YOUR GUIDE TO OUR HOTEL AND BEVERLY HILLS D8te Ni9ht BEVERLY HILLS MAY BE THE PERFECT How to Hike to CITY FOR A DATE. the Hollywood Sign PLUS: Entertainment • Dining • Museums • History • Shopping THE CONCIERGE THE PENINSULA Beverly Hills 1 Breguet La Classique Tourbillon Extra-Thin 5367 BREGUET BOUTIQUE – 280 NORTH RODEO DRIVE BEVERLY HILLS 310 860-9911 – WWW.BREGUET.COM 2 THE CONCIERGE THE PENINSULA Beverly Hills 3 T5367-Concierge_370x241.indd Toutes les pages 11.03.19 10:05 Project3_Layout 1 7/11/18 12:34 PM Page 1 FINE WINE, SPIRITS & GOURMET FOOD MARKET SINCE 1968 ents Cover image: The Peninsula, Beverly Hills Cont WE SPECIALIZE IN Magazine Contents FINE DINING & COCKTAILS FINE & COLLECTIBLE WINE The Peninsula Discover Los Angeles RARE SPIRITS FUTURES 09 A Welcome from the 70 Beverly Hills Shopping and the 70 CATERING General Manager Golden Triangle WINE BASKETS 10 General Information 76 A Watch Enthusiasts Guide WINE CONSIGNMENT 14 Rooms & Suites 82 What Makes Artwork Great? ARTISANAL CHEESE & CAVIAR WORLDWIDE SHIPPING 20 Exceptional Cuisine 86 Entertainment in Los Angeles 32 Weddings 90 Beverly Hills Date Night 36 Spa & Wellness 92 Beverly Hills - A True Culinary Destination 38 Fitness Center 86 98 The Art of Collecting Wine 40 Traveling with Children 101 Bye Bye Jet Lag 42 Pet Friendly 108 What You Need to Know to Hike the 44 Rooftop Pool Hollywood Sign Meetings 46 112 Permanent Vacations: Live the 48 Transport Californian Dream 50 Peninsula Moments Map 52 Forbes: A Five-Star Winner 92 54 Voyages Within the 118 Beverly Hills City Map Peninsula Family Your Concierge 06 Contributers 56 A Welcome from your Concierge, James Little 58 Q&A with your Concierge, 112 James Little 62 Your Concierge’s Top 10 82 Picks of Los Angeles 64 So What Does a Concierge WWW.WALLYWINE.COM Do Anyway? FOLLOW US ON: WALLY’S BEVERLY HILLS |447 N. CANON DRIVE, BEVERLY HILLS, 90210 4 WALLY’S SANTA MONICA | 214 WILSHIRE BOTHEULEV ACONCIERGERD, SANTA MONICTHEA, 9PENINSULA0401 Beverly Hills 5 Michael Schwartz Editorial Galerie Michael was founded in with many of these collections 1979 by Michael Schwartz and has going onto multi-city cultural remained the only fine art gallery tours. His expertise has allowed on Rodeo Drive four decades for the discovery of artistic later. His rare global pedigree is geniuses who had achieved great Contr buters recognized for identifying great recognition during their era, but works of art and rediscovering due to sociological, political or historically important artists of cultural forces were lost in time. previous centuries. As a highly- Schwartz assembles and uses his sought-after fine art expert, worldwide contacts to obtain the Schwartz is retained to assist and finest art available with his closest guide prominent collectors in ties being the descendants, James G. Little numerous countries who wish to collaborators and colleagues of acquire world-class art and create the world’s greatest Impressionists James has been a member of web-based programs and state of museum-quality collections, and Modern Masters. The Peninsula Beverly Hills team the art technology. since the opening in 1991. He has been a member of Les Clefs d’Or James has been featured in since 1996 and has also served numerous publications such Christian Navarro on the board of The Los Angeles as The Los Angeles Times, L.A. Concierge Association as the Confidential, Conde Nast Traveler Treasurer. and honored in 2003 as The Christian Navarro is President & contributor to publications Best Concierge in the World in Principal of Wally’s, the luxury, wine including Robb Report and Wine In his twenty-seven-year tenure at GQ Europe. Born and raised in focused retail/restaurant operation. Spectator. Christian has also The Peninsula Beverly Hills he has New York, James graduated with He began with Wally’s in the early developed partnerships with overseen the difficult conversion a Bachelor of Arts degree from 90’s. Today, as a partner, Christian corporations including Christie’s, of changing the concierge systems Potsdam State University in New has transformed the brand into a Delta Airlines, and The Four from traditional paper files and York before wandering aimlessly world-class, hybrid concept that Seasons. written communications to cutting around the country and finally includes a fine wine retail store and edge electronic systems utilizing settling in Los Angeles. cheese shop encompassed by an Christian is passionate about giving elegant restaurant setting. back to the community and works hard to mentor youth. He serves on Named the “Wine Therapist to the board of Food on Foot, a non- the Stars” by the New York Times, profit dedicated to providing the Camilla Sacre-Dallerup Christian’s clients include many homeless with meals, improving of the most powerful people their lives, and ending the hunger Camilla Sacre-Dallerup’s hypnotic to