• Break Hate Podcast with Marianne Williamson
• Bodhi Tree
• Hugo's
• Weho Bistro

West Hollywood has a new hotel on The Sunset Strip!  Located at the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Olive Drive, Pendry West Hollywood features multiple food and beverage concepts helmed by acclaimed Chef Wolfgang Puck, a rooftop pool and bar, a multi-purpose live entertainment venue, a screening room, bowling alley, spa and state-of-the-art fitness center, as well as a curated art collection.

The Britely, LA's newest members social club is located within the walls of the new Pendry with its own elevator entrance to a private rooftop bar and lounge and cavernous member space located below.  The  first  Pendry Residences West Hollywood by Montage Hotels  &  Resorts is located just across the courtyard driveway and features spacious floorplans and terraces with exclusive residential amenities such as a private rooftop pool, fitness center, private lounge and wine room, and dedicated staff delivering exceptional hospitality, including catering and in-residence dining by Chef Wolfgang Puck.

David Hoffman is the General  Manager of Pendry West Hollywood and Pendry Residences West Hollywood by Montage Hotels & Resorts, which opened April 2021.  Mr. Hoffman has been a part of the Montage International team for over 17 years and has served in leadership roles opening several Montage International properties  including Montage  Kapalua Bay, Montage Beverly Hills and Montage Laguna Beach.  Most recently, he served as the general manager of Sagamore Pendry Baltimore, which he opened in 2017.  

Show Notes & Links:

• Pendry Hotel
• Martin Brudnizki interior design
• Wolfgang Puck
• Merois 
• Ospero
• Bar Pendry 
• Britely Social Club
• Pendry Residences West Hollywood by Montage Hotels & Resorts
• Tower Hotel Bar
• Fred Segal
• Niko Niko
• Bottega Louie

This week We Know WeHo is joined by husband and wife team Esther and Blaine Vess who very recently launched a premium nonalcoholic sparkling wine called Semblance.  It is made from Chardonnay grapes from Monterey County and goes through the standard winemaking process, but the alcohol is removed before bottling it.  Esther and Blaine created to give people a great-tasting alternative to alcohol and help people fit in when other people are drinking alcohol.  Next in the line up is a nonalcoholic sparkling rosé that may arrive in time for summer sipping!  You can order Semblance online and be sure to reach out if you want to pour it at your bar or restaurant.

Show Notes & Links:

• Semblance nonalcoholic sparking wine
• Hollywood Bowl Summer Concerts
• The Rainbow Bar & Grill
• Desert X
• Wally’s Beverly Hills
• The Den on Sunset
• Wellingtons LA at Pink Dot
• Tocaya on Sunset
• Bossa Nova
• Cecconi’s
• Tacos Tu Madres
• Jones Hollywood
• Rent the Runway
• AHF Pharmacy
• Health House
• Megaformer
• Carrie’s Pilates
• Facile Flagship Store on Melrose Place
• Youth Haus
• Dayglow Coffee
• V Wine Bar
• Barnye’s Beanery
• The Abby
• Tower Bar
• Jinpachi
• Night Market
• Pizzana
• West Hollywood Chamber of Commerce

• James Peter Henry
• @JamesPeterHenryArt Instagram
• La Peer Hotel
• Pendry West Hollywood
• Tesse
• BBCM
• AOC
• Employees Only
• Bacari on 3rd
• Polkadots and Moonbeams
• Little House Confections (Olive Oil Cakes)
• LIttle Door
• Sweetfin Poké
• V Wine Room
• Rock & Reilly
• Madre on Fairfax
• Health House
• Pooch Perfect Reality Grooming Show
• Three Weavers Brewery 
• Los Angeles Bucket List Instagram

The celebration of Women's History Month continues as Chef Dakota Weiss joins the We Know WeHo team as our featured guest.   Chef Dakota has literally cooked her away across America after having graduated from the Scottsdale Culinary Institute.  She got her start at Santa Fe's legendary Coyote Café, did a brief stint at Dallas' Mansion on Turtle Creek and then headed to Atlanta to study with world-class French Chef Bruno at Menard Ritz-Carlton in Buckhead where she became Chef de Cuisine for the Sarasota private Ritz-Carlton Beach Club.   

