Michelle Grow

“Every secret of a writer’s soul, every experience of her life, every quality of her mind, is written large in her works.”
—Virginia Woolf

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Las Vegas’ Hot Spot for Millennials

The three of us immediately began planning what we wanted to wear for all of the generous events set up. “How am I going to pack all of my sequined dresses into a carry-on?” “How many pairs of black pumps is acceptable to pack?” and, “But what if I don’t have time to shop?” were questions feverishly flying out of our mouths. The end result, as we met at the office on Friday morning, was a ridiculously oversized duffle bag weighing close to 50 pounds, an even more absurd vintage suitcase from the
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11 Los Angeles Restaurants That We Love for Summer Foods

Written By: Michelle Slieff Best Los Angeles Restaurants

Photographed By: Michael Wesley

Styled By: Mynka Morris

Hair & Makeup By: Patte Luna, Elissa Gutierrez & Briana Hernandez

Models: Maegan Ella, Kai Lassen & Sherry Landry of Brand Model & Talent Agency

Your hair smells like bonfires and backyard BBQs during this time of year. Each break in the day where you sit down to eat feels like a picnic, strappy sandals and sun dresses are exploding out of your wardrobe, and your tan is defin
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Sizzlin’ Orange County Restaurants to Visit This Summer

Written By: Michelle Slieff Sizzlin’ Orange County Restaurants to Visit This Summer

Photographed By: Kolini Faagata

Styled By: Mimu Motamedi

Hair By: Ryan Weeden

Makeup By: Armee Jacob and Noel Sweeney

Models: Alexa Charleton, Megan Clark, and Christian Victoria: Brand Models and Talent Agency

Your hair smells like bonfires and backyard BBQs for the next three months. Each break in the day where you sit down to eat feels like a picnic, strappy sandals and sun dresses are exploding out
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Lotus Thai Brings Southeast Asia to San Diego

Brice Lin graduated from National University and received his master’s degree in business. He had a plan to return to Taiwan and work with his family business—but then, life changed when he and Ton met.

Ton SangKapong started the first location in Hillcrest in 2000. Brice was a patron of Ton’s restaurant at the time. Ton took a strong liking to Brice and invited him to become a business partner. They opened the second location in East Village in 2004. At the beginning, Lotus Thai Downtown exper
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