It had been a while since I’d spent longer than a few hours in the city renowned for its showbiz residents, Julia Roberts daydreaming and Rodeo Drive designer stores – the bold but beautiful Beverly Hills.
Previous LA trips had been wildly fast, zipping from A to B; to awards nights, interviews and studio tours, spotting celebs and bumping into perfect bodies and plumped-up faces. But this time, what was foremost in my mind was food.
My food odyssey had started in the air, with the reimagined menu for Polaris business class travellers on United Airlines’ Dreamliner. The, which claims London’s Claridge’s, The Berkeley and The Connaught as its chic sisters.