Books That Feature My Work Archives - Rachel B. Levin https://rachelbethlevin.com/category/books-that-feature-my-work/ Freelance Writer, Los Angeles Fri, 11 Jan 2019 23:37:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 The Purple Passport to Los Angeles https://rachelbethlevin.com/the-purple-passport-to-los-angeles/ https://rachelbethlevin.com/the-purple-passport-to-los-angeles/#comments Mon, 10 Sep 2018 21:32:04 +0000 http://rachelbethlevin.com/?p=943 A guide to LA's hippest, chicest hotels, nightlife venues, restaurants, shops, sights, and spas.

The post The Purple Passport to Los Angeles appeared first on Rachel B. Levin.

]]> The Purple Passport to Los Angeles is part of the eBook guide series by The Purple Passport. Essential reading for hip, discerning travelers and on-the-go locals, the Los Angeles guide provides insider tips on over 100 handpicked venues, covering hotels, nightlife venues, restaurants, shops, sights, and spas.

The carefully curated selection of venues, organized by neighborhood for quick and easy reference, allows readers to create distinctive Los Angeles experiences. These include checking into an Old Hollywood castle on a hill that once played host to the likes of Greta Garbo and Vivien Leigh; indulging in a luxurious massage in a poolside cabana fit for a starlet; shopping for designer denim and fresh-from-runway couture elbow to elbow with Young Hollywood trendsetters; rambling through lush sculpture gardens with stunning views of the Pacific Ocean in the backdrop; dining on glam Japanese fare while taking in the buzzing crowd on the hottest see-and-be-seen restaurant terrace; and sipping extravagant cocktails amid live jazz and film industry power brokers. Helpful maps and city-orienting information about transportation, seasonal highlights, and local culture are also included.

See book on Amazon

The post The Purple Passport to Los Angeles appeared first on Rachel B. Levin.

]]> https://rachelbethlevin.com/the-purple-passport-to-los-angeles/feed/ 2 Clean Plates Los Angeles: A Guide to the Healthiest, Tastiest, and Most Sustainable Restaurants for Vegetarians and Carnivores https://rachelbethlevin.com/clean-plates-los-angeles-2012-a-guide-to-the-healthiest-tastiest-and-most-sustainable-restaurants-for-vegetarians-and-carnivores/ https://rachelbethlevin.com/clean-plates-los-angeles-2012-a-guide-to-the-healthiest-tastiest-and-most-sustainable-restaurants-for-vegetarians-and-carnivores/#comments Mon, 10 Sep 2018 21:33:48 +0000 http://rachelbethlevin.com/?p=946 A nutritionist-approved guide to over 100 restaurants in Los Angeles where clean eating meets culinary craft.

The post Clean Plates Los Angeles: A Guide to the Healthiest, Tastiest, and Most Sustainable Restaurants for Vegetarians and Carnivores appeared first on Rachel B. Levin.

]]> Too often, healthy eating is linked with images of sacrifice — a pile of sprouts, or a single pea resting on a plate. It can be difficult to find a restaurant serving mouthwatering, delicious food that is also good for you. Not anymore. A nutritionist, along with a few food critics, scoured the town together to select over 100 of the healthiest, tastiest and most sustainable restaurants in Los Angeles. From fine dining to fast food, Clean Plates Los Angeles offers selections for any budget, diet and lifestyle so you won’t have to sacrifice taste for nutrition. Just toss this guide in your bag and flip through it whenever you’re craving an Italian trattoria, grass-fed steak, gourmet vegetarian dinner, organic burrito or juicy burger free of hormones and antibiotics. Carnivore? Locavore? Vegan? Clean Plates is for you.

See book on Amazon

The post Clean Plates Los Angeles: A Guide to the Healthiest, Tastiest, and Most Sustainable Restaurants for Vegetarians and Carnivores appeared first on Rachel B. Levin.

]]> https://rachelbethlevin.com/clean-plates-los-angeles-2012-a-guide-to-the-healthiest-tastiest-and-most-sustainable-restaurants-for-vegetarians-and-carnivores/feed/ 3 The Purple Passport to New York City https://rachelbethlevin.com/the-purple-passport-to-new-york-city/ https://rachelbethlevin.com/the-purple-passport-to-new-york-city/#comments Mon, 10 Sep 2018 21:35:20 +0000 http://rachelbethlevin.com/?p=949 A discerning guide to the best of the Big Apple, with a focus on Manhattan.

The post The Purple Passport to New York City appeared first on Rachel B. Levin.

]]> The Purple Passport to New York City is part of the eBook guide series by The Purple Passport. Essential reading for hip, discerning travelers and on-the-go locals, the New York City guide provides insider tips on over 450 handpicked venues, covering hotels, nightlife spots, restaurants, shops, sights, and spas. While the guide includes assorted favorites from various boroughs, its focus is on Manhattan.

The carefully curated selection of venues, organized by neighborhood for quick and easy reference, allows readers to create distinctive New York City experiences. These range from zooming to the top of the city at iconic architectural marvels to going below ground at hot subterranean nightclubs; turning the clock back 5,000 years by glimpsing masterpieces at formidable art museums to scoping the most cutting-edge contemporary canvases in neighborhood gallery districts; sampling the most refined avant-garde fare in the poshest restaurants to enjoying a casual burger and frozen custard in the park; riding on a wooden rollercoaster at a historic boardwalk to calming those rattled nerves at a plush spa; scooping up funky vintage pieces at trendy boutiques to scoring a fresh-from-runway look at classic department stores.

See book on Amazon

The post The Purple Passport to New York City appeared first on Rachel B. Levin.

]]> https://rachelbethlevin.com/the-purple-passport-to-new-york-city/feed/ 2 The Purple Passport to Palm Beach https://rachelbethlevin.com/the-purple-passport-to-palm-beach/ https://rachelbethlevin.com/the-purple-passport-to-palm-beach/#comments Mon, 10 Sep 2018 21:36:16 +0000 http://rachelbethlevin.com/?p=952 A guide to the South Florida resort town's plushest resorts, beach clubs, spas, fashion boutiques, and more.

The post The Purple Passport to Palm Beach appeared first on Rachel B. Levin.

]]> The Purple Passport to Palm Beach is part of the eBook guide series by The Purple Passport. Essential reading for hip, discerning travelers and on-the-go locals, the Palm Beach guide provides insider tips on the South Florida resort town’s choicest hotels, nightlife, restaurants, shopping, sights, and spas.

The carefully curated selection of venues, organized by venue type for quick and easy reference, allows readers to create distinctive Palm Beach experiences. These include checking into a lavish, grand dame resort inspired by Rome’s Villa Medici with a pamper-you-silly beach club; capping off a spa day in a relaxation garden complete with hanging chairs over a reflecting pool; shopping for everything from couture gowns to flirty resort wear amid lush, flower-lined vias; scoping original Pollock and Picasso canvases under a Chihuly glass ceiling; dining on delicious Milanese fare while taking in the buzzing crowd on the hottest see-and-be-seen restaurant terrace; and dancing the night away at Palm Beach’s best party spot. Helpful maps and city-orienting information about transportation, seasonal highlights, and local culture are also included.

See book on Amazon

The post The Purple Passport to Palm Beach appeared first on Rachel B. Levin.

]]> https://rachelbethlevin.com/the-purple-passport-to-palm-beach/feed/ 1