Los Angeles foodies went wild when Dakota transferred out to Jer-ne at the Ritz-Carlton in Marina Del Rey, and Angeleno magazine named her "Best New Chef" in 2006.  She then found herself in the heart of West Hollywood at the Executive Chef at the Sunset Tower's Hollywood A-list dining room on.  Chef Dakota helped open Parc in Philadelphia and returned to her California roots reopen Santa Monica's Shangri-LA as their executive chef.  She served as the executive chef for Nine-Thirty restaurant and The Backyard at the W Westwood and was the executive chef and owner of Estrella, a rock and roll bohemian restaurant on The Sunset Strip.   

Sweetfin, an all-raw fish casual dining restaurant is her newest venture.  Sweetfin is a healthful, chef-driven, California inspired poké and plant based bowl concept that uses local produce, sustainable fish, and innovative ingredients.  Their entire menu is gluten free and all of their menu items are made in-house, from scratch, daily.  Sweetfin was founded in Santa Monica, CA in 2015 and has eleven locations servicing Southern California.  Check out the latest collaboration with Los Angeles celebrity fitness trainer, Lacey Stone, and order a Protein Power Bowl, a Brain Booster or Immunity Bowl.

Chef Dakota competed as a chef-testant on Top Chef Texas and at one time served her own brand of innovative gourmet popcorn at Dakota's POP Parlor.  (Insider tip - try the white chocolate, matcha, coconut and sesame seed gourmet MATCHA POPCORN at Sweetfin!)

Show Notes & Links:

• Chef Dakota Instagram @dakotalovesbonemarrow
• Sweetfin Poke
• Griddle Cafe at Yamashiro
• Brunch and Sunset Hour at Tesse
• Sooshme at Pantry LA
• Olivetta
• Employees Only
• Norah
• Ysabel
• Wolfgang Puck at the Pendry Hotel West Hollywood
• Zinque in Century City Mall
• Dr. Refresh

• West Hollywood Mayor LIndsey Horvath
• Twitter @LindseyPHorvath
• Instagram @LindseyPHorvath
• Craig’s
• V Wine Room
• La Boheme
• Cavatina at the Sunset Marquis
• Weho Bistro
• Voda Spa
• American Lung  Champions Unite Talent Show Fundraiser
• Olivetta at La Peer Hotel
• Gelato Festival
• The Pendry West Hollywood
• Luxe Nails on La Brea
• Le Labo Fragrances on 3rd Street
• Polkadots & Moonbeams
• Hungry Root Food Delivery

• Anchor Podcasting App
• LA Pride - Corporate LGBTQ Panel
• DineLA
• Granville
• Gracias Madre
• Tesse
• Bouteille Wine Shop
• Tower Bar @ The Tower Hotel
• Soosh Sushi Instagram @sooshme
• Pantry LA on Melrose
• Damian DTLA Arts District
• Netflix Chef’s Table - Enrique Olvera
• Pujol in Mexico City
• Cosme & Atla in NYC
• Better Than Sex Desserts
• Garden of Allah Hotel
• Alla Nazimova
• Louise Hay (Hay House Publishing)
• The Bodhi Tree
• Marianne Williamson
• Project Angel Food
• Phyllis Morris Poodle Lamp
• OWN Studios at The LOT
• The Wing
• Allbright
• Chief 
• The Arts Club
• Pura Vita
• Otus Thai
• Salon de The

• Mystery Pier Books
• Instagram @mysterypierbooks
• Mystery Pier Books Facebook
• Moms Clean Air Force
• Black Women Lead
• Citypak
• DineLA
• Eataly Rooftop
• Spartina
• Artist - James Peter Henry
• Butcher, Baker, Cappuccino Maker
• Found Oyster
• West Hollywood Women in Leadership Awards
• Electric Mile 

This week's episode is a follow up to last week's conversation with Shannon Morton from Black Women Lead as the team talks to Nick Meyer.  Nick Meyer is the Director of Operations at the Umbrella Hospitality Company that has a portfolio of several unique and trendy cocktail establishments in Los Angeles:  Melrose Umbrella Company, LONO Hollywood and The Corner Door.  Hear how quickly the team pivoted to offer to-go cocktails to their customers to adapt and how quickly a new endeavor, Umbrella Taco Co., came to life early on in the March 2020 shutdown.

