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Things to do 

Interesting facts 

1. Things aren’t always as they seem – especially in LA. When it comes to nightlife, this is not 

the city that never sleeps. LA is an early-to-bed city. Liquor laws in Los Angeles require that 

bars stop serving alcohol at 2am. And if you’re a person who smokes, you’ll have to kick 

the habit – at least temporarily while in LA. California law prohibits smoking in any enclosed 

public building. 

2. A must-see while in Los Angeles is the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Surprisingly, this honor does 

not come without a price. A hefty $15,000! Since money plays a major role, many socalled 

celebrities have been able to buy their way onto the “Walk,” so don’t be surprised 

if you’re unfamiliar with many of the names. But don’t worry – the great ones are still there. 

3. Hooray for HOLLYWOOD! Or is it Hollywoodland? Originally it was. In 1923, the famous sign’s 

50-foot-tall letters were used to promote a real estate development. It wasn’t until 1949 

that the “land” part was dropped. Over the years, the sign has been altered to spell out 

different words, including “Hollyweed,” which noted the leniency towards marijuana in the 

‘70s. In 1994, surveillance equipment was installed to deter vandals. 

4. Designed by famed architect Frank Gehry, the Disney Concert Hall is a sight to see if you’re 

Downtown. The newest addition to the Music Center and home to the LA Philharmonic, 

visitors can take a choice of tours through the impressive structure as well as visit the 

Library of Congress/Ira Gershwin Gallery. Take a stroll along the aerial pathway through 

their beautiful garden. 

5. The largest municipal park and urban wilderness area in the United States makes its home 

in Los Angeles. Griffith Park has it all – including four municipal golf courses, tennis courts, 

horse stables, a zoo, and more. The park, named after Griffith J. Griffith, a mining tycoon 

who donated the park’s 3,000 acres to the city in 1896, has been used to film several 

movies, including Batman, Jurassic Park, and the classic Rebel Without a Cause. 

Leonis Adobe Museum 

23537 Calabasas Road, Calabasas 

(818) 222-6511 • Leonisadobemuseum. 

org 

The Leonis Adobe Museum is the ultimate 

preservation effort for 1800’s ranch life. Within this 

museum you discover the exquisitely constructed 

Victorian home, Calabasas Park, and even a old 

west-style jail. On the grounds you discover the 

overflowing gardens. All of the features within this 

museum are available through self or guided tour. 

King Gillette Ranch Park 

26800 West Mulholland Highway, Calabasas 

(818) 871-9486 • Smmc.ca.gov 

King Gillette Ranch Park is the perfect setting for a 

day out in nature and to enjoy a picnic. Within this 

site you learn about the rich culture that surrounds 

you in Calabasas. You learn of the architecture that 

is California. Experience the breathtaking views 

found within the park and its surrounding terrain. 

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Topanga State Park 

20829 Entrada Road, Topanga Canyon 

(310) 455-2465 • parks.ca.gov 

Topanga State Park is the perfect area for 

hiking and other outdoor activities. The area 

is populated by live oaks, spectacular ocean 

views, and grassland. The park is great for 

equestrian arts, bicycling, and running. You will 

find volcanic intrusions and marine fossils in the 

area. Acquire a map of the hiking trails from the 

information center. 

Sherman Oaks Castle Park 

4989 Sepulveda Blvd, Sherman Oaks • 818- 

756-9459 

Sherman Oaks Castle Park is the San Fernando 

Valley’s premier family entertainment center. 

Enjoy miniature golf, arcade games and batting 

cages. The park is home to 3 different miniature 

golf courses, each with 18 holes featuring 

challenging and exciting obstacles. The arcade 

includes classics like Pac man and Skeeball as 

well as the newest state of the art games available. 

Batting cages feature both baseball and 

softball pitching with speeds up to 80 mph. The 

park is open seven days a week, with extended 

hours until midnight during school breaks. 

Getty Museum 

1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles 

(310) 440-7330 • getty.edu 

The Getty Museums provides education of the arts, 

performances, and festivals. This museum has a 

rich history and makes it their mission to ensure that 

all visitors learn about art history. Attend lectures, 

tours, and workshops at this museum. You also 

have the opportunity to attend food events. 


