Posts Tagged ‘culture’

Five favorite places in L.A. for “Taking Tea” by Chery Glaser

Chery Glaser, KCRW Host.

Back when I was in third grade, my aunt from England taught me the proper way to make and drink tea (pre-heating the pot and truly boiling the water are a must for the former; I prefer milk and a skosh of sugar for the latter). I’ve been a fan of the brew pretty much ever since. There’s nothing like it for curling up on the sofa on a chilly night or lingering over on a lazy Saturday afternoon. But I’m also a fan of tea, the meal–particularly when somebody else has done all the work and I can just sit back and enjoy. So forthwith, my five favorite places for taking tea in L.A.

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5 Painters I Love by Celia Hirschman

Celia Hirschman, KCRW Host.

I’ve been an insomniac for decades. I could go to sleep, but I’d find myself wide awake at 3AM unable to rest.  Then 15 years ago, a friend suggested that I do something relevant with the time I was awake. I began make art – drawing, painting and collage. Then I studied other artists. Here are some of my favorite painters:

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Five Secret L.A. Pleasures by Marc Porter Zasada

Marc Porter Zasada, Host of The Urban Man.

Every Angeleno keeps a list of secret pleasures, the "locals-only" joys we try not to share with tourists. Since KCRW listeners are like family, I’m offering five of my favorite places to sneak off and relax.

Drinks at the Casa Del Mar
This great 1926 hotel, with its high, wood-paneled lobby and elegant, slightly stuffy bar, overlooks the modern Santa Monica Beach with big picture windows. The whole thing exists in a deep, if expensive L.A. time warp. I order vodka martinis and read Raymond Chandler here.

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5 Best Places to Expose Your Kids to Music by Dan Wilcox

Dan Wilcox, KCRW DJ.

For as long as I can remember, music has been a paramount force in my life… it has been said that I learned how to use my parents turntable before I could tie my shoes.  This reflection of my own life in music has taken on a new meaning this year, as my wife Maggie and I are expecting our first child in the coming months.  We want to be sure to instill the importance of music with this child.

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5 Bands that Defined surf culture in LA by Tom Schnabel

Tom Schnabel, KCRW DJ.

When I was fourteen, I started surfing, borrowing my older brother’s longboard.  I persisted and eventually became pretty good.  I surfed all up and down the coast and rode the big waves in Hawaii too.  And of course I loved going to surfing movies and watching impossibly beautiful waves and classic surfers carving them like Baryshnikov.  It was always disappointing going out the next day after the movie and find the surf flat.

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