Highlights

The latest, possibly most fashionable place to jump-start your day is the new $25-million Sports CLub L.A. in Beverly Hills, followed by breakfast or lunch at the adjacent Oliver Cafe and Lounge. Owned by Mario Oliver of Linq, this sleek white and chrome restaurant, squeezed into a former bank vault, has something for everyone. Those looking to shed a few pounds can head to the spa menu, where many dishes have fewer than 400 calories. But you can also find panini and wraps, an old-fashioned quiche Lorraine, a New York pepper steak, miso cold-poached Norwegian salmon-and low-carb bagels. And hey, there's the Low-Carb Power-C Martini made with wheat grass or, for reprobates, the real thing straight up with a twist. The isn't another place in Beverly Hills where you can will find this kind of extensive low-fat, low-carb menu, available from 6:00am until late evening. And without closing off the area, a separate dining counter runs through the glass wall of the restaurant into the fitness center, which is always in sight. Healthy cuisine has never tasted so good! After entering, I asked where the dining room was, and was told we were in it. This amazing little place is walled with frosted glass windows ion stainless steel frames that provide privacy and intimacy. And the small circular room has a slick high-glossed teak wood bar with saddle stools for 12, along with white leather banquettes and chairs paired to teak slat- tables for 45-diners. If you look towards the ceiling, it would be easy to visualize a ship deck over the likes of their incredible floor, intricately designed in white marble basket weave. At the bar, creative light bulbs i balls of glass hang from above, and a display case of desserts is ever present. Chef Legge previously helmed the kitchens for the internationally acclaimed