Life Magazines (Los Angeles editions) October 2016

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ello and welcome to our launch issue! As Fall creeps up on us, we embrace it with style. Fashion Week Los Angeles arrives in the fashion district on October 15, and runs until October 19, bringing with it plenty of attitude. Take a look at our fashion and beauty pages for more inspiration, and raise a glass to style, with our five best cocktails.

The Calendar, on page 10, is chock full of events happening in Los Angeles this month, from a charity gala and film festival, to the Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic, featured on our cover. Halloween is taken care of in our ‘Halloween in Los Angeles’ round-up with plenty for adults and kids alike, including where to pick up your outfit locally.

Children’s favorite Winnie-The-Pooh turns 90 this year – find out how he was created on page 30. If you’re still feeling nostalgic, have a read of our guide to the history of the iconic Santa Monica Pier, on page 26.

In our food section, as well as a selection of fantastic local events to get your tastebuds tingling, we bring you some top reasons why you should be shunning the big grocery stores and buying instead from your local Original Farmer’s Market Los Angeles butcher.

If you are looking to venture further afield, flick to our travel section on page 75 for inspiration in the form of a Thailand escape, and for the slightly braver – getting in touch with nature and prowling big cats in Brazil.

Alternatively, if all of that has you exhausted, check in to the SIXTY Beverly Hills hotel, where the rooftop bar and swimming pool beneath the stars is sure to relax and rejuvenate you (page 16).

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BULGARI OMNIA CORAL EAU DE TOILETTE, $82, WWW.MACYS.COM

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CONTENTS OUT AND ABOUT

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FOOD & DRINK

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FASHION & BEAUTY

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TRAVEL

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HOME & REAL ESTATE

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We put fantastic local businesses and exciting events in the spotlight each month Bringing you updates on the Los Angeles food and drink scene Fashion, health and beauty news to keep you looking and feeling your best Heading out of Los Angeles to explore the rest of the world Local property news and stunning furnishings from the finest interior companies

southern california

futbol association

Adult Men’s Soccer in the San Fernando Valley and Ventura Country The Southern California Futbol Association (SCFA) consists of several adult soccer leagues (Over35, Over-40, and Over-48) serving both Los Angeles and Ventura County. Each division consists of three events per year; League, League Cup, and a Summer Cup. The SCFA League Cup tournament, which runs monthly starting in October and ending in March, is very similar to the English League FA Cup in that the teams in the various division are distributed randomly into groups. After group stages, the advancing teams go directly into a knock-out phase until we have a League Cup champion. All games are currently played on Sunday morning, starting as early as 7:15am and ending before 1 pm.

Our goal is to provide a first class, well organized, and respectful soccer league for various adult age groups where they can compete with their peers and receive recognition for their efforts and achievements in an atmosphere of friendship and support. In this way, we can encourage adults to participate in a health and fitness oriented lifestyle in a well organized social structure.

Southern California Futbol Association (SCFA)

22704 Ventura Blvd. #422, Woodland Hills, CA 91364 O: 818.796.3474 alberto@socalfutbol.org | socalfutbol.org

out & about – We put fantastic local businesses and exciting events in the spotlight each month – i m a g e : T H E B IG SND C H A R IT Y GALA ON OCTO B E R 9 AT L . A . LI V E

out & about

SPRING PEACH & HIBISCUS MARTINI YOU WILL NEED 25ml Absolut Blue Vodka, 5ml peach schnapps, 20ml The Vert Hibiscus (green tea and hibiscus liqueur), 25ml coconut water, 1 dash grapefruit bitters,1 dash peach bitters, 10ml lemon juice, 10ml gomme METHOD Half fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add the ingredients, shake vigorously and double strain into a chilled martini glass.

Styling tip Hibiscus flower at base of martini glass

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HAUTE HALF HITCH YOU WILL NEED 30ml Half Hitch, 20ml Cocchi Rosa, 10ml rhubarb syrup, 5ml Aperol, 100ml soda water METHOD Half fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add the gin, Cocchi Rosa, rhubarb syrup and Aperol, shake vigorously and strain into a chilled wine glass. Top with ice cold soda water.

Styling tip Garnish with a rhubarb knot

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Here are some couture cocktails to mirror the rich detail, color and texture that will be parading down the catwalk at Fashion Week Los Angeles, and might be on show at one of the A-list cocktail parties

MR BLACK B&SHE YOU WILL NEED 50ml Mr Black, 25ml fino sherry, 3 dashes Black Walnut Bitters, 1 dash Tabasco METHOD Pour the coffee liqueur and chilled sherry into an iced coupe.

Add the bitters and Tabasco and stir.

Styling tip Orange twist and wear your favourite little black dress

EDGERTON PINK GIN POMEGRANATE COCKTAIL YOU WILL NEED 50ml Edgerton Pink Gin, a tablespoon of fresh pomegranate seeds, Fever Tree Elderflower Tonic Water METHOD Add the pomegranate seeds to a large wine glass, stack with ice and then add the gin, stir slowly and top with elderflower tonic water.

Styling tip Garnish with fresh pomegranate arils WORDS: Sam Wylie-Harris, Press Association

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YOU WILL NEED 50ml Ciroc Vodka, 15ml elderflower cordial, 10ml fresh lemon juice, champagne METHOD Half fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add the vodka, elderflower cordial and fresh lemon juice, shake vigorously and strain into a chilled flute. Top up with champagne.

Styling tip Garnish with a twist of orange or grapefruit

out & about

october 9

The big SND charity Gala Welcome to our annual Gala Festival for L.A. STYLE FASHION WEEK at L.A. Live, The Novo. The SND GALA is where world premiere indie film, music & charity collide.

During the greatest humanitarian crisis of refugees of our time, The BIG SND Variety Festival™ is responding by giving 100% of this year’s proceeds to benefit a relief program for child refugees. The 2016 BIG SND Festival is intended to be the most entertaining and attractive film festival platform possible for independent filmmakers to be recognized. Top music artists will perform during intermissions and in VIP areas, and there will be fashion shows in the main and VIP areas. Following the festival’s humanitarian emphasis, The 2016 CARA Awards™ will be given to celebrities in music and film who have shown exemplary efforts in humanitarian relief causes.

L.A. Live, 800 West Olympic Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90015

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the calendar “Join the festival that celebrates the original ‘Hollywood’”

october 7-9

Other Venice Film Festival Many historians suggest that film making in Los Angeles was born in Venice, with Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, The Keystone Cops and the Little Rascals all shooting in studios and locations here. Join the festival that celebrates the original ‘Hollywood’ and local filmmaking greats like Roger Corman and James Cameron that base their studios in Venice. Venice Beach is still home to many industry businesses, including production, casting, sound, special effects and post houses. The Other Venice Film Festival is named that way because there already is a Venice Film Festival - in Venice, Italy. Our festival is produced by a core team of professionals, awesome volunteers and strong community support.

Beyond Baroque, 681 Venice Blvd. Venice, Ca 90291

october 15

Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic Join Veuve Clicquot for an exciting afternoon of polo viewing and picnicking while enjoying a glass of champagne. Polo-goers and champagne sippers alike can purchase one of three ticketing options, which offers access to Veuve Clicquot champagne bars, including Veuve Clicquot’s newest champagne, Veuve Clicquot Rich.

Experience delicious food offerings from the city’s most popular food trucks, lawn games and prime seating to cheer from the sidelines during a thrilling polo exhibition match in the beautiful Pacific Palisades. Event is 21+.

1501 Will Rogers State Park Rd, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272

Image © Debby Wong

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“Rub shoulders with 600 of the most notable names in luxury”

october 19-20

october 22

Montebello Pet Fair The goal of the Montebello Pet Fair is to provide education and resources for area pet owners. 9am to 3pm, this event is free to the public. The fair includes: Spay and neuter clinic for 30 cats or dogs; Vaccination clinic; Microchip clinic; Pet adoptions; Activities for children; Talks on topics like spay and neutering, TNR, dog bite prevention, pet CPR and first aid, and more.

Montebello City Park - 1301 W Whittier Blvd, Montebello, CA 90640

october 23

Boutique Bridal Show Laguna You’re invited to a Boutique Bridal Show - enjoy an afternoon of wedding planning, ideas and inspiration in the elegant Crystal Ballroom of the Hills Hotel. Mix and mingle with top quality wedding professionals and discover the best options to make your dream wedding come true.

Champagne, hors d’oeuvres, and cake and food samples.

Haute couture bridal fashion show. Eco-friendly, reusable tote for each bride attending.

The Hills Hotel, An Ascend Hotel Collection Member 25205 La Paz Road, Laguna Hills, CA

luxury connect Rub shoulders with 600 of the most notable names in luxury and walk away with the marketing, technology and business intelligence to grow your business while expanding your referral network with built-in networking sessions.

The Beverly Hills Hotel, 9641 Sunset Blvd Beverly Hills, CA

october 6

FALL MARKET 2016 MINIMALIST/MAXIMALIST Top tastemakers will present their inspirations and interpretations of these two opposing style philosophies and their current, evolving relevance in terms of interiors, architecture and product design. Throughout Fall Market, design innovators favoring environs monastic to multi-layered include Justina Blakeney, Hagy Belzberg, Jean-Louis Deniot, Peter Dunham, Ryan Jackson, Richard Landry, James Magni, Mauricio Oberfeld, Ron Radziner, Kendall Wilkinson and Ron Woodson in conversation with editorial authorities including Hearst Design Group’s Newell Turner, Design Media Partners’ Michael Wollaeger, Interior Design’s Edie Cohen and Luxe Interiors + Design’s Lisa Bingham Dewart. Additionally, nearly 100 product introductions, showroom programs, open houses and event receptions complete the Market schedule.

