summer is not over. summer is not over. summer is not over.

thread 'em.
indian women have known about threading forever, and enessa spa has perfected the art, making all that hot wax, well, about to wane. add on an aromatherapy skin treatment, and you'll be relaxed, with clear skin, and brow-licious before you know it. 8012.5 melrose avenue. 323.655.5950.www.enessa.com


roses are new.
a rose is more than a rose when you're talking about the new stone rose lounge. rande gerber's latest at the sofitel hotel manages to still look hip even though velvet couches aren't. could be the horseshoe-shaped bar, or simply the fact that you don't have to wait in line to get in (yet). 8555 beverly. at la cienega. 310.278.5444. www.sofitella.com


eastward ho.
this ain't your mama's katana. master chef katsuya uechi partnered with design powerhouse philippe starck to take you east (or to brentwood) for the new katsuya. designed to look like one big bento box, the interior is all wood. but this is starck after all. note: photos of a japanese woman watch over you at the robata bar, the sushi bar, the terrace, and the lounge.11777 san vicente. 310.207.8744.


spelling b.
B.L.D.: the acronym for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. (get it?) and neal fraser's new resto which serves, well, you can figure it out. there's a cheese and charcuterie bar with an old school slicer, and a separate store with goods-to-go. this hood-friendly spot doesn't take reservations, so if the wait's too long, you can always just walk over to grace (fraser's other). yes, we just said "walk." 7450 beverly. at vista. www.bldrestaurant.com


minx it up.
oh you saucy minx. glendale is going noticeably upscale with the addition of the minx restaurant that opened early august. look for djs, asian fusion like filet mignon with korean barbecue glaze, and a multi-million dollar design from the team that orchestrated the interior at l.a. hot spot republic. 300 harvey drive between freeways 2 and 134. 818.242.9191. www.minx-la.com