Today's Updates

Celeb Profile: Naomi Watts

By Kevin Gray | Images by Sheryl Nields/Copious Management | Riviera magazine | September 1, 2010

The alluring Naomi Watts has seduced David Lynch, Woody Allen and... King Kong. But can the famously fragile beauty kick it up Angelina-style in her next role as real-life spy Valerie Plame?
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Make The Cut

Photography by Warwick Saint | Styling by Gianne Couji at Kramer + Kramer | Riviera magazine | September 1, 2010

Form follows texture...dare to rock it this fall!

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The High Life: Bluemarine & Michael Kors

Photography by David Drebin, daviddrebin.com | Styling by Mindy Saad, celestineagency.com | Riviera magazine | September 1, 2010

As luxury returns, the drama unfolds...

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Review: Raya at the Ritz-Carlton Monarch Beach

By Troy Johnson | Photography by Edward Duarte | Riviera magazine | September 1, 2010

What Rick Bayless did for Chicago’s gourmet Mexican food scene, Richard Sandoval did for New York, Vegas and Santa Monica, not to mention the Four Seasons and Le Royal resorts in Dubai.

Add Orange County to that list. read more

Spotlight On: San Diego Space 4 Art

By Meredith Hattam | Photography by Chris Clinton | Riviera magazine | August 30, 2010

The city’s creative vanguard goes commie at a sprawling art warehouse in The E.V.

Street art from MCASD’s “Viva la Revolución” project is all over this neighborhood. Serious-looking kids in robes go in and out of a graffiti-laden jiujitsu center. Homeless men and women stoop on the sidewalks, killing time best they can. And inside an 18,000-square-foot complex—spanning three buildings, two stories and one full city block—39 of San Diego’s top creative types get to work. read more

Best Meat Plate: Whisknladle

By Chantal Gordon | Riviera magazine | August 30, 2010

House-cured meats are trending. Burger King will be R&D’ing lardo soon. But Ryan Johnston’s at Whisknladle will outlive the fad. On the pâté side, his pork rillettes are unctuous and habit-forming (he rotates them with beef pâté and duck mousse). And the lomo (dry-cured pork tenderloin) is the richer, meatier answer to the common sausage. Housemade mustard and tapenades only tease out the meat’s addictive properties. read more

Deck Set: Mercer York Real Estate

By AnnaMaria Stephens | Riviera Interiors | August 27, 2010

S.D.'s hottest he sells/she sells estate team specializes in the art of indoor-outdoor living. We're talking floor-to-ceiling windows, and landscaped patios and gardens so livable they could be listed as extra rooms. The founders of Mercer York Real Estate know all about it. read more

Best Bivalves: Jsix

By Troy Johnson | Riviera magazine | August 26, 2010

Tarragon growers of America should sponsor Jsix chef Christian Graves. The “king of herbs” makes frequent cameos in his dishes, to royal effect. Our current jones? His Prince Edward Island mussels in a white wine and spring onion-tarragon broth, with thin-cut fries sprinkled with fennel pollen and Meyer lemon aioli. “They’re best with a tall glass of Lost Abbey’s Red Barn,” says Graves. “But so are my socks or just about anything.” read more

Help for Haiti: Don't Forget Pendant

By Erin Magner | Riviera magazine | August 26, 2010

Judith Leiber and actress Maria Bello have unveiled the “Don’t Forget” pendant ($95) in support of the Haiti chapter of women’s rights charity Vital Voices. All profits will help bring education, networking opportunities and other initiatives to Haitian women.

Available at judithleiber.com. read more

Book of Style: Yves Saint Laurent

By Kristin Young | Riviera magazine | August 25, 2010

It’s been two years since Yves Saint Laurent died, but the legendary designer still rouses curiosity. This summer marks the first posthumous retrospective of his work at the Petit Palais in Paris; more than 300 garments will be on display. But if a trip to France isn’t in the cards, you can still see the show. read more

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