Pacific Design Center, 8687 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood, CA 90069

october 20-23

LA Femme International Film Festival The festival is a premiere film festival celebrating, supporting and advancing content creation by Women Producers, Writers, and Directors from around the world. Our hosted film festival has advanced the careers of over 1,000 artists and we continue to offer educational seminars, programming and networking events in a nurturing indie environment. Join us by attending or submitting your work for consideration. See you at the festival.

Laemmle Music Hall Theatre, 036 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90211

Image: Joe Seer

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the calendar october 2

“Dig out your raddest 80s attire, grow your mullet, pull up those leg warmers, and get ready to get down for charity”

october 22

Journey to the 80s - A Benefit for the Heffernan Foundation Dig out your raddest 80s attire, grow your mullet, pull up those leg warmers, and get ready to get down for charity. Join us for a totally awesome 80s dance party benefiting the Heffernan Foundation and local nonprofits providing services in the area of shelter, food, education and the preservation of the environment. Don’t miss the Pac Men! Come join us for a night of dancing, great food, and drinks all for a great cause!

The London West Hollywood Hotel, 1020 N. Vicente Blvd. West Hollywood, CA 90069 1 2 O C TO B E R 2 0 1 6

High End Junkie: Hollywood Pop Up Shop & Day Party Do you Like Art? Fashion?

Good Music? Food? Drinks?

Networking with other creatives & style influencers? Then come out and join High End Junkie & friends at our Hollywood pop up shop & day party... View our exclusive line of handcrafted apparel and accessories that have been worn by some of your favorite celebs & athletes & vibe with Hollywood socialites.

The brand, designed in Chicago

by Q.Hudson, has recently experienced record growth, and more international support due to it’s heavy online presence and celebrities such as NBA Champion Iman Shumpert, Nick Cannon, Chris Brown, The Game, Blac Chyna, Dawn Richard and Dej Loaf being spotted in pieces from the collection.

FREE ENTRY Live Custom Apparel Painting Complimentary Small Bites & Beverages New Releases Sounds by Hot Rod of Power 92 Chicago Radio $100 Gift Card Raffle (Automatically entered w/ RSVP - Winner must be present to claim prize) Special Invited Celebrity Guests and more.

7552 Melrose Avenue Los Angeles, CA,

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october 5

Fertility 101: Educational Seminar Join us on Wednesday, October 5, 2016 for a free educational seminar discussing fertility and family building options. This is your opportunity to meet our team of renowned Fertility Specialists in person!. Parking is complimentary in the garage located at 450 N. Roxbury Drive. Hors d’oeuvres will be served. Guests will receive a Complimentary Consultation Voucher, good for a first time consultation with a physician and an initial ultrasound (around $500 value.). Our doctors will remain present after the presentation for one-onone questions and discussions.. Please be advised reservations are required. Presentation to cover: Infertility Causes and Factors; Diagnostic Fertility Testing & Treatments; Intrauterine Insemination (IUI); In Vitro Fertilization (IVF); Fertility Preservation: Egg, Embryo and Sperm Freezing; Third Party Reproduction: Egg Donation, Surrogacy, Gestational Carrier.

Southern California Reproductive Center, 450 North Roxbury Drive, 6th floor screening room Beverly Hills, CA

Young Hollywood Party This October, the Creative Artists Agency (CAA) Task Force will host its 14th Annual Young Hollywood Party. All proceeds benefit Communities in Schools of Los Angeles (CISLA), an organization that surrounds students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life. More than 1,000 celebrities, entertainment and sports industry professionals will be invited to help raise money to support CISLA. W Hollywood, 6250 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA

october 21

THE COLLECTIVE Do you want to meet the people behind LA’s most sought-after brands in food, fashion, & travel? Or how about connecting with some of the city’s top influencers, marketers and media execs? We’re bringing these powerhouse companies and personalities together for 1 day in Los Angeles, California. Discover what’s new, trending, & exciting in fashion, food, & travel. Learn tips from the most sought after influencers and marketing professionals on how to grow your social presence, hear from brand executives and company founders on how to build your brand presence and amass an engaged community. Make friends with LA trendsetters. And finally, discover, taste, and get transported to the best of what the Los Angeles fashion, food, & travel scene have to offer. The Collective is a carefully curated and interactive conference designed to highlight trends, innovations, and exciting happenings in Fashion, Food, and Travel.

Wanderlust Hollywood. 1357 Highland Ave, Los Angeles, CA

october 6

Pereira in Peril: LACMA Campus (1965) Please join architectural and Southern California historians Alan Hess and Richard Schave for the second in their series of free architectural site visits and talks, “Pereira in Peril.” Come explore the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (William L. Pereira, 1965), and learn about the proposed redevelopment of the campus and the inherent threat this represents to the legacy of mid-century architect Pereira, whose corporate and civic work helped define Los Angeles.

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Auction Highlights Nostalgia: Before and After A Collection of Unique Polaroids by Andrey Tarkovsky

Lot 12 Andrey Tarkovsky (Russian, 1932-1986) A group of Polaroid photographs: Italy, 1982-84

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OUT & about out ABOUT

California cool meets East Coast sophistication

Whether you have friends from out of town visiting or just want to spend the evening sipping cocktails at the rooftop bar, SIXTY Beverly Hills is a glamorous choice

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ABOUT SIXTY BEVERLY HILLS California Cool meets East Coast sophistication at this erudite respite located in the glamorous Los Angeles enclave, renown for its Rodeo Drive boutiques and Hollywood power playgrounds.

The International Style designed SIXTY Beverly Hills is a serene but scene stealing outpost featuring luxurious comforts like bespoke furnishings, artfully designed bedroom suites and a gallery of Hollywood evocative imagery from fashion photographer Steven Klein.

A cinematic rooftop bar and poolside lounge, Above Beverly Hills, provides balmy zephyrs and panoramic views of L.A.’s fabled canyons while the tony-but-fuss-free Caulfield’s Bar and Dining Room is the all hours spot for casual New American cuisine comforts.

The following complimentary amenities are offered at SIXTY Beverly Hills: • In room wireless internet access (provided reservation booked through sixtyhotels.com) • Health Club access • Concierge service • Twice daily housekeeping service with evening Ice service • Selection of morning newspapers • Morning coffee service from 6:00am7: 00am in lobby • Infused water service daily in lobby • Shoe shine on request

“A cinematic rooftop bar and poolside lounge, Above Beverly Hills, provides balmy zephyrs and panoramic views of L.A.’s fabled canyon”

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OUT & about out ABOUT

“This chic Above SIXTY Beverly Hills serves small bites, full meals, specialty cocktails, beer and wine to hotel guests and locals”

ABOVE SIXTY GYM Above 60 is unlike any other ordinary hotel gym. Run by world renowned boxing champion, Danny Musico, guests at the SIXTY have a rare opportunity to get in shape with a highly acclaimed trainer. He is best known for training Alist stars such as Leonardo DiCaprio for The Revenant, Hilary Swank for Million Dollar Baby, Mark Wahlberg for The Fighter, and Sylvester Stallone for award winning Rocky, amongst many others. In addition to making sure these actors are fit for the big screen, Musico has trained Navy Seals, Policy Academy Cadets, Firefighters, and other professionals in order to make sure they are physically prepared for duty. The cutting edge equipment offered in Above 60 makes this gym both unique and irresistible.

ABOVE SIXTY BEVERLY HILLS Sip, snack and socialize at this exclusive rooftop terrace set high above Beverly Hills. This chic Above SIXTY Beverly Hills serves small bites, full meals, specialty cocktails, beer and wine to hotel guests and locals. Lounge at the rooftop pool while taking in the view, exclusively available to hotel guests and SIXTY Hotels VIPs. Open Daily for Lunch and Dinner.

CAULFIELD’S BAR AND DINING ROOM Art Deco meets industrial design at Caulfield’s Bar & Dining Room located in the heart of Beverly Hills. A Chef driven American Bistro with a Mediterranean influence features items such as 1 8 O C TO B E R 2 0 1 6

our in house braised beef short rib on top of roasted seasonal root vegetables or our whole roasted branzino, fresh off the coast of Greece, served table side with Chef ’s own zucca fritta and lemon caper aioli. Our restaurant is open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner and features a 12 seat marble top communal table, custom leather armchairs, antiqued mirrors and nearly 360degree wood paneled windows.

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MOTORING Lamborghini Centenario Roadster Lamborghini unveiled its new Centenario Roadster at the Monterey Car Week in California last month…Essentially an open-top version of the Centenario, which was built to celebrate Lamborghini’s 100th birthday, just 20 examples of the Roadster will be produced. Despite the $2.2m+ pre-tax asking price, all 20 vehicles have been sold. Like its hard-top counterpart, the Roadster gets a naturally aspirated V12 engine with 759bhp and a carbon-fibre monocoque construction, permitting a top speed of more than 217mph. It is also bestowed with rear-wheel steering and a clever touchscreen infotainment system with internet access and on-board telemetry. Even so, its lightweight construction allows a dry weight of just 1.57 tonnes - a mere 50kg heavier than the hard-top - and a power-toweight ratio of just over 2kg per metric horsepower.

Lamborghini’s CEO, Stefano Domenicali, said: “Lamborghini prides itself on the relentless pursuit of experimentation. We are proud to unleash Centenario’s further potential in the form of a classic roadster; the perfect harmony between innovation and timeless design.

“This unique engineering achievement is a befitting tribute to Lamborghini’s extraordinary past and a preview of its brilliant future. Centenario Roadster embraces the cutting-edge characteristics of its coupe sibling and embraces the freedom of a true open-top super-sports car for a pure drive experience.”

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“Lamborghini prides itself on the relentless pursuit of experimentation. We are proud to unleash Centenario’s further potential in the form of a classic roadster; the perfect harmony between innovation and timeless design”

Founded in 1907, the Los Angeles Auto Show (LA Auto Show®) is the first major North American auto show of the season each year.

In 2016, the show’s Press & Trade Days merged with the Connected Car Expo (CCE) to become AutoMobility LATM, the industry’s first trade show converging the technology and automotive industries to launch new products and technologies and to discuss the most pressing issues surrounding the future of transportation and mobility.

