Star Chef Curtis Stone Hires the Formerly Homeless and Incarcerated at His Hollywood Restaurant
"You have to throw the whole notion of a background check away: I know you've been homeless. You may have gone to prison. That's all right with me," says the 'Top Chef' star of his staffing approach, in partnership with L.A. organization Chrysalis, at his restaurants Maude and Gwen.
From Disney to Warner Bros.: What to Eat and Where to Sit at Studio Executive Commissaries
Who's got time to go off the lot? Staying on campus is more alluring than ever as THR's in-house dining expert offers a guide to the history, the vibes, the power chefs and the hot seats (look for Rupert Murdoch near Budapest) that make each company canteen special.
Hollywood's Top 25 Power Lunch Spots 2017
How's your table game? From Soho House to Sugarfish and Craft to Culina, THR unveils the annual survey of the town's top midday meal joints for dining and dealmaking. Assistants, please take careful notes.
UTA Signs Mega-Chef Thomas Keller From CAA (Exclusive)
The acclaimed chef owns the Bouchon family of restaurants in Beverly Hills, New York, Las Vegas and Napa Valley.
How 'Ghostbusters' Writer's Amy Schumer Comedy Came Together Over Lunch
Katie Dippold, who also penned ‘The Heat’ and scored a seven-figure deal for her untitled mother-daughter comedy also starring Goldie Hawn, "is much more shy than I expected" based on her scripts, says Chernin's Jenno Topping over rosé wine at Wally's on Canon Drive.
Polo Lounge Rises Back Into Power Lunch Ranks After Fizzled Boycott
Hollywood shunned the beloved Beverly Hills Hotel spot in 2014 over its owner the Sultan of Brunei's implementation of anti-gay laws, but the industry gradually has crept its way back to the old-school eatery, now at No. 6 on THR's annual list.
Hollywood Power Lunch Spots 2016: Thomas Keller and Wolfgang Puck Dish on Dining-Room Drama
Puck — a proprietor of more than 20 fine-dining establishments worldwide — and Keller — owner of French bistro Bouchon — reveal where they'd go for a meal in Los Angeles.
How Beverly Hills' Canon Drive Became the Hotspot for Hollywood Power Lunches
In June, New York's Lambs Club phenom Geoffrey Zakarian will open his first L.A. outpost on Canon Drive — where nearly a quarter of the eateries on THR's annual list are located — as the Beverly Hills strip that's home to Spago, Bouchon, the Palm and Sugarfish becomes a veritable food court for the industry.
Hollywood Power Lunch Spots 2016: Where 'Dope' Director Rick Famuyiwa, Charles King and Kim Roth Go to Talk Deals
Cecconi's, which rose to No. 3 on THR's power lunch ranking for 2016, is a crossroads for art, fashion, design, music and Hollywood, say the three regulars, who toasted their upcoming hacker drama as former WME agent King, who launched his own company Macro late last year, recalled the many deals made at the West Hollywood hotspot.
A Hollywood Assistant Dishes on the Groveling, Posturing and Ego-Saving Fibs Involved in Booking a Power Lunch
A former aide to a top TV exec reveals the high-pressure (but low-level) negotiations ("only suggesting places that were equidistant from [two power players'] respective offices") and manipulations of planning an industry pow-wow: "If I hit a total roadblock with a restaurant … I'd sometimes say the place was closed for a private event and pray that my boss didn't hear someone else had dined there that same day."
