Wall Of Fame: It’s the End for the Palm’s Celebrity Portaits

Alison Martino Hollywood

After 40 years in West Hollywood, the Palm is moving to Beverly Hills. The restaurant’s beloved illustrations are not. The Palm restaurant is known for its juicy steaks and celebrity clientele, but the vivid caricatures of the patrons leave the strongest impression. On September 30 the restaurant, which has been on Santa Monica Boulevard since 1974, will relocate to Beverly …

Vintage Los Angeles Founder, Alison Martino remembers Clifton’s

Alison Martino Hollywood

With Clifton’s Cafeteria’s grand re-opening, Alison shares her memories of going to Clifton’s as a child. For generations of Angeleno’s, Clifton’s was the heart of downtown Los Angeles. The first time I walked through its doors, as a six year old whose sole encounters with the area had been trips to Olvera Street, I thought I had entered Disneyland. The …