The LA Auto show is on November 18-27 AutoMobility LA 2016 is on November 14-17.

Los Angeles Convention Center, 1201 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90015

Alfa Romeo named as one of the Sexiest Modern Cars in Red Seductive curves, an emotion-inspiring sound, pure driving pleasure, all cloaked in a rich Italian red. It is to no surprise Robb Report named the Alfa Romeo 4C as one of the ten Sexiest Modern Cars in Red. www.alfaromeousa.com

Porsche 918 Spyder The Porsche 918 Spyder went on sale in 2014, after being shown to the public for the first time at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2010. It utilises a naturally-aspirated 4.6-litre V8 engine developing 600bhp, along with two electric motors that deliver an additional 275bhp, and can sprint from 0-62mph 2.6 seconds before hitting a top speed around 210mph. The 918 Spyder was Porsche’s second plug-in hybrid, following the Panamera S-E Hybrid.

Ferrari LaFerrari & McLaren P1 The Ferrari LaFerrari and McLaren P1 hypercars are not true “performance hybrids”, according to the man behind the Porsche 918 Spyder. Dr. Gernot Dollner, who was project leader for Porsche’s hybrid hypercar, believes that the respective Ferrari and McLaren flagship cars can’t be classified in the same league as the 918, despite the fact they all utilize hybrid technology. Dollner said: “The Ferrari and the McLaren are both excellent cars, but they aren’t true performance hybrid cars.

“No other car manufacturer has understood that hybrid drivetrains can be used to add more performance. To this day, we have not been copied in that area.”

words: Press Association motoring reporters

Los Angeles Auto Show and AutoMobility LA

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FEATURE

THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE “Anyone who thinks my story is anywhere near over is sadly mistaken”

election

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November 8 is fast approaching, and the race for the White House is on. With the attempted murder of Trump, and the widely reported ill-health of Clinton, the story has been full of drama. With both sides campaigning hard, and plenty of controversy, along the way, it is sure to be a close call

NAME: Donald John Trump LIVES: Manhattan, New York born: Married to Melania Knauss, and has five children AGE: 70 slogan: “Make America Great Again!”

POSITIONS: Renegotiation of U.S. - China trade deals, opposition to particular trade agreements, stronger enforcement of immigration laws, building a wall along the U.S. - Mexico border, reform of veterans’ care, replacement of the Affordable Care Act, and tax cuts.

ATTEMPTED murder: 20 year old Michael Sandford tried to steal a gun from a police officer to shoot Trump at a rally and is currently serving time in prison.

“What separates the winners from the losers is how a person reacts to each new twist of fate.”

THE democrat NOMINEE “If I want to knock a story off the front page, I just change my hairstyle” NAME: Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton LIVES: Chappaqua, New York born: Married to Bill Clinton with one daughter, Chelsea AGE: 68 slogan: “Stonger together” POSITIONS: Expanding racial and women’s rights, raising wages and ensuring equal pay for women, plus improving healthcare. health issues: Clinton was forced to leave a September 11 remembrance ceremony because she was not feeling well.Video footage showed her appearing to stumble (blamed on her overheating and dehydration), but it was then revealed that she had been diagnosed with pneumonia two days previously.

“Probably my worst quality is that I get very passionate about what I think is right”

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OUT & ABOUT

spotlight on…

Santa Monica Pier The pier was built in 1909 with the original intention of it being somewhere to dispose of sewage – via a pipeline underneath.

IN JULY 1924, OVER 50,000 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE OPENING OF THE LA MONICA BALLROOM. DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSION, IT HOSTED DANCE MARATHONS IN A BID TO SAVE THE PIER – BY 1930 MOST OF THE AMUSEMENT RIDES HAD VANISHED

Opening day was

September 9, 1909 1915-1916 Charles Loof built a new wider pier with an amusement park along the south side to answer the wishes of local residents. The doors of the Loof Hippodrome opened in 1916 to bring music to the pier

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The first Santa Monica Regatta was held in August 1934 on completion of a breakwater and yacht harbor Paddleboarding became popular until the 1950s

Large hauls of fish were delivered to the pier during the Second World War. The Federal Government helped fortify the pier with repairs after it became so taxed with wear and tear that the City refused deliveries of the fish and they were dumped in the harbor, causing pollution

The storms of ‘83 ravaged the pier, with the lower deck collapsing. Eventually after a further battering, over a third of the pier was destroyed

The pier once became a venue for entertainment towards the end of the war

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Plans to replace the pier with a bridge were thwarted when the community revolted

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1987-1990 The new pier was constructed from the clean slate provided by the storm

THE PIER TODAY IS A FANTASTIC PLACE FOR FAMILIES TO VISIT, WITH AN AMUSEMENT PARK, AQUARIUM, AND RACING. THERE IS ALSO A PLACE FOR LIVE MUSIC CONCERTS AND OUTDOOR MOVIES

An initiative was passed to preserve the pier forever

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FASHION & BEAUTY FEATURE

Getting Connected

(locally)

Josephine Stevens finds out that far from driving people apart, the internet can bring local people together, creating lasting relationships

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he internet has certainly changed the way we live. Shopping can be done online, creating a world-wide store for everything you could want. Getting advice on anything under the sun is just a click away, booking a vacation and learning about a new area, made simple.

Communicating with friends in far-flung places has never been easier, with Facebook, Skype and email – the way in which we interact with each other, changed forever.

Many think it has gone too far – when was the last time you called a friend instead of commenting on their Facebook post? People seem attached to their phones, connected to each other digitally 24/7, yet with no time to just enjoy the world around them and actually speak to each other in person.

But is this really true? The internet in many ways, is actually bringing strangers together, and creating new relationships and friendships – and the best thing about it, is that it’s with local people.

Internet dating gives people the chance to meet in person, based on shared interests, and initial attraction (from photographs). This is proving the perfect solution for the time-poor or those who have a specific idea about the kind of person they would like to meet.

It is certainly a lucrative business – in 2008, the United States generated $957 million in revenue

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from online dating services.

Tinder was launched in 2012. What makes it different from a dating site, is that it is a locationbased app, on which users can indicate their interest in others – based on information, mutual friends and photos gathered from their Facebook profile.

It is available in 24 languages, and by 2014 it was registering about one billion “swipes” per day.

Chantal Parkes was single for just over two years before she decided to try internet dating. She is a regular user of Tinder and other dating sites, as she found she just wasn’t having the opportunity to meet new people.

“Most of my friends are married, have small children or are in serious relationships, so I don’t tend to have many nights out or chances of meeting anyone in the traditional way.”

Although she has definitely encountered some ‘dead ends’ she remains positive. “I do hear lots of success stories, so it definitely works for people where fate may never have given them an opportunity to meet previously.

Internet dating will go from strength to strength.

I don’t know many singletons that aren’t on one dating site or another. It will keep evolving. It seems the way forward.”

Meetup.com is another popular online service aimed at bringing people together. However, instead of being geared towards romantic relationships,

“I do hear lots of success stories, so it definitely works for people where fate may never have given them an opportunity to meet previously” Meetup exists to cultivate real friendships, and has eight million members in 100 countries.

The site’s co-founder Scott Heiferman was inspired to use the internet to make it easier for people to connect with strangers in their own community, after seeing how people in New York City came together in the aftermath of 9/11.

Anyone can start up a group – some are just local area specific and open to all, whereas others are for certain ages or genders, or are geared towards a specific shared interest, such as book clubs, walking groups and dance classes.

Each member uploads a photograph and creates a profile, and can then join groups and book onto events they find of interest.

Sophia Short, 35, created her own Meetup group after being inspired by those she had joined previously.

“I joined a couple of groups in the local area and met the most fantastic people. I’m also a lover of the Beverly Hills nightlife, so joined a Meetup group which spanned a wider area, but found it to be quite a disconnected experience compared to the more local, smaller groups. So I decided to create my own, with the purpose of fostering a warm, friendly group of women to meet once every three to four weeks for dinner or drinks. The group has really taken off and I’ve met some lovely people.”

There are a number of different reasons why people turn to the website Meetup to create new friendships.

“As a newbie to the area, I spent my first few weeks here feeling out of sorts and lonely for my network of friends at home in New York.”

Sometimes people are new to a city or country, sometimes they have lost their friends to marriage and children, or just grown apart from their old childhood friends.

In this digital age, we all find it easier to reach out to people online than we do in real life, but Meetups add the extra step of actually engaging with people out there in the real world.”

Joining up takes courage as you are meeting a whole group of new people at once, but Sophia feels it is well worth that initial feeling of nervousness.

“In all honesty Meetup has changed my life. I would never call myself shy, but how does a 30 something woman approach other women for friendship without some suspicious glances? As a friend of mine recently put it, it’s like online dating, but to find friends rather than a partner. I think she’s actually not far wrong…”

The internet has endless possibilities, but it’s how you use it that counts. Of course, it is sometimes easier to communicate with current friends online, but also embrace the internet’s abilities to bring new people into your life in reality.

THE STATS THERE ARE OVER 80,000 Meetup Groups

15%

of U.S. adults have used online dating sites or apps

Today,

12% of

55 to 64

year olds have used an online dating site or app.

Back in 2013 it was only 6%

5% of Americans currently married or in a committed relationship met their romantic partner online

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Happy 90th  Birthday, Winnie-the-Pooh

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Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Figurine by Arribas Brothers, $1,200 www.disneystore.com

We will be friends until forever, just you wait and see”

Winnie the Pooh ‘’Pooh and Company’’ Giclée by Darren Wilson, $120 - $175 www.disneystore.com

– Pooh

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innie-the-Pooh is the world’s most famous bear, and has been beloved by children around the world for 90 years - with October 2016 marking 90 years since his first publication and arrival in the Hundred Acre Wood.

