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Pinkdot is the OG delivery company born in the heart of the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood and is the pioneer of grocery and liquor on demand delivery and known for delivering  groceries, liquor and food in about 30 minutes all over Los Angeles for the past 35 years.   Pinkdot also has a kitchen onsite that is open from 9am to 2am that you can order delivery from or pop by to pick it up in person.   Sol Yamini, the owner of Pinkdot, has recently teamed up with Chef Jeff Danzer to revamp the kitchen menu and joins We Know WeHo to talk about some menu favorites and other new projects the two are working on together.  WARNING - this episode is bound to make you very hungry! 

GUEST RESOURCES

Website:  Pinkdot.com

Instagram: @pinkdot | @jeffthe420chef_official

SPONSORS

B2V Salon  www.b2vsalon.com

Steve Lococo @steve.lococo

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Website:  anchor.fm/weknowweho

Instagram: @weknowweho_official

Host:  @TLP_Style

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Shark-tank obsessed best friends Jack Della Femina and Nathan Katz had the idea for a pop-up in January 2020 and landed on the idea for avocado toast.   After successful pop-ups in West Hollywood, Brooklyn and The Hamptons, Jack and Nathan opened up their first brick and mortar location in West Hollywood in January 2022 on Doheny Drive.

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

GUEST RESOURCES

Website:  Bravotoast.com

Instagram: @bravo.toast

SPONSORS

B2V Salon  www.b2vsalon.com

@b2vsalon

David Stanko @thedavidstanko 

PODCAST

Website:  anchor.fm/weknowweho

Instagram: @weknowweho_official

Host:  @TLP_Style

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The City of Beverly Hills is kicking off their first ever Pride celebration!  This Pride Spotlight features a conversation with Ben Johnson, the City of Beverly Hills’ Manager of Arts & Culture for the Community Services Department.  Tracy and Ben talk about the significance of this inaugural event and the program slate including Beverly Hills Pride at Greystone Mansion: Gina Young's SORORITY Salon on Wednesday, June 8th celebrating the rich history of Beverly Hills and the 1920's art salons.

The City of Beverly Hills’ inaugural Pride celebration is part of the City’s Embrace &  Celebrate Culture Initiative, an inter-commission collaboration of the City of Beverly Hills’  Arts and Culture and Human Relations Commissions, Next Beverly Hills Committee and  the Community Services Department.

Be sure to pop into Beverly Hills during the evening to view the Pride Lighting of City Hall and Civic Center (June 1 - June 12) and capture a photo to share with your friends of the palm trees flanking City Hall adorned with Pride lights. 

GUEST RESOURCES

Ben Johnson

Beverly Hills Pride  

PODCAST

Website:  anchor.fm/weknowweho

Instagram: @weknowweho_official

Host:  @TLP_Style

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

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

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

GUEST RESOURCES

Website:  Cherrybombweho.com

Instagram: @cherrybombweho | @alisondjf | @shantilly_t

PODCAST

Website:  anchor.fm/weknowweho

Instagram: @weknowweho_official

Host:  @TLP_Style

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

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

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

GUEST RESOURCES

Website:  maggiehjackson.com

Instagram: @maggiehjackson

SPONSORS

B2V Salon  www.b2vsalon.com  | @b2vsalon

David Stanko @thedavidstanko

PODCAST

Website:  anchor.fm/weknowweho

Instagram: @weknowweho_official

Host:  @TLP_Style

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

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

RESOURCES

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

Instagram: @kryanhenisey | @taggallery | @artloungecollective 

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

Guest interview begins at 20 minute mark approximately

SPONSORS

B2V Salon  www.b2vsalon.com  | @b2vsalon

David Stanko @thedavidstanko

PODCAST 

Website:  anchor.fm/weknowweho

Instagram: @weknowweho_official

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

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

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

RESOURCES:

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

Instagram @betterthansexLA

Guest Interview at 35 minute mark of episode

SPONSORS:

B2V Salon 

Instagram @b2vsalon | @thedavidstanko | @thevanitygirldiaries

PODCAST:

Website  anchor.fm/weknowweho

Instagram @weKnowWeho_official

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

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

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

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

Resources:

Garagiste Festival

Instagram @garagistefestival

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

Schedule a free consultation with a stylist at B2V to learn their advice on the best cut for your face shape by calling the salon at 310.777.0345 or emailing [email protected] with a current picture.  

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

Website www.b2vsalon.com

Instagram @theb2vsalon | @stevelococo

We Know WeHo is Kicking off March, Women's History Month, with a newly opened women-owned business.  Felicia Terwilliger is the owner of LIV, a wellness concept that offers infrared sauna sessions for an experience that can be truly day changing.  Infrared has gained mainstream popularity in recent years due to wide use by the biohacking / longevity community including pro athletes, models and cancer patients.  Studies show that infrared saunas have helped those suffering from lymes or autoimmune disease.  One 30 minute session under the red lights can help you lose up to 600 calories and recent studies have shown infrared use to increase the amount of deep sleep and lower depression and anxiety amongst many other health benefits. LIV also offers a cold plunge to help decrease inflammation and a selection of IV therapy options to keep you ultra hydrated.  LIV offers private rooms with single or group saunas.  Insider tip:  ClassPass members can use their points to book sessions at LIV.

Use code TRYLIV for 50% off your first session.

RESOURCES:

Website  www.livnow.me

Instagram @livweho

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