reinvention. Her third book It’s not in the entertainment, art, and crisis. voice, experience and depth of you, it’s me is out this Dec 2019. Camilla political world. He is also a regular knowledge about Meditation and also host workshops and teaches Mindfulness thinking have made weekly at the popular meditation studio her a sought-after teacher and Unplug Meditation. Her personal speaker. Camilla came into teaching brand, ZenMe (www.ZenMe.tv) Steven Rostovsky mindfulness and life-coaching in 2009 includes a private practice specializing after a hugely successful career as in Mindful Living, Meditation, Life Steven Rostovsky, founder and industry relationships, position an athlete and ballroom dancer. She Coaching, Mindful-Based Stress president of Rostovsky Watches, him as a major influencer of tastes, is famous for competing on “Strictly Reduction (MBSR) and Hypnotherapy, not only collects and sells specialty trends, and values in the watch Come Dancing” the British version of working with individuals, families, watches, but is considered one of boutique economy. He also serves “Dancing with the Stars” from 2004- business executives. She has a the nation’s foremost connoisseurs as an expert consultant for those 2008, and winning in ’08, Camilla still monthly mindful column in Health & and long-time watch industry’s requiring purchasing guidance works with DWTS as a head judge Wellbeing magazine UK and some of experts. After a successful career as well as building and growing on the show in New Zealand. Her the companies she works with includes in the software business, Rostovsky noteworthy watch collections. background in day-to-day competition, Redbull, Paramount, Bando, Goop and started collecting watches in the Located in the heart of Beverly Hills, led her to a passion for the mind, body Google. late ‘90s. His love of watches Rostovsky Watches specializes in and spirit, realizing that when all are in quickly grew into distributing high-end independent brands harmony, we can excel in life. You can also connect and listen to Camilla on her podcast Me, My some of the most successful and prides itself on its bustling Camilla is also a best-selling author. Relationships and I, and her meditations independent watch brands in the inventory of exotic and rare new Her first book, Strictly Inspirational was are available on Insight Timer and the world. As a professional distributor and pre-owned timepieces, published in 2015, and the second in Unplug meditation app. and wholesaler, Rostovsky’s customer service, and a loyal 2017, Reinvent Me, an 8-step program expertise and passion for watches, customer base. in parallel with his exclusive 6 THE CONCIERGE THE PENINSULA Beverly Hills 7 Wel come to beautiful Beverly Hills! Dear Friend, t is with great pleasure that we welcome you to beautiful Beverly Hills! We are honored to have you as our guest and we look forward to being your home- I away-from-home on this trip. We invite you to join us at The Living Room in the morning for complimentary coffee* and tea service as you explore the latest issue of The Concierge Magazine. Inside, you’ll find the very best our city has to offer and we encourage you to contact our Concierge team should you require any assistance. On behalf of myself and the entire team at The Peninsula Beverly Hills, thank you for choosing to stay with us. If there is anything we can do to ensure a more comfortable and memorable visit, I do hope you’ll let us know. A Five-Star Winner Best wishes, Offer Nissenbaum Managing Director We verify luxury TM *Complimentary coffee and tea is available at The Living The only independent, global rating system Room from to 6:00 – 8:00 AM daily. for luxury hotels, restaurants and spas. THE CONCIERGE THE PENINSULA Beverly Hills 9 Lux ury Our Luxury Hotel at a glance he only AAA Five Diamond and Los Angeles, as well as The Living Forbes Five Star-rated hotel in Room, where the legendary Peninsula Southern California every year Afternoon Tea is served daily. The T since 1993, The Peninsula Beverly Peninsula Spa and The Roof Garden Hills offers 195 guest rooms, offer guests a refined resort oasis including 38 suites and 17 private featuring a rooftop swimming pool, villas, nestled among lush tropical private cabanas and outdoor cocktails gardens in the heart of Beverly Hills. and dining. The Peninsula is located at The Peninsula is home to a sumptuous the intersection of Wilshire and South selection of restaurants, including Santa Monica Boulevards, within easy the elegant Belvedere, the only AAA walking distance of Century City and Five Diamond rated restaurant in Beverly Hills’ legendary Rodeo Drive. “The only AAA Five Diamond and Forbes Five Star-rated hotel in Southern California every year since 1993.” 10 THE CONCIERGE THE PENINSULA Beverly Hills 11 The Peninsula Beverly Hills introduces new guestrooms, suites and villas.