With a rich storytelling heritage, the adventures of Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends represent friendship, simple joys and the curious and gentle nature of a child’s imagination.

So how and where was Winnie-the-Pooh born?

On August 24, 1914, Harry Colebourn, a veterinarian on his way to care for soldiers’ horses in World War I, came across a female baby bear which had been tied up by a hunter at a train station. Harry rescued the bear and named her Winnipeg (after his hometown in Canada), or Winnie for short. The bear became the mascot for the Canadian Army Veteran Corps, before travelling miles over land and sea, to finally reside in England. When the time came to fight in France, Harry decided that the war wasn’t safe for Winnie. So on December 9, 1914, Harry took her to London Zoo, where she met A. A. Milne’s son, Christopher Robin Milne.

In 1921, Christopher Robin Milne received an 18in-high Alpha Farnell teddy bear, bought from Harrods for his first birthday, from A.A. and Daphne Milne. This bear was given many names

including Mr Edward Bear, Big Bear and Teddy Bear. After meeting Winnie the bear in London Zoo, the teddy was renamed Winnie. The name Pooh originated from Christopher Robin who, at the age of one, called a swan ‘Pooh’, ‘a very fine name for a swan’ The setting for Pooh and his friends’ home was created when the Milne family bought Cotchford Farm in Hartfield, a Sussex village in the UK, in 1925. It was on Christopher Robin’s regular exploration trips with his Nanny, that he discovered the landmarks of the World of Pooh. The forest, referred to as Hundred Acre Wood (also named 100 Aker Wood), found inspiration from Ashdown Forest, which cradled Milne’s farmhouse. This forest, officially called 500 Acre Wood, was later visited by artist E.H. Shepard, whose sketches realistically captured the beauty of the Sussex countryside.

And in 1926, the A.A. Milne books were born.

Pooh is naive and slow-witted, but thoughtful, and steadfast. Pooh is very fond of food, especially “hunny” and when he visits friends, though intending to give Eeyore a pot of honey for his birthday, Pooh cannot resist eating the honey on his way to deliver the present, and so instead gives Eeyore “a useful pot to put things in!” When he and Piglet are lost in the forest during Rabbit’s attempt to “unbounce” Tigger, Pooh finds his way home by following the “call” of the honeypots from his house.

Winnie the Pooh Striped Tee for Women, $22.95, www.disneystore.com

Winnie the Pooh medium Plush, 14’’, $19.95, www.disneystore.com

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“If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day, so I never have to live without you” – Pooh

and Winnie-the-Pooh Walt Disney’s daughters, Diane and Sharon, were big fans of Winnie-the-Pooh. As children, Disney would read these timeless stories to his daughters, which inspired him to share them with children around the world.

A.A. Milne, always a fan of Disney’s work, was honored by Disney’s interest to animate his stories.

It was on June 16, 1961 that Daphne Milne (A.A. Milne’s wife) sold the film rights to Walt Disney.

Hyphens in the character’s name were dropped

by Disney when the company adapted the Pooh stories into a series of features that became one of its most successful franchises.

Disney Films (1966 – 2011)

Following the acquisition of Winnie-the-Pooh, the original idea was to develop a feature-length animated movie. On further discussion Walt Disney decided the adventures of the well-known bear would instead be broken down into short featurettes.

1966: Winnie the Pooh and the Honey-Tree, Disney’s translation of the chapters Winnie-thePooh and Some Bees and Pooh Goes Visiting, from Winnie-the-Pooh was released 1968: Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day was released. This second featurette was based on the chapters Piglet is Entirely Surrounded by Water, Christopher Robin Gives a Party and Piglet Meets a 3 2 O C TO B E R 2 0 1 6

Heffalump, which were all taken from Winnie-thePooh, and the chapters Tigger Comes to the Forest, Piglet Does a Very Grand Thing and Eeyore Finds the Wolery, which were all taken from The House at Pooh Corner 1974: Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too was released. This third featurette was based on the chapters Tigger is Unbounced and Tiggers Don’t Climb Trees, which were both taken from The House at Pooh Corner. By this time, Winnie-thePooh had become a household name.

1977: The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, the combined story of all three featurettes was released. The movie, which also included the chapter An Enchanted Place from The House at Pooh Corner was Disney’s 22nd feature-length animated movie..

1983: Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore was released. This featurette was the Disney translation of the chapter Eeyore has a Birthday, taken from Winnie-the-Pooh, and the chapter Pooh invents a New Game, taken from The House at Pooh Corner 1988 - 1991: Cartoon series, The New Adventures of Winnie-the-Pooh aired. In the UK, the series aired from 2000 to 2011 on Playhouse Disney (now Disney Junior) 1997: Disney released Pooh’s Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin, a follow on from The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.

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HALLOWEEN COSTUME SHOPS Robinson Beautilities Everything you’ll need for your look, from wigs and costumes to a huge array of make-up products, all reasonably priced.

12320 Venice Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90066

WHIMSIC ALLEY A fancifully decorated store - if you’re after an outfit inspired by fantasy film, TV or book, this is the place to go, with plenty of merchandise also on offer.

5464 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036

spirit halloween As the name suggests, this is a treasure trove for all things Halloween. From wigs, make-up and accessories to full character outfits, you can get everything in one place. Buy online, or find your nearest store at www.spirithalloween.com

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“This stunning Masquerade Party will be the best Halloween party in Hollywood on Friday Night”

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Masquerade Halloween Party For those over 21, California Nightlife Presents the Masquerade Halloween Party at W Hollywood Loft & Wet Deck. With two areas to mingle and amazing views with 3 DJs. This stunning Masquerade Party will be the best Halloween party in Hollywood on Friday Night. Here are some the exciting perks to celebrating with us: Haunted W Rooftop perks: • 3 Top LA DJs playing house and top 40 hits • 2 areas to mingle • The Loft with full view of downtown and dancefloor • The amazing wet deck with cabanas and daybeds poolside • State of the art sound and lighting systems • Haunting décor • Bottle service • Group rates • Complimentary party favors (while supplies last) • Amazing costumes and fun And more…

So don’t miss the fun and excitement of this Halloween party. You will have the absolute best time of your life!

Masks preferred – Costumes ok.

6250 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028

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city of malibu’s halloween carnival The event runs 3pm to 5.30pm.

Admission is free. Appropriate for children ages 2-10. The costume parade will begin at 3.30pm. Carnival Games* include: Ring Toss, Treasure Hunt, Penny Toss and more. Trick or Treat along the City’s hiking trails; easy to complete for young children who will be able gather treats along the trail from Halloween characters. Food trucks. Bounce Houses (tickets are $5). *Tickets $5. Bring five canned food items and receive a free unlimited bounce house wristband. Food donations will be given to Malibu High School Thanksgiving Baskets program.

Malibu Bluffs Park, 24250 Pacific Coast Highway

october 31

West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval The largest Halloween street party in the world happens in West Hollywood! Every year on October 31, 500,000 people take to the streets of Santa Monica Boulevard to enjoy the wild costumes and uninhibited crowds at the West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval. The Carnaval features live entertainment on multiple stages, food vendors, and photo stations; and the bars along Santa Monica Boulevard take part with drink specials and patio parties.

The Carnaval runs from 6pm until 11pm. After the official party is over, FUN FACT most nearby bars The first Jack and restaurants O’Lanterns were continue with the actually made from festivities until turnips closing time.

Santa Monica

“I dressed up as a veterinarian for a Halloween costume party. I had the lab coat. I got a couple of stuffed animals for patients and put bandages on them” – Tracy Chapman

Ghost Hunting in West Hollywood Check out these haunted locations this Halloween…

THE DEN, 8226 West Sunset Blvd. West Hollywood CA 90046 Ask the bartenders to tell you about the spooky goings-on PINK TACO, 8225 Sunset Blvd. West Hollywood, CA 90069 Beware of the ghosts on the third floor near the ladies’ bathroom THE COMEDY STORE, 8433 W. Sunset Blvd. West Hollywood, CA 90069 Spooky piano playing, moving chairs, candles blowing out and ghostly sightings BOOK SOUP, 8818 Sunset Blvd. West Hollywood, CA 90069 This historic bookstore has ghostly vibes and is next to an old mortuary The Rainbow Bar & Grill Head upstairs to the attic-like bar for ghost action, watch out for flying glasses

FUN FACT Halloween is the second highest grossing commercial holiday after Christmas.

Barney’s Beanery Built in 1927, this old building has lots of paranormal activity

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Los Angeles Haunted Hayride Los Angeles Haunted Hayride returns to its darker and more disturbing roots with this year’s brand new and most innovative theme to date, Secret Society.

The Secret Society of Halloween will bring guests down the dark road of the power and sacrifice that takes place in the shadows to bring the world their favorite night of the year. Upon entering the LA Haunted Hayride gates, you are a member. To which part of the Secret Society do you belong? The Elite or The Deranged? You will be judged and sent down the path of your status in this revolutionary twist that will send hayriders down one of two different paths, giving hayriders–which have now been declared “society members”– different experiences. Inside the gates of the society, members will bear witness to the clandestine lives of their faction and in a shocking turn, will be commandeered by the society and sent into an initiation, confronting the ghosts of hayrides past…on foot, face to face. That’s right, for the first time ever, guests will leave the safety of the hay wagon. Upon returning to their wagon, society members will continue down the secret road of power, corruption, influence, tyranny, and evil, allowing members to see that this day is not all about costumes and candy.

4730 Crystal Springs Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90027

Image © 2014 Los Angeles Haunted Hayride, Photo by C Brielmaier (www.rogueshollow.com)

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Annual OFF THE HOOK Seafood Festival Enjoy tastes from the city’s best restaurants made with delicious underwater ingredients in honor of National Seafood Month.

Plus Live Music, Beer Garden, Games & More! 3-7pm.