From a young age, Sara Geller had a passion for baking. Surrounded by family members, she always spent her time in 

the kitchen baking. Sara achieved her dream when she opened Sara J. Pastries in 1997. After 10 years of successful 

baking, she decided to take some time off and became a free lance bakery consultant. In August 2016, her passion 

for baking merged with the talent of another Master Pastry Chef and owner of C...is for chocolate named Bruno Marcy 

to open Pascal Patisserie and Cafe in Woodland Hills. 

Born in Marseille and raised in a small village in the South of France, Bruno Marcy discovered early in his childhood 

a strong passion for the art of making pastries. He worked as an apprentice during his summer vacation at the age of 

12 as he expressed a keen enthusiasm for creating pastries.The passion never stopped growing. 

He graduated with honors as a Master Pastry Chef at the age of only 21 while attending also the impressive Superior 

National School of Patisserie. 

After working in Aix-en-Provence, he came to the United States in 1993 and founded in 2003 his own company called 

“C...is for chocolate”, a wholesale and retail confectionery where he mastered the art of pulling sugar and building 

fascinating chocolate centerpieces and supplied five stars hotels from Beverly Hills to Santa Barbara. 

Always in the search for new taste and exquisite combinations, Sara Geller and Bruno Marcy thrive to work with new 

ingredients. They are very eager to fulfill their needs for excellence and serve the neighborhood with the best desserts 

in town! 

Visit their Patisserie at 21010 Victory blvd. in Woodland Hills 












Tips to Lower your 

Blood Pressure 

1. Eat as many fruits and vegetables as 

possible – 7 or more servings daily. 

• Countless studies have shown that diets 

high in fruits/veggies can lower blood 

pressure and protect against hypertension. 

• Superstar veggies for lowering blood 

pressure – spinach, collards, kale, broccoli, 

lima beans, soybeans, acorn 

squash, red & green peppers, garlic, onions, 

celery and tomatoes. 

• Superstar fruits for lowering blood pressure 

– avocados, peaches, apricots, all 

whole citrus, cantaloupe, strawberries, 

red grapes. 

2. Exercise regularly the rest of your life. 

• One of the most powerful lifestyle tools 

available to you to lower blood pressure 

and prevent the development of hypertension. 

• Strive for 30 minutes or more of aerobic 

activity 5 or more days a week. 

3. Limit alcoholic beverages. 

• Women should have 1 drink or less a 

day, Men should have no more than 2 

a day. 

• Alcohol abuse is considered the number 

one cause of preventable hypertension. 

4. Drink green or oolong tea regularly. 

• Both contain potent antioxidant polyphenols 

known to help arteries dilate. 

• A recent study reported that daily drinkers 

of green and oolong tea reduced 

their risk of high blood pressure by 46% 

compared to non-drinkers (Archives of 

Internal Medicine, July 26, 2004, Volume 

164(14)). 

5. Consume calcium rich 

foods regularly. 

• Calcium rich foods have been shown to 

reduce blood pressure. 

• The best sources – canned fish with 

bones (salmon, mackerel, sardines), milk 

(1% or skim), calcium fortified soy milk, 

collards, kale, broccoli, tofu, low fat yogurt, 

parmesan cheese, legumes (chick 

peas, white beans, pinto beans, black 

beans). 

6. Minimize your intake of sodium (salt) 

and excessive caffeine. 

• Ideally limit to less than 3,000 mg per 

day of sodium. 

• Do not add salt to your food and avoid 

foods with high sodium content like processed 

foods (fast food and salty snack 

foods). 

• Excessive caffeine (coffee, sodas) can 

elevate blood pressure in susceptible 

individuals. Moderate consumption (2 

or less cups a day) of coffee or tea is 

acceptable. 

7. Regularly eat fatty fish! 

• The best are salmon, tuna, mackerel, 

lake trout, sardines and herring. 

