My Life As A Princess

Okay, I'm not really a princess but it's definitely a close call. This blog is a product of love. Everybody should know about the cool things in life and sometimes also about the not-so-cool.

Thursday, December 21, 2006

Fresh Coolness and The Plastics... Partying in Hollywood

The need to party comes to me by stages. There are long periods of time when all I want to do is to stay at home, watching movie rentals from the comfort of my bed (boyfriend by my side) not wanting to dress up, deal with the world or with the high maintenance LA party scene. There are times when dinner and a movie or joining our friends at a local bar sounds like an excellent idea, keeping things simple without the fuss of lines at nightclubs or dress-to-impress needs, but then it happens and as an explosion, the need to party in Hollywood hits me at full force and Hollywood Boulevard becomes the place to be, grinning from afar, waiting for me.

The Cool Gang

With Daria here from Boston, visiting for a couple of days, Tasp and I decided that a girls night out was the perfect thing to do and what better place for that than Hollywood.

We started out at Star Shoes, described by LA.com as ‘a boutique of a club among Hollywood’s disco malls’, the place just screams Hollywood-Indie. It’s one of my favorite spots to mingle with friends and escape from mainstream beats and pretentious crowds. Afterwards, we headed to Tokio, it was my first time there and I was impressed by its awesomeness. The place is very low-key, decorated by lanterns, red leather couches and bamboo fixtures that divided the place into smaller spaces. Saturday nights are guest-list only but being a group of 5 hot girls guaranteed our entry. We jammed to the fusion of old-school hip-hop and modern beats in a crowd full of gorgeous babes, true beauties and a guy wearing a Santa hat, something only acceptable in Hollywood.



The Plastics

I had dinner with my girl friends last night and soon after we decided to hit one of Hollywood's Wednesday parties. We went to Privilege in West Hollywood, the all white majestic spot in the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Crescent Heights. It was a guest list only party but when you know someone who knows someone names don't matter anymore so we found ourselves surrounded by the snobby, desperate to be trendy Hollywood crowd. For a club, the place is beautiful, all white, impeccable and breathtaking, however, the drinks were ridiculously expensive and the music was average. Beautiful people were abundant but painstakingly involved with themselves (made me wonder if they in fact have a good time), nevertheless, amusing in their ways, an enjoyable spectacle. We danced and sipped our drinks happily and departed at 1am, with a smirk and a self-pat in the back because we’re pretty, smart and far from shallow.

Monday, December 11, 2006

Gardens of Flavor

"Only in West Hollywood does such flamboyance not seem out of place. The headwaiter dresses in a guayabera, speaks with an exaggerated accent and sings the menu to you, against a backdrop of tin flowers amd wood paneling.

Once you choose an entree—chicken, beef, fish or shrimp—the appetizers get rolled out in courses. Enchiladas ooze cheese, quesadillas also ooze cheese, soup brims with meatballs. The main courses are rich in sauces like mole and crema, but the richness won't clean out your pocket. The five courses will cost less than $20 per person. Maybe you'll be inspired to pick up a guayabera of your very own."

-LA.Com

It's the perfect place for a first date, for a night out with your beau or for dinner with the girls. Gardens of Taxco was a very fun and delicious dinner experience. Definitely two thumbs up!