Santa Monica Pier

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Los Angeles Paella, Wine, Beer, Tequila & Food Festival The Paella & Wine Festival is a celebration of Paella – a dish that comes to us from Spain, with origins dating back to the eighteenth century. It is a saffron-infused rice dish that marries bold flavors and delightful textures. Combined with a variety of meats, shellfish and vegetables, paella was originally a peasant’s meal cooked over an open fire in the fields and eaten directly from the pan using wooden spoons. The dish takes its name from the wide shallow pan that it is cooked in, traditionally called the paella or paellera. The recipe commonly known as paella can more accurately be referred to as Arroz a la Paella (rice done in paella-style). Today, paella recipes have become somewhat of an art form - ranging from decadent meats and seafoods to vegan and vegetarian. Paella chefs and their teams will gather from across the globe to compete for the titles of: Best Paella in the Cali-Baja Region; Next Best Paella in the Cali-Baja Region; Best Looking Paella. 2-7pm.

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dessert week We think it’s about time there was a week dedicated to tasting the best Desserts in LA! Spend the first six days of Dessert Week getting deals and discounts to go to your favorite dessert spots all over town. Think of this as Restaurant Week, but JUST FOR DESSERTS! Love churros? Go to the trendy Churro place everyone is talking about. Can’t get enough ice cream? There are amazing selections out there for you to try. We’ve partnered up with some of the top Dessert spots in LA to provide deals and discounts all week long! Here’s the kicker -- the week culminates with the TOP 25 Dessert places coming to one delicious Dessert Festival where you can sample all your favorites in one place. The live event on October 15 event will be outdoors with live music, beer gardens, a wine and champagne bar, ping pong tables, corn hole, a pie eating contest, a section for kids to get their face painting and much, much more!

The event will be held in the famous Pershing Square lot in Downtown LA.

“Here’s the kicker -- the week culminates with the TOP 25 Dessert places coming to one delicious Dessert Festival where you can sample all your favorites in one place”

taste of mole 2016 La Feria de los Moles was founded in Los Angeles, California on October 2008 by Pedro Ramos. Mr. Ramos is originally from Puebla, Mexico but has resided in Los Angeles for many years. “When I arrived in Los Angeles like any other immigrant with a hand tied behind my back and the other hand in front (in other words, without anything) I began from scratch. I only had a dream and a university title from my country that was no longer valid here.

I also faced a language barrier because I did not know English.

I was able to get ahead and I started a family business. In my nostalgia for the gastronomy of Mexico, in my case, Puebla, I remembered the food of my grandmother. She not only knew how to season her mole well, all of her dishes were delicious. I remember my mom would get mad whenever I would tell her that my grandmother?s dishes were tastier. In all of this, my grandmother Doña Kailita inspired me with her mole and so LA FERIA DE LOS MOLES was born.”

– Mr. Ramos.

El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument - 125 Paseo De La Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90012

october 13

october 13

Downtown LA Artwalk Night Market One Stop Shop for your Downtown LA Artwalk Experience! Park at the start of the corridor at 3rd and Spring (Joe’s Parking) and you will start your night as you get out of the car with some of the L.A.’s best food trucks and Street Artists! After some Grubs and Arts walk through the rest of the Corridor of Downtown LA Artwalk for the best galleries in town. Back at our original location of 5 years on 3rd and Springs, we are bringing the Food & Art back to Downtown LA Artwalk! From 6pm.

246 S Spring St - 246 South Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Taste of Xocolatl Our second annual Taste of Xocolatl will bring together chocolate lovers from around Southern California for an unprecedented chocolate-filled night! This year’s event will take place inside the grand Union Station located in Downtown Los Angeles. No foodie can miss this event! 4-10pm.

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Five Reasons to Visit an

Original Farmers Market, Los Angeles Butcher words: Monica Poling

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1. Customer Service

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s consumers become increasingly interested in eating healthy, buying quality food is more important than ever before. But anyone who’s ever used the term “all natural” as a buying barometer can tell you that marketing speak has made shopping healthy incredibly complicated.

And when it comes to the most important part of family dinner—the meat—the questions can seem limitless.

What is the best cut of meat for my budget? How should I prepare it? Should I buy locally raised meat? Should I buy organic?

It’s no wonder that American consumers are slowly, but surely returning to old-fashioned butcher shops.

At The Original Farmers Market, Los Angeles, we’re proud to be home to awardwinning butcher shops, Marconda’s Meats & Marconda’s Puritan Poultry, which operates both a butcher counter and a poultry shop at the Market, and Huntington Meats & Sausages, which also operates Farmers Market Poultry.

Lou DeRosa, owner of Marconda’s Meats & Marconda’s Puritan Poultry, has been working full time as a butcher since 1980, although his family has owned and operated the shop since the early 1940s. Down the aisle, Huntington Meats and Sausage is another long-time Farmers Market merchant, in operation for more than 30 years. Owner Jim Cascone joined the operation more than 15 years ago after a successful career at Bristol Farms.

Here, Lou and Jim give advice on why using a butcher—and more specifically the ones at Farmers Market—can help you improve your meat-buying and dining experience.

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Personalized, service-with-a-smile is often the impetus that converts our Farmers Market patrons from first-time butcher shop consumers into loyal repeat business. According to Jim, nearly 90% of the business at Huntington Meats and Sausage is repeat business. And no customer request is too big or too small. “Our regular customers will often bring in a recipe and we’ll help them pick the right cut of meat for that meal,” said Jim. Customer service is also very important for the staff at Marconda’s. “Some customers will bring in their favorite seasonings and we’ll add them to the meat when we’re preparing it,” said Lou. “They love that we do all the labor.”

2. Knowledge

While the importance of friendly customer service can never be understated, our butchers have a vast amount of knowledge they pass along to their customers, which make them an invaluable shopping resource. And that knowledge isn’t limited to just Lou and Jim, but is shared among all the employees at Marconda’s and Huntington Meats.

And both shops will tell you that eating meat that’s locally farmed doesn’t always necessarily mean you’ll get the best flavor for your dollars. Jim, for example, has recently added beef from New Zealand to his offerings. “It might not be politically correct to get beef from New Zealand, but with the drought we have in California, the flavor of the beef doesn’t even come close,” said Jim. “In New Zealand they

have plenty of water, plenty of grass. Essentially this beef is raised under organic guidelines, but we can’t call it organic because it is not from the United States. If you’re looking for something really special, this is the product to try.” Both Jim and Lou sell plenty of meat to local restauranteurs, which also means they need to be at the top of their game with respect to knowing what cuts of meat are trending. The relationship with restauranteurs is a two-way street, however. Jim recently started selling a new product, Wagyu beef from HeartBrand, out of Texas, off of a tip he got from local restauranteur Suzanne Tracht, from famed Los Angeles chophouse, Jar.

3. Quality

Of course the best reason to visit our butchers might just be because the quality of beef you’ll get there is simply better than what you’ll find at most grocery stores. “With us it’s all about quality,” says Lou DeRosa, owner of Marconda’s Meats & Marconda’s Puritan Poultry. “It’s not about price, although we are not expensive compared to any other meat market.

But, it’s a whole different business model than the grocery business, where it’s all about ‘what can we get the cheapest?’” Need a primer on beef quality?

According to the US Department of Agriculture, there are three essential “grade shields” that signify high-quality American beef: Prime Beef (produced from young, well-fed beef cattle with abundant marbling; Choice Beef (high quality, but with less marbling) and Select Beef (leaner than the higher grades.) And then there are the “Standard” and

“Of course the best reason to visit our butchers might just be because the quality of beef you’ll get there is simply better than what you’ll find at most grocery stores”

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“Ungraded” grades of beef, which according to the USDA, are often “sold as ungraded or store brand meat.” Both Huntington Meats and Sausage and Marconda’s Meats sell USDA Prime Beef. (Of all the beef sold in the United States, less than two percent carries the USDA Prime designation.)

4. Customization/Variety

Quality in this case does not mean a lack of choice.

Both butchers offer a huge variety of meats as well as the ability custom-order exactly the product you are looking for. “We offer custom cuts to order,” said Lou. “If you want a two-inch think, aged porterhouse, you’re not going to find that at the grocery store.” Custom dry aging is available at both Marconda’s and Huntington Meats. “We make it very easy,” said Lou. “We never suggest you age a piece of meat that doesn’t start off as the very best. We always try to get people to only age Prime Beef. If you take a piece of meat that is ‘almost’ perfect and then age it, then it becomes perfect. We feel it’s the lipstick on a perfect piece of meat.” Variety is also key at both butchers. Jim, who’s done a spot-check comparison on what other meat vendors across the country are selling, feels that many butchers fall into a bit of a rut and only sell an inventory of their favorite products. This is not so at Huntington Meats and Sausage. “We offer more variety than most butchers in the United States,” said Jim. Both butchers also offer a number of custom, made-on-site products. At Marconda’s Meats & Marconda’s Puritan Poultry, the Uncle Louie’s Delicious Meatballs come from an original family recipe. A pork/beef blend, the meatballs are mildly seasoned with Italian herbs & spices and are the perfect addition to soups and sauces.

At Huntington Meats & Sausages, the butchers hand craft a staggering variety of original, seasonal sausages, with flavors ranging from Tropical Thunder with Chicken & Papaya to Alligator Andouille. Also available is the Nancy’s Blend, a special hamburger blend inspired by James Beard award-winning chef Nancy Silverton.

“If you want a two-inch think, aged porterhouse, you’re not going to find that at the grocery store” change a vendor. Which means that they work only with vendors that have earned their trust and their personal seal of approval. And because Opening Lou and Jim, and all the folks at Huntington Hours Meats and Sausage, Marconda’s Meats & Monday - Friday Marconda’s Puritan Poultry have done the 9am-9pm hard work for you, there’s nothing left to Saturday do but pick out your next cut of meat and 9am-8pm head home with the knowledge that you’ll Sunday soon be enjoying a meal with the best-quality 10am-7pm meat on the market.

