pipe down.

mod middle eastern cuisine with a cali twist and an emphasis on tea are avail at exotic bar and resto xai (pronounced "shy"). try beef kafta sliders or lamb sausages for brunch, or order the mezze sampler for variety. linger over roasted chicken fesenjan or the colorado lamb at dinner. and you don't have to be "xai" about toking on a hookah, with flaves from fruity peach, guava, melon and mango, to flowery choices like jasmine and rose. now open. 7677 west sunset boulevard. between courtney and stanley. west hollywood. 323.969.0090. www.xailounge.com

my my my.

david judaken of myHouse (pictured), mood, and east gets possessive all over again with myStudio. think of it as a fashionable riff on a photography studio, with books and a baby grand. looking for the "it" crowd? celebs paris hilton, samantha ronson, and adam levine have already gravitated to this studio habitat. now open. 6623 hollywood boulevard. between whitley and cherokee. hollywood. 332.960.3300. www.syndicatehospitality.com

a rose is a rose.

get creamed at the sweet rose creamery from josh loeb and zoe nathan (rustic canyon, huckleberry). the scoop? choose from 12 seasonal small batch flaves (like earl gray tea or caramel), a non-dairy option, and a sorbet. handcrafted bon bons, classic shakes, root beer floats, strawberry ice cream pies and sands are also available. now open. at the brentwood country mart. 225 26th street. at san vicente. brentwood. 310.260.2663. www.sweetrosecreamery.com