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12/27/10
Perfect ’10
Everything That Was Important in 2010
What a year. Blowout-heavy Hollywood rooftops. Game-changing Los Feliz wine bars. Sir Mix-a-Lot. Walk with us, won’t you, through the stories that defined your 2010.
THE ROOF WAS ON FIRE
Drai’s Hollywood
Some called it the pinnacle of Hollywood’s resurgence. Some called it... Vegas. But honestly, it’s hard
to get too worked up about these things when you’re on a sprawling rooftop drinking a martini from a
carafe.
- 411:
- Drai’s Hollywood, 6250 Hollywood Blvd, 12th floor, 323-962-1111
WHISKEY BUSINESS
Thirsty Crow
Oddly enough, a skunk-themed trucker bar called Stinkers didn’t stay relevant for too long. But when the
owners sagely transformed it into a classy whiskey saloon... well, by the second day, it felt like it had
been around forever. In a good way.
- 411:
- Thirsty Crow, 2939 W Sunset Blvd, Silver Lake, 323-661-6007
JUST SHOOT ME
MyStudio
After too many housewarming parties at a club that looked like a house, you were more than ready for an upgrade. Like a club
that looked like a photo studio, complete with casting couch. So were Joaquin Phoenix, Sacha Baron Cohen and
lots of women ready for their close-up.
- 411:
- MyStudio, 6623 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, 323-960-3300
EVERYBODY COMES TO RICK’S
Red O
Rarely has a restaurant opening caused so much pandemonium, from Twitter feuds involving celeb chef Rick
Bayless to... the bouncers out front. (At a restaurant.) But ultimately, things settled down to nights of
mere elegant mayhem, fueled by margaritas in a leather swing and delicious, delicious Mexican food.
- 411:
- Red O, 8155 Melrose Ave, 323-655-5009
YOU GOT SPRUNG
The Big Butt Book
When faced with such profound subject material as that found in The Big Butt Book, we couldn’t
help but think back fondly to the world’s foremost authority on the subject: Sir Mix-a-Lot. Who we’re
sure has a whole bookcase full of this masterwork.
- 411:
- The Big Butt Book, now available
BEDROOM EYES
Boudoir
There’s definitely a connection between sultry lounges and... bedrooms. So the proprietors of Coco de
Ville went ahead and just made their lounge into a bedroom, but with top DJs and the occasional
model hanging around in a lightbox. Fair enough.
- 411:
- Boudoir, 755 N La Cienega Blvd, West Hollywood, 310-659-3900
UNCORKED
Covell
It’s not like the neighborhood didn’t have any decent wine bars. And yet, there was a raucous mob in Los
Feliz when this place opened, as if nobody had ever heard the word syrah before. But we’ll admit:
they’ve got one helluva Croque Monsieur.
- 411:
- Covell, 4628 Hollywood Blvd, Los Feliz, 323-660-4400
TOP CHEFS
Test Kitchen
Most great restaurants around town have a great chef in the kitchen. This one had all of them. There were
months and months of one-off nights from the best toques in town, serving you whatever they felt like. And
then, in December, the doors closed, like it never happened. But you’ll always have the carrot pickles.
- 411:
- Test Kitchen, 9575 W Pico Blvd, 310-277-0133
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