Plan your trip to The Original Farmers Market 6333 W.3rd St. Los Angeles, CA 90036

5. Small Farms, Sustainable Practices

Gourmands who struggle with the conflict of not wanting to support huge, industrial farms, can rest easy that when purchasing with Farmers Market butchers. Both butchers specialize in humanely raised, sustainable, antibiotic-free meat.

Both butchers have preferred relationships with vendors such as Harris Ranch, Niman Ranch and others who are committed to supporting small farms, sustainable land management practices and the humane raising and handling of cattle (and other animals.) And while both butchers keep an eye on what’s trending, they both agree that it is only “once in a blue moon” that they will add or O C TO B E R 2 0 1 6 4 7

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We’re Drinking… …Armand de Brignac Gold Brut

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rmand de Brignac Gold Brut is the iconic, flagship tête de cuvée from the 11th generation Montagne de Reims champagne growers, the Cattier family. Reflecting the rich traditions of blending in Champagne, the assemblage comprises 40% Pinot Noir, 40% Chardonnay and 20% Pinot Meunier and is a trio of vintages; 2009, 2010 and 2012.

To taste, the Armand de Brignac Gold Brut reveals peach, apricot and red berry aromas, followed by crystalized citrus, orange blossom and hints of brioche. The palate is rich with cherries, exotic fruits and a touch of lemon, vanilla and honey. The mouth feel is soft and creamy, with a hint of toastiness, from the unique Armand de Brignac dosage which is aged for one year in French oak barrels.

Each iconic, metalized bottle is finished by hand, with the application of French pewter labels, polished, and housed in a wooden lacquered gift box, ensuring every single bottle is unique. Champagne Armand de Brignac Gold Brut makes for a timeless keepsake and a truly memorable gift.

Ideal as an aperitif or pairs perfectly with seared scallops, roasted quail and freshwater fish.

Gold Medal – 2015 New York International Wine Competition Gold Medal – 2015 San Francisco International Wine Competition $304.00, www.reservebar.com

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Paige Gordon Luxury Real Estate Agent Paige Gordon Closes $33 Million Dollar Deal in Simi Valley’s Renowned Hummingbird Nest Ranch in the quaint Simi Valley community rests 123 acres of pristine equestrian estate property, the opulent Hummingbird Nest Ranch. With Spanish inspired architecture and sweeping 360-degree views of the serene Santa Susana Mountains, the stunning Mediterranean mansion sold November 11th by agent Paige Gordon for $33 million.

A convenient 30 miles from the entertainment epicenter of the world, Hollywood, the Hummingbird Nest Ranch has served as a scenic backdrop for television series and feature films alike. The Biggest Loser, The Mentalist, NCIS and Little House on the Prairie have featured the gorgeous 15,000 square foot Spanish-Colonial style villa. Most recently, the ranch was featured in the 2015 box office hit, Entourage, as leading character Vincent Chase’s (Adrian Grenier) relaxing home away from the hustle and bustle of Hollywood.

Living up to its exclusive and relaxing on-screen reputation, the Hummingbird Nest Ranch is truly an oasis of tranquility and beauty. Curved columns, arched entryways, tiled staircases, French doors and intricate ironwork add a unique Mediterranean charm to the spacious 57 bedrooms, 40 baths, and 18-kitchen villa. Adorned with hidden gazebos and decorative fountains, the property features the perfect blend of unique sophistication and equestrian accommodations -- 60 stalls conveniently located in 3 barns stretched on 30,000 square feet of expansive Santa Susana property.

Given the entertainment appeal and the opulent infrastructure that embodies the Hummingbird Nest Ranch, the stunning property sold for $33 million with the assist of Agents of L.A., Paige Gordon. Committed to his business mantra, “I don’t sell homes, I sell a lifestyle,” Gordon’s twenty plus years of real estate expertise have deemed him a leading luxury real estate agent in Eastern Ventura County.

“The property is not only rich in design and architecture, but is also rich in history and accommodations. The Hummingbird Nest Ranch has managed to perfect Mediterranean opulence with equestrian charm and has caught the attention of entertainment and real estate enthusiasts in the process.” ••• POSITIONED OUTSIDE OF LOS ANGELES

Luxury Real Estate Group Paige Gordon Cal BRE: 01908944 805.750.2105 paige@thegotwoguy.com

ABOUT PAIGE GORDON: An Eastern Ventura native with over twenty years of experience in the real estate industry, Agents of L.A., Paige Gordon is committed to finding his clients the property of their dreams. Specializing in luxury real estate, Gordon has devoted his career to helping his clientele buy or sell homes with the highest level of expertise.

Gordon's mantra, "I don't sell homes, I sell a lifestyle," has contributed to his remarkable track record and beyond satisfied clientele.

For more information, visit: www.paigegordon.com

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Time to up your

hair game

By Lisa Haynes, Press Association

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t’s official, the ubiquitous topknot just won’t cut it any more, when it comes to piling your hair up: this Fall, up-dos come with an added twist. Backstage at the spring/summer 16 shows, there was a big shift from ‘nothing’ hair to ‘proper’ ‘dos. But don’t panic; you don’t need hairstylist skills to ride the new up-do movement.

The season calls for a more relaxed vibe, so imperfections, flyaways and wayward strands are all positively encouraged (phew). This is the perfect time of year to experiment with hair-up looks, according to Indira Schauwecker, Toni&Guy’s international artistic director: “Up-dos keep hair away from areas like foreheads and necks, that usually get hot and sticky in warm weather.

Whether you’re doing beach, wedding or festival, you can just leave the style all day. The messier it gets, the better.” Time to up the hair ante.

HAIR DECOR

Bling is the new thing when it comes to elevating a plain bun or chignon twist in seconds. Just add shiny brooch-like accessories in random places.

“Going heavy on the oversized jewels is a great way to transform an easy up-do into a statement look,” says Schauwecker. “Add height to the crown of the hair and keep the sides sleek and modern so it doesn’t look too fussy.”

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Still not sure about wearing your hair up?

Schauwecker has this up-do advice:

BRAIDY BUNCH

Braids are your no-fuss style for summer, because they won’t budge. Take a French plait to the next level with a double-sided braid starting at your temples. Wear both braids down or pin them up completely using grips, so it’s more of a halo style.

“Full braid looks will see you through swim, sleep and everything in-between - it doesn’t frizz or spoil when you perspire, and looks even better when it’s worn in,” Schauwecker advises. “Try pulling the braid apart slightly with your fingers after styling, to create the illusion of fuller hair.”

Don’t be afraid to experiment.

Play around and see what suits you - if it doesn’t work, you can take it down.

Whether you want glossy or lived in, use styling products to accentuate cool texture in your hair.

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No matter whether you remember it from first time around, Nineties girl half-up, half-down hair is well and truly back - and it’s ideal if you don’t like your hair pulled off your face completely.

“This look is cool and fun, but also really easy to recreate at home,” assures Schauwecker. “Faux side burns are another big trend at the moment so

leave hair falling in front of the ears for a lived-in, relaxed look.” Keep things playful for summer with bold, bright hair ties that punctuate your look.

“Bling is the new thing when it comes to elevating a plain bun or chignon twist in seconds”

Focus on smaller areas of the hair where you can create pops of detail, whether it’s a braid, twist, or adding a killer accessory.

Experiment with height in your up-do, as this can really accentuate your face shape.

Give your hair an up-do treatment. If you’re wearing braids, use a leave-in conditioner before plaiting to moisturize and protect your hair all day.

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SPA HOME Heading to the spa for a little pampering is essential every once in awhile. But sometimes a night in with the girls is just as fun. Josephine Stevens finds that there is a great way to combine the two – with a home spa

Scrub up

Keep skin glowing with a homemade scrub. Simply decide whether you want to use salt or sugar – both have exfoliating qualities but sugar is kinder to the skin, and dark brown sugar is better for sensitive skin. Add one part oil (you can use baby oil, coconut oil or whatever you prefer) to two parts sugar. Add five drops of essential oil to give it a lovely scent, and mix together.

Beautiful bathing

Taking a milk and honey bath is a great way to get beautifully supple skin – just ask Cleopatra! Lactic acid in the milk will soothe and soften, whilst the honey is a natural anti-inflammatory, and will moisturize. Add 10 tablespoons of honey and 10 tablespoons of full fat milk to a running bath.

Sit back, relax and unwind.

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Feeling fruity

Ditch over priced face masks and use up over-ripe fruit at the same time.

Bananas contain potassium which combats water retention and reduces bags and dark circles under the eyes. Simply mash up a banana, apply to the face and leave for approx. 15 minutes, then wash off to leave skin silky smooth.

Luscious locks

Keep hair looking its best with a regular olive oil treatment. Simply cover the hair, working it well into the ends, and leave for 20 minutes before washing out. Two shampoos may be necessary to completely remove it, but you’ll be left with shiny, healthy-looking locks.

Well heeled

Keep hard working feet smooth and soft by cutting a lemon in half, dipping in salt and using to scrub off stubborn hard skin. Also works on other rough areas such as elbows and knees.

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Josephine Stevens investigates the foods you should be eating to keep you healthy inside, and beautiful outside

Anti-Aging

Nobody can turn back time – but there are some foods that could help you stay looking younger for longer. Sweet potatoes contain beta-catorene which is an antioxidant that helps fight aging. Sweet potato soup, roasties and mash can be added to your menu as a variation on traditional spuds. For a double dose, serve with tomatoes, as their antioxidant lycopene has similar advantages. Blueberries are great too, so add a handful to your yogurt or cereal.

Keep wrinkles at bay with a dose of spinach which helps fight the skin’s aging UV rays.

Glowing Skin

Great news chocolate is good for you! Well, dark chocolate can help keep skin hydrated and go some way to protecting from sun damage. Be sure to stick to one with at least 60% cacao and with a high flavanol content. Keep your skin firm by adding kiwis to your diet. They could also help prevent wrinkles, and are fab for healthy teeth and bones. Stay moisturized and supple by eating wild salmon, a great source of Omega 3 fatty acids - try adding salmon flakes to your salad or use in sushi.