The Melrose Umbrella Company knows it is all about community, and supporting each other and those in need.  Their Cocktails for Cause program, supported by EJ Gallo, features two to-go cocktails offered the month of February to help support the community programs at Black Women Lead.  The art on Blacker the Berry, from a local young queer Black artist can be purchased separately and tiki lovers will definitely want to put an order in for the second offering - the Chief Lapu Lapu tiki cocktail kit.

This week's episode is all about cocktails, community and magical COVID pivots. Enjoy and make sure to purchase art or order up some cocktails if you are near to West Hollywood! 

Show Notes & Links:

• Umbrella Hospitality Group
• Melrose Umbrella Company
• Lono Hollywood
• The Corner Door
• Umbrella Taco Co.
• Black Women Lead
• Amarone West Hollywood
• D-Town Pizzeria
• Harlowe Bar
• Montrose Hotel - Full Moon Roof Top Yoga
• Ronan 
• All About the Bread - meatball sub
• Trader Vic's
• The Long Bar at the Raffles Hotel in Singapore
• Tonga Room at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco

This week local activist Shannon Morton, founder of Black Women Lead, joins the We Know WeHo team to share all the incredible service projects she is heading up through her non-profit organization that was founded last year in the month of June.  Shannon's efforts are deeply rooted and all about helping the community and those in need.  Black Women Lead give away 600 hot meals a week and 800 bags of groceries through the Black Women Lead Brown Bag program.  After a trip to skid row downtown LA, Shannon saw a need for hygiene supplies and has recently started a Black Women Lead hygiene kit that is handed out in a backpack to those in need.  

For the month of February, she has teamed up local bar owners at Melrose Umbrella Company to create a cocktail, Blacker the Berry, with a label created by a young Black queer artist.  EJ Gallo is donating $1 for every cocktail to go sold and Melrose Umbrella Company is matching the donation.  

Listen to hear Shannon's list of local Black owned businesses near West Hollywood and of course, a few favorite places to eat, shop and play in WeHo.

Showlinks & Notes:

• Black Women Lead 
• Follow @Black_womenlead on Instagram
• Hydrate LA with Project Hydration
• Melrose Umbrella Company
• Dogue Spa
• Bludso’space
• Southern Girl Desserts
• Powder Nail Salon
• Pace Restaurant in Laurel Canyon
• BBCM (Butcher, Baker, Cappuccino Maker) 
• Eveleigh on Sunset
• Kimpton La Peer Hotel
• Desert X
• Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit  

• Georgetown Cupcakes
• Sweet Lady Jane - Triple Berry Cake 
• Mazzetti’s Bakery in Beverly Hills
• Empty Vase Flowers - West Hollywood
• Magnolia Bakery on West 3rd.
• Cake Monkey on Beverly
• Gelson’s Bakery
• Bristol Farms Bakery
• A and C Gourmet by Salon de The
• Ronan Pizza
• La Morra Pizzeria on West 3rd.
• Gelato Festival on Melrose
• West Hollywood Design District
• WeHo Bistro
• Zen Dispensary
• Dog Pound Fitness poolside at the La Peer Hotel
• Candle Delirium
• V Wine Room
• Sweet Duet Chocolate (code Weknowweho20 for 20% off online)
• Pura Vita West Hollywood (Italian Vegan)
• SCORE Small Business Mentoring, Education and Funding Resources

