Whenever I head out to the glorious city of Los Angeles to visit our west coast hotels, The Standard, Hollywood and The Standard, Downtown LA, I am usually most excited about delving into the...
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Ok. We’re not the type to complain at restaurants. We’re too classy for that. But we do envy Jack Nicholson’s chutzpah while trying to order toast. So for now, we’ll...
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I visited The Standard Grill recently, and sat in back at the chef’s counter. Tiny bursts of flames were flaring around extravagant cuts of beef. Layers of winter clothes came off. I...
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As you probably can already imagine, I spend a fair amount of time sitting pool side at The Standard, Miami recovering from (and trying to remember) the night before. There is only thing...
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Now that it’s a full two weeks into the new year and all of our holiday feasting is far behind us, we felt it was due time to tell you about the culinary treats we’ve crafted for Dine...
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Stan likes it raw. There. I said it, and I’m not turning back. That’s why the geniuses behind The Standard Grill and the Biergarten are bringing you the...
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I’M STAAAAAAAAAAAAAARVING!!!! Stan D’ieu!
Day 3 on the BluePrintCleanse, and it’s just as tough as Day1. I woke up this morning feeling okay. Wasn’t too...
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I know that when you think of Stan D’Arde you normally think of a martini lightly dirty, up, one olive, but even Stan understands that variety is the spice of life. That’s why...
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The BluePrintCleanse is NOT easy my gorgeous Stan D’etoxers, but it’s pretty amazing.
Yesterday, was Day 1 and the only good thing about it was that it ended in juice #6,...
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Today’s recipe is another secret tip from Jess Chalkley, baker extraordinaire from our favorite vegan bakery, Babycakes. “It’s the easiest recipe ever that was taught to...
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I think I’m starting to lose it and enter a state of delirium. Yes. You’ve guessed it. Like most people who use the New Year as an excuse to make up for a year full...
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If you want to mess with the egg drink during holidays, you’ll need a real mixologist to master the tricky genre. But when it all comes together, a proper cocktail from this family of...
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Growing up, my parents were all about winter sports. While summers were spent on the Riviera, the winters were spent in the Swiss Alps. It was all about skiing, skating and warm...
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When I was a child, let’s say in the 70s just to be vague, I would come down from upstairs in my family’s weekend home outside of Marrakech and peep my head around the corner to see...
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My gorgeous little friends, how I sit here and reminisce over the past year we’ve spent together. The laughs, the tears and the martinis we’ve shared are all too bittersweet....
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For the past year and a half Chef Dan Silverman has been dazzling the senses with his American Brasserie fare at The Standard Grill, and he doesn’t intend on stopping any time soon....
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It’s always good to know how to make a crust from scratch, especially during Holiday season — none of that freezer stuff that is pre-made. Today’s recipe is from Jessica...
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This is the kind of story we LOVE to hear about because nothing is better than finding a lost bottle of delicious champagne! It’s like putting on your favorite made-to-measure Gucci...
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Working in an environment where endless amounts of pastries, sweets and cakes abound is always a dangerous thing for us over here at The Standard hotels. In this specific moment...
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With the arrival of Fall and the holidays just around the corner, we tend to turn to our favorite seasonal drinks to help ease the nip of the winter chill to come. One of the most revered...
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Last night we were invited to a private dinner with friends and family at this new restaurant in Manhattan called The Fat Radish, located in the Lower East Side on the corner of Canal and...
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