Great Hair, Nails And Teeth Give your nails and teeth plenty of calcium by snacking on low-fat yogurts – add fruit for a healthy breakfast. Walnuts bring smoother skin, healthy hair, brighter eyes, and strong bones. The zinc found in oysters keep nails hair and eyes healthy, and hair and skin also benefit from vitamin C which increases collagen production, found in bell peppers.

“Walnuts bring smoother skin, healthy hair, brighter eyes, and strong bones”

Healthy eyes

Carrots may not really help you to see in the dark – but the beta carotene will help maintain healthy corneas. As well as being great for anti-aging, blueberries also can help improve vision and strengthen blood vessels in the back of the eyes.

Add avocado to your salads to get a source of lutein which helps prevent macular degeneration, cataracts and other age-related eye diseases.

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Fashion Week Los Angeles Leads The Fashion District into a Gold Age

By Jeremy Bamidele

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ashion Week Los Angeles won’t be happening until October 15-19 in Los Angeles’ fashion district. Yet, it is already driving sales and industry leaders to what is the country’s fashion business capital, where $48 Billion of apparel went through its ports in 2014. This is a first for the Los Angeles fashion district which while thriving in the business and manufacturing sectors, it is the number one apparel manufacturing center nationally, has struggled to garner the attention of the fashion elites, instead depending on local buyers and press to publicize the city that houses more salaried fashion designers than New York City.

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his change in the market is largely due to increased cooperation among Los Angeles fashion players. In 2015, Fashion Week Los Angeles moved its production to take place within the same week while not overlapping with Los Angeles Market Week, one of the most successful apparel buying sessions in the country. By doing so, buyers who were already in the city to participate in the week were able to see many of the designs they were looking to buy on models rather than hangers and mannequins. This increased viewership, for fashion week, and transactions, for the neighboring fashion transaction centers: The New Mart, The Gerry Building, The Cooper Design Space, and the California Market Center.

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“All the Los Angeles’ fashion week productions have moved to surround the dates of the city’s market week”

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his year all the Los Angeles’ fashion week productions have moved to surround the dates of the city’s market week. Previously Spring/ Summer fashion week productions were evenly spread around late September to late October.

This year FWLA is once again making two precedent-setting moves. First, by changing its location from Union Station where it presented last season to this season being within a stone’s throw of the previously mentioned fashion transaction centers.

Such a move will remove many logistical problems for buyers, sales agents, and press to attend both market week and fashion shows, which in Los Angeles have always been spread throughout the city and hours of traffic.

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“They are segmenting designers by gender, style, and price points”

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econd, FWLA is honing its novel machine gun speed runway presentation sequence adapted from the trade show format, which allows buyers to view many collections within relatively short periods of time. They are segmenting designers by gender, style, and price points allowing for press and buyers to only view collections of interest to them. “We’ve all seen shows where buyers and press stood up and walked out after seeing who they came to see,” states Fashion Week Los Angeles Executive Producer, Gio Ferrigno. “This move will hopefully prevent such occurrences and further good will between the production company and FWLA’s industry-only audience.

Konus, Adil Bouarbi and Moods of Norway: Photos by Hayley Fisk. All other photos by Jung S. Kim. All images courtesy of Fashion Week Los Angeles. © 2016 UCA, LLC;

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First-class Cocktails in London The Connaught Bar in Mayfair, London was awarded the Best Cocktail Bar in the World earlier in the summer. London bars dominated the prestigious 10th Annual Spirited Awards at this year’s Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans, with The Connaught Bar taking home both The World’s Best Cocktail Bar and Best International Hotel Bar awards. The Connaught Bar opened at the hotel in 2008, was designed by David Collins Studio and has continued to maintain its position at the forefront of the London cocktail scene, offering a mix of traditional cocktails with innovative twists, and has spearheaded the art of table side theatre with its signature Martini Trolley. www.the-connaught.co.uk

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You can now enjoy a ‘proper’ beer up in the air, thanks to KLM’s Heineken beer trolley. It uses air instead of C02 for safety reasons but according to the airline, the taste is exactly the same as already enjoyed on the ground. There is just one trolley currently in existence, all of the components were made using a 3D printer, so at the moment it will just be used for special flights and events.

There is an art to serving a beer in the sky – according to KLM, “A select group of cabin personnel have received special training to pour perfect beer at altitude.” wwwwklm.com

New York to Birmingham service stops Despite it being just over a year since American Airlines resumed transatlantic services to Birmingham Airport in the UK, the news comes that it is now pulling out.

A statement issued by American Airlines said: “American Airlines constantly evaluates our network to ensure we are maximizing our fleet and profitability while matching customer demand.” The daily service to New York will cease from January 6 next year. www.americanairlines.co.uk

Think Pink in Bahrain Breast Cancer Awareness month begins in style at Four Seasons Hotel Bahrain Bay, turning Bahrain’s private island into a pink shade for the month of October. The Hotel has joined forces with local breast cancer organisation Think Pink Bahrain to raise funds and awareness for breast cancer research. Guests are welcome to support the fundraising effort when choosing different experiences in the restaurants, The Spa, and upon check-out where a percentage of proceeds benefits the local nonprofit.

“We are compassionate members of our Bahraini community and we are striving to give back as often as possible. For more than 30 years, Four Seasons has been deeply committed to the cause of advancing cancer research, and now it is our honor to support the same in Bahrain for a full month,” says Greg Pirkle, General Manager at Four Seasons Hotel Bahrain Bay. Pink Events Wrapped in Legendary Four Seasons Finesse: • Shop to raise funds – welcome to Four Seasons Pink Boutique • Pink Brunch at Bahrain Bay Kitchen • An Afternoon Tea tastes better with extra pink macaroons • Chefs united this October • Life is pink with Wolfgang Puck • Raise a glass to something noble – special pink Mocktail • Stay longer this October – third night free package • Rejuvenate for research at The Spa www.fourseasons.com

Time for Change

The Hollywood Roosevelt’s reputation as an iconic, one of a kind lifestyle hotel has been forged with distinction in Hollywood’s history,”

The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel is pleased to unveil a new design, starting with the iconic tower, built in 1927, where Gable and Carol Lombard had their tryst, which has undergone a 25 million dollar renovation with rooms designed by Yabu Pushelberg.

Next up comes a full rebranding and a sophisticated poolside F&B outlet in the Spring. David Chang and Goodwin Gaw, owners of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, have appointed long-time hotel collaborator Brett Blass as their Chief Operating Officer to lead the repositioning efforts of the new look property and their new management company to be announced later in 2016.

“The Hollywood Roosevelt’s reputation as an iconic, one of a kind lifestyle hotel has been forged with distinction in Hollywood’s history,” said Blass, “It’s an exciting time for the entire hotel team and for Los Angeles our stunning guest room renovation celebrates this landmark hotel’s character, charm and Hollywood roots while making us all very enthusiastic for the future ahead.” www.thehollywoodroosevelt.com O C TO B E R 2 0 1 6 7 7

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oh, ahh, hot” I yelp, as an elderly Thai man dips his foot into a bucket of warm charcoal before pressing sesame oil onto my back. The sizzling sound makes me wince, but the soothing effect on my muscles reveals my initial fear of being cooked like a piece of fried chicken was unfounded.

I presume the man’s foot has developed a Kevlarlike quality, as he grins at me while returning it to the heat, before going to work on my legs.

A yam khang massage - using a technique dating back hundreds of years - is one of many unexpected treats on my trip to northern Thailand.

The country’s authorities have ambitious

plans to boost annual revenue from overseas tourists by 8%, and they hope to achieve this by encouraging people to explore lesser-known areas.

Chiang Mai, the former seat of the Lanna kingdom, is renowned for its temples and has been on the south-east Asia backpackers’ trail for decades.

Holidaymakers coming to Thailand for a week or two have often preferred to head south to islands such as Phuket and Ko Phi-Phi Don, like I did on my only previous visit to the country over a decade ago.

But in recent years, Chiang Mai has developed a growing reputation as a city break destination, and I find it the perfect base for exploring this relaxed

Thai dream words: Neil Lancefield, Press Association

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and fascinating region, which is largely rural and has swathes of rich forestry.

It seems like every street corner, shop or restaurant has a portrait of the king and queen.

One of their most notable achievements has been to persuade the hill tribes of northern Thailand to stop growing opium, which harmed the land and provided only a tiny income.

The royals ensured they received help in switching to crops such as coffee, carrots, peaches and flowers. Beginning in the late 1960s, the project resulted in the tribes becoming selfsustained with a better quality of life.

The scheme also led to community-based tourism initiatives, like the village of Ban Rai

Kong Khing - the site of my unusual massage.

With rising debts and few jobs available, residents began using locally-sourced organic produce to make items they can sell, such as soap bars with honey extracts and mosquito repellents from lemongrass oil.

Soon after wiping the excess oil off my back I am introduced to a woman who has the unenviable task of showing me how she uses paper to make decorative flags sold for use in people’s homes during a celebration.

My ragged attempt is destined for the recycling bin rather than the village shop, but my instructor upholds her nation’s Land of Smiles reputation by beaming at me.

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One place where my shabby attempts at getting hands-on would not go down well is Chiang Mai’s Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden. It’s Thailand’s first international-standard botanical garden and features a number of rare plants. And f or those of us not particularly green-fingered, the main attraction is the canopy walkway.

Meandering through treetops along the 504-metre long route ensures a panoramic view of the mist-shrouded Doi Suthep-Pui mountains.

It feels like I have the entire walkway to myself and with nothing but the sound of birds, the environment could not be more different to the chaos of Bangkok.

