Lila Victor

SANTA MONICA — Rustic Canyon, a significant player in shaping the Los Angeles dining scene, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this October with a guest chef dinner series taking diners through the local institution’s different eras. On any given night you may find families celebrating a milestone, an older couple enjoying a casual date night, a young friend group catching up over drinks.

PACIFIC PALISADES – Rick Caruso's Palisades Village officially reopened Aug. 15, attracting hundreds of Angelenos from across the city to the neighborhood celebration and marking a huge milestone in the rebuilding process. Although the village survived the Palisades Fire, Caruso said it required $100 million in repairs and environmental remediation over the past 19 months. It originally opened in 2018 and has welcomed back most of its former tenants, with a few newcomers sprinkled in.

PACIFIC PALISADES – Rick Caruso’s Palisades Village officially reopened Aug. 15, attracting tens of thousands of Angelenos from across the city to the neighborhood celebration and marking a huge milestone in the rebuilding process. “It’s a mega-step, no doubt, but there’s many more mega-steps to come,” said Caruso during the ribbon cutting ceremony.