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Last week I went to check out Bar Star Karaoke at Play Nightclub on Yucca and Cahuenga in Hollywood. I've been to Play a bit before, usually on Thursday nights (and a couple of times during it's previous incarnation as Red Buddha). The vibe is always very chill and relaxed for a club smack dab in the middle of Hollywood and frequented by the future rulers of Tinsletown. Play is run by managing partner,... more ›

Huston’s Pit BBQ is a bit of an anomaly. It’s an aging, yellow-painted shack smack in the middle of Hollywood, on a stretch of Cahuenga that is also home to such hip, happening spots as Citizen Smith and the Hotel Cafe. You could easily walk right past it and not even register that it’s there. I know I used to, until one day one of our supervisors at work had them cater lunch –... more ›