The Dhara Dhevi resort is another location where it feels like I am the only person around, thanks to its 60-acre size. It’s located a 10-minute drive from the centre of Chiang Mai, but it looks like I’m entering a separate city as I pass over a bridge and through a gate, surrounded by high walls.

I’m not surprised to be told that the site was designed to look like a city of the Lanna kingdom, which covered much of what is now northern Thailand from around the 13th to 18th centuries.

There is a prayer hall modelled on a Buddhist temple, amphitheatre, market, paddy fields and buffalo. It looks incredibly old, and I’m stunned to learn it’s been open for just over 10 years.

The villa I am staying in is equally impressive.

Laid out over two floors, it features a four-poster bed, huge bathroom with whirlpool bath, a lounge area and even a piano.

I also stay at the Siripanna Villa Resort & Spa, about three miles closer to the city centre. Its most striking feature is an outdoor swimming pool based on the region’s ancient Mae Ping river.

Frangipani trees provide an inviting scent as I breaststroke my way around a lap of the pool, shaped in the outline of a square The Siripanna’s location means it’s just a few minutes in a taxi for a visit to Chiang Mai’s night market.

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Dozens of stalls line the streets selling traditional northern Thai food, such as spicy sausages, mild curries and sticky rice. A sign in the Siripanna’s reception stating that pungent durian fruit are banned from the premises has made me determined to give it a try, so I am thrilled when I find a stand selling dozens of them. They have a reputation of smelling like hell and tasting like heaven, but one revolting mouthful is all I need to understand the hotel management are spot on.

My last few days in Chiang Mai are spent experiencing some of the city’s exciting activities.

Leaping off a 50-meter high platform, my pulse races as I hurtle between jungle tree tops at the Flight of the Gibbon zipline tour.

The five kilometer course consists of a combination of ziplines - including one said to be the longest in Asia at 800 metres - and swaying bridges. It’s impossible not to let out a loud “whoa!” on the first few crossings, until the fear of falling is replaced by the thrill of flying.

Next up on my adrenalin-pumped itinerary is racing a wooden cart down a steep, bumpy track at Mon Cham. The controls are simple - steer with your feet and keep hold of the brake and I am soon in first place. But just as I begin thinking of victory, I hit a rock and TRAVEL FACTS veer to the right, crashing into a ditch.

Neil Lancefield was a guest of the After eventually reaching the finish Tourism Authority of Thailand. line, I climb out of my vehicle Visit www.tourismthailand.org to discover we’re on a hill ridge overlooking a spectacular The Dhara Dhevi landscape of green mountains. (www.dharadhevi.com) My heart rate settles down and I sit on a bench to soak up Siripanna Villa Resort and Spa the panoramic view, accompanied by (www.siripanna.com) a butterfly.

The pace slows further on a visit to forest monastery Wat Umong, where a group meditation session led by a monk leaves me with calm, positive thoughts.

Sitting on a mat for half an hour, I have no phone, no internet and nothing to do but breathe.

Like everything I’ve encountered in Chiang Mai, it’s another unexpected treat.

“My heart rate settles down and I sit on a bench to soak up the panoramic view, accompanied by a butterfly”

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Prowling big cats in

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Brazil’s Pantanal

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“Brazil’s neighbouring states Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul, are two of the best places to see these elusive cats”

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ucking beneath wispy palm fronds and crunching over spiky bromeliads, our Sunday drive through the grounds of Refugio Ecologico Caiman is anything but leisurely.

Holding aloft a telemetry device while twiddling dials on her radio receiver, field guide Lili Rampim is hoping to track one of the collared jaguars being monitored on the 53,000 hectare ranch in Brazilian state Mato Grosso do Sul. A series of bleeps leads us to a tangled mass of branches where even an elephant could be concealed from view.

“She’s definitely in there,” says Lili, looking at her readings. But it appears our big cat doesn’t want to come out today.

Even with the help of modern science, tracking jaguars is challenging. Brazil’s neighbouring states Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul, however, are two of the best places to see these elusive cats.

Both areas form part of the Pantanal, a sprawling wetland stretching into Bolivia and Paraguay. A network of rivers rises and falls with the seasons, giving way to vast grasslands and thick forests heaving with wildlife.

According to global wild cat conservation organisation Panthera, the jaguar density is high - up to eight jaguars per 100km2 of good habitat - and open areas make sightings much easier.

Subsequently, scientists, photographers and filmmakers come here in droves.

Isa, the collared jaguar we’ve been following, was orphaned when her mother was accidentally killed after wandering into an urban area, she and her sister, Fera, were rescued by Oncafari.

Over the course of 20 months, Joe Stevens (a documentary producer from the UK) filmed the ambitious re-wilding project never before undertaken in Brazil.

Lili shows me the one hectare enclosure where the young sisters spent a year learning to vocalize, catch live prey and familarize with new surroundings. Much of this was captured by camera traps and forms part of a presentation Lili gives to tourists.

Anyone staying at Caiman can book one to three days on the field with Oncafari’s team of five biologists and local guide; opt for the longer package and Lili guarantees a jaguar sighting.

Another key aspect of the organization’s work, is jaguar habituation. Oncafari’s founder Mario Haberfeld, an environmentalist and retired Formula 3 racing champion, was inspired after observing a similar strategy successfully used with leopards in South Africa’s Londolozi Game Reserve.

Hearing news of a fresh kill, we hurtle through fields and forest to witness the process first-hand.

Nine-banded armadillos scurry through shards of fading light and plump capybaras (the world’s

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largest rodent) wallow in swamps bathed with sunset reflections. Even a bushy-tailed giant anteater with a baby draped across its back isn’t enough to distract us.

Mewing frogs whining like racing cars turning track corners spur us on.

When we arrive, Esperanca has emerged from the woods with her two large 16-month cubs Cema and Suricata. An iron stake driven into the carcass prevents them from dragging it away.

Over the course of an hour, we watch the family feast, play and belly roll like house cats, edging slowly closer by coughing first then starting the ignition so they feel comfortable with our presence.

In the end, we’re just 30 meters away.

Caiman’s owner, Brazilian paper baron Roberto Klabin, started his eco-tourism venture on family land 30 years ago, and provides free research space and accommodations to Oncafari.

There are two main high-end lodges and one private villa, but even at full capacity, less than 35 guests are on site. I stay at the six-room Baiazinha Lodge, peering over a lake where delicate, butterfly-winged jacanas flit between water hyacinth and the beady eyes of submerged, snorting caimans.

Every morning, I awake to find thousands of roosting snowy egrets clinging to a dome-shaped strangler fig tree and fluttering away like confetti as sunrays stretch beyond the horizon.

Klabin also rents his land to a cattle rancher, yet remarkably only one per cent of the 36,000 cattle is lost to jaguar predation. It’s a shining example of how wildlife conflict can be avoided with proper farm management.

Sadly, many jaguars are still shot by angry pantaneiros (cowboys) as retribution for loss of livestock or even to prevent future killings. In the Pantanal, where more than 90% is private farmland, it’s a huge problem.

Panthera are working hard to create a safe jaguar corridor throughout Central and South America

scouring sandbanks and unruly knots of mangrove roots for glimpses of those rosette-patterned pelts.

A grumpy giant river otter emerges from a den, clearly irritated by the commotion on his doorstep, and jabiru storks flounce on the shores, wafting their feathery white capes.

Two local fishermen guide us to a jaguar peering cautiously from behind a curtain of moss-matted vines; another more confident cat sprawls across a fallen tree trunk but doesn’t stick around for long.

Sightings are short, but unlike other areas of Mato Grosso where boats jostle for position, they’re

“Mewing frogs whining like racing cars turning track corners spur us on” and to help farmers. Dr Rafael Hoogesteijn, Jaguar Program Conflict Director for the organization, is eager not to demonize pantaneiros, pointing out they are also largely responsible for protecting the vast swathes of natural habitat.

Conservationists, film-makers and biologists agree tourism provides an obvious solution, generating income for the region and demonstrating a jaguar’s worth alive.

Further north, in Mato Grosso, ecotourism venture Pantanal Explorer is opening up new areas to visitors and hoping to change attitudes in the process.

I stay at their Jaguar House Boat, anchored along the Paraguay River, on the edge of Taiama Ecological Reserve.

We take twice-daily trips on small motorboats,

appealingly peaceful and wild.

Andre Thuronyi, owner of Pantanal Explorer, has been coming to the Pantanal since the midSeventies, but says it took 11 years to see his first jaguar. Thankfully the odds are much better today and although it’s hard to collate figures, biologists generally agree numbers are increasing.

Wildlife documentaries and projects like Oncafari are undoubtedly having a positive impact.

“This really is the poster animal for Brazil’s wildlife and it’s vital that new ways are found to ensure their survival,” Joe Stevens.

With everyone working on the same wavelength, even without the aid of a telemetry device, that message has been heard loud and clear.

By Sarah Marshall, Press Association (who was a guest of The Ultimate Travel Company)

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HOME & real estate – Local property news and stunning furnishings from the finest interior companies – i m a g e : R OSE M A R Y ALLISON

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Quirky offerings from Kelly Wearstler We absolutely love these surreal designs from Los Angeles-based Kelly Wearstler 1. Inspired by the French trompe-l’oeil technique, the dynamic Avant pattern is an artful composition of line and space, creating a three dimensional drama. This item is only sold by the double roll which totals 10 yards of wallpaper. $396, www.kellywearstler.com

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I Cosy Up Be prepared for when fall truly arrives and the temperature cools. Cosy up with this Pendleton Fringe Eco-Wise Wool Blanket. It comes in two colors – Copper (shown) and blue. $109.00, www.nordstrom.com

n celebration of its 70th year, British craftsmen in paint and paper Farrow & Ball has reimagined three of its most beloved wallpapers in tantalising new colorways, exclusively available through showrooms and online. Encompassing a geometric, damask and small-scale print, the timeless designs have been given a fresh lease of life using nine new additions to the Farrow & Ball color palette.

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