This week's episode features Girl Boss, Xixi Yang, who is an award-winning entertainment  journalist and the founder of XYZ Media. She is the creator and host of  "Pop News Edition", a show aimed to give viewers an in-depth, global look at some of the biggest pop culture stories around the world. As the first and only Asian-American woman to anchor “Live From the Red Carpet” solo from the Oscars and Grammys, XiXi has  brought millions of viewers around the world live coverage through the Associated Press. She put her bilingual skills to use for a global audience by conducting interviews and delivering live hits in both English and Mandarin.  Since 2016, XiXi has been an entertainment contributor to CNN and HLN, discussing pop culture and social issues on “CNN News room”, “Morning Express”, “On the Story”, and more. She has served as a spokesperson for  various Fortune 500 companies such as Google, Verizon, Macy’s, BeautyCon, and more. XiXi has been invited as an honorary speaker at various universities and schools, including Compton High School and Yale.

XiXi shares with the We Know WeHo hosts her Re-Invest in Main Street initiative to support other women entrepreneurs affected by C-19, how she took a big leap and started her own media company in 2020, her collaboration with BH Cosmetics with her Lunar New Year Collection that just hit #1 with Ulta, the upcoming Chinese New Year and her thoughts on Bling Empire.

Show Notes & Links:

• XiXi Yang Instagram @xixiyang
• BH Cosmetics Lunar New Year Collaboration
• Clubhouse Social App
• Conservatory West Hollywood
• WeHo Bistro
• Gracias Madre
• Bling Empire
• Sweet Lady Jane - Triple Berry Cake
• Superbowl meal boxes:  Slab, Bludso’s, Madre, All Day Baby
• Lady & Larder Cheese
• Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese - Blue Chees @pointreyescheese
• Ronan on Melrose for pizza
• Found Oyster oyster shucking lesson on Instagram highlights
• Carla’s Cafe at Bootsy Bellows
• Sidecar Donuts - new location on Fairfax & 3rd
• Madre Happy Hour
• Bottega Louie West Hollywood
• Taco Thursday at La Peer Hotel
• Craig’s LA - dinner specials back on the menu
• Sparrows Lodge in Palm Springs
• Holiday House Palm Springs
• Hotels Tonight App
• Joshua Tree National Park
• Split Rock Hike @ Joshua Tree
• Pioneer Town Motel

This week’s guest, Janet Fitzgerald, was in the thick of the first wave of notable instructors who were teaching these sold-out jammed packed indoor cycling classes.  Janet was the owner of the beautiful zen Body and Soul Workout that sat above the Ramada Hotel for ten years where locals would sweat next to celebrities whilst Janet lead them on a spiritual soulful musical journey as they peered down on Santa Monica Blvd through the serene Japanese grass that lined the windows of this sweat sanctuary.

In 2010, Janet left Los Angeles for another “soul” located on the East Coast - SoulCycle.   Janet shares with Tracy an insider view of her story, but more importantly how her personal journey correlates to her role as the Senior Training Officer of the company where she has trained over 400 instructors as the big yellow wheel emerged and created the second big wave of indoor cycling that swept across the country with over 99 studios.

The fitness business has been one of the hardest hit during the pandemic, and it seems we still have a long wait for packed indoor group classes to resume (at least here in California) as outdoor classes are being held in pop-up locations.  Janet gets real with Tracy about the impact on her and her fellow instructors and employees, and shares her optimism about the company’s future with a newly appointed CEO.  Janet relocated to Los Angeles for the winter months where she continues to teach inspiration, hope, and healing one pedal stroke at a time.

Check out Janet’s SoulyCycle classes at the Century City Mall and Santa Monica Promenade outdoor locations.  You might also want to give a listen to her podcast “Witch and Famous” that is the inspiration behind a spiritual transformation media project in the works.

SHOW NOTES & LINKS:

• Janet Fitzgerald SoulCycle Classes
• Janet Fitzgerald Instagram @spinpimp
• Witch & Famous podcast
• Regarding Her 10 Day Food Event
• All Day Baby in Silver Lake
• Lady and the Larder Cheese Shop
• Jitlada Thai
• Socalo
• Molly Baz Meatloaf sandwich at Belcampo Meats