Fashion designer Karen Kane shares her Los Angeles secrets with Haute Living. Find out where Karen shops, dines and who she thinks has the best dessert in the City of Angeles.
Where were you born: Barberton, OH
How long in Los Angeles: Since 1974
Neighborhood: Pacific Palisades, CA
Occupation: Fashion Designer
Favorite Restaurant: Katsuya in Brentwood
Best Steakhouse: I don’t eat steak, but I love the crab salad at the Palm
Best Sushi: Katsuya in Brentwood
Best Italian: Giorgio Baldi
Best Pizza: Mozza
Best Lunch: Café Vida in the Palisades
Best dessert: Urth Caffe
Best place for a romantic date: The Stonehouse at San Ysidro Ranch (in Santa Barbara)
Best Sunday brunch: tamales at the Farmers Market in the Palisades
Best place for a power business meeting: Church & State downtown
If you have out of town guests, which hotel would you recommend? The Viceroy in Santa Monica – amazing restaurant around the pool
Favorite shopping venue/boutique: A tie between Intermix and Scoop at the Brentwood Country Mart and Barney’s in Beverly Hills – it’s too hard to pick just one!
Best Spa: Burke Williams in Santa Monica
Best Gym/Athletic Facility: Spectrum in Malibu
Best Massage: Four Seasons Biltmore in Santa Barbara
Best Limousine/Driving Service: Planet Limo
Favorite Charity Event: FIDM’s Debut Gala – it benefits the school’s scholarship program & features amazing student designers year after year
Favorite Cultural Event: Every year, our family tries to make it up to Santa Barbara for Fiesta in August…it’s intimate, historic, and lots of fun
Favorite Cultural Institution: The Hollywood Bowl – it wouldn’t be summer without a night at the Bowl
Best Museum/Exhibit: I love the revolving photography displays at the Annenberg Space for Photography…very small, unassuming place with beautiful exhibits
Favorite historic/legendary place to see or explore: Griffith Park Observatory
All-around favorite spot in Los Angeles: Malibu – it’s like a vacation without having to travel
Best Aspect of Los Angeles: The people – we’re just as diverse & exciting as New Yorkers, but we don’t rush through life like they do. The weather lets us stop & enjoy it along the way.
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