• The omega-3 fatty acids found in fish 

have been shown to reduce blood pressure 

along with several other cardiovascular 

benefits. 

• Strive for three servings a week. 

• Take pharmaceutical grade fish oil on 

days you don’t eat oily fish. 

8. Minimize the consumption of the 

highly refined, high glycemic “bad” 

white carbs – white flour, white rice, 

white potatoes, sugar, and products 

containing them. 

• These foods lead to rapid elevations of 

blood glucose and insulin. An elevated 

blood insulin level is strongly associated 

with high blood pressure. 

• These foods also predispose to weight 

gain which can further elevate blood 

pressure. 

9. Minimize stress and the “cardio toxic” 

emotions – anger and hostility. 

• Can actually elevate blood pressure. 

• These foods also predispose to weight 

gain which can further elevate blood 

pressure. 

10. Use extra virgin olive oil daily. 

• Many studies have shown that this simple 

food can lower blood pressure. 

• Olive oil is rich in phytochemical 

polyphenols, antioxidant 

substances that can 

dilate arteries. 


Should I 

Buy Organic? 

There has been an explosion in the marketing 

and availability of organic foods over the over 

the past few years, so it’s certainly no wonder 

that one of the most common questions is 

“should I buy organic?” Here are the facts based 

on the best science to date: 

Choosing organic is clearly better for the 

environment. 

This is demonstrable and occurs through numerous 

channels, including conservation of natural 

resources and less pollution for our water and 

soils. 

Consuming organic foods reduces the 

body’s exposure to pesticides. 

This has been confirmed through numerous 

scientific studies. Adults and children who consume 

organic foods have measurably lower 

levels of pesticides in their bodies. Perhaps the 

bigger question here is – “Are the levels of pesticide 

exposure received from eating conventional 

foods harmful to our health?” At this point 

in science, we simply do not have the data to 

definitively answer this question. Pesticides approved 

for use are reported to be safe at or below 

certain threshold levels. It is clear however 

that pesticides are harmful to exposed farm 

workers, along with “non-target” wildlife and are 

definitely not healthy substances. 

For children there are two additional caveats to 

consider on the safety front. Because children 

consume more food calories per unit of body 

weight and because their cells are dividing at a 

much more rapid rate, they are at greater risk for 

potential toxic effects from pesticide exposure 

(a developing fetus is at the greatest risk). Additionally, 

it is common for some kids to have 

very restrictive eating patterns with consumption 

of only one or a few types of fruits or vegetables 

on a regular basis. If this is the case, they will experience 

a greater number of exposures to the 

same pesticides which can also exacerbate risk. 

The Environmental Working Group (EWG), a notfor-profit 

research organization devoted to improving 

public health and the environment, has 

determined that the produce that consistently 

has the highest pesticide levels include: apples, 

bell peppers, celery, cherries, grapes (imported), 

nectarines, peaches, pears, potatoes, red 

raspberries, strawberries, and spinach. Choosing 

organic for this group of produce will give 

you and your family the greatest reduction in 

pesticide exposure. Spinach, strawberries, and 

celery are the worst of the bunch. 

Organic foods may or may not be more 

nutritious than their conventional counterparts. 

Some scientific studies show conventional foods 

are just as nutritious, while others support the contrary. 

Based on my knowledge of the available 

data, the scale tips slightly in favor of a superior 

nutritional profile for organic varieties. Organics 

generally have a bit higher mineral content because 

of the more stringent soil requirements for 

organic certification and in some cases, have 

a more robust supply of protective antioxidants. 

Organic foods may or may not taste better. 

Blinded taste studies are basically a wash. For 

those that think organic tastes better there are 

an equal number who find the conventional 

counterpart tastier. 

Organic foods will generally spoil more 

quickly. 

Pesticides clearly extend the shelf life and “freshness” 

of foods. For optimal freshness, organic 

foods need to be consumed more quickly. 

Organic foods are more expensive. 

You will generally pay about 20% more for organic 

varieties. 

The answer is a complicated one and ultimately 

depends on your feelings towards the environment, 

pesticide, and your pocketbook. 





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