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The Rupes Nigra ("Black Rock"), a phantom island, was believed to be a black rock located at the Magnetic North Pole or at the geographic North Pole itself. Described by Gerardus Mercator as 33 French miles in size, it provided a supposed explanation for why all compasses point to this location.
Inventio Fortunata (also Inventio Fortunate, Inventio Fortunat or Inventio Fortunatae), "Fortunate, or fortune-making, discovery", is a lost book, probably dating from the 14th century, containing a description of the North Pole as a magnetic island (the Rupes Nigra) surrounded by a giant whirlpool and four continents.
Chasen's was a famous restaurant frequented by film stars, entertainers, politicians, and other dignitaries in West Hollywood, California, located at 9039 Beverly Boulevard on the border of Beverly Hills. It opened for business in 1936 and was the site of the Academy Awards party for many years.
In a time of deep economic uncertainty in Los Angeles, when scores of community-centered neighborhood restaurants have buckled in the last year, a surge of sky-high fine dining appears on the horizon.
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Irving and von Kersting opened Dolce Isola: The Ivy Bakery in 2007 inspired by Irving’s original LA Desserts bakery. Located at 2869 South Robertson, the bakery serves a shortened version of The Ivy menu with classics such as crab cakes, chopped salad, and chocolate chip cookies as well as sandwiches, pastries, seasonal gelato, coffee and juices. [5]
You can now rent one of the most expensive homes in America. Known as Palazzo di Amore, the Beverly Hills mansion went on the market in November for a cool $195 million.. Sitting on a sizable 25 ...
Michelin published restaurant guides for Los Angeles in 2008 and 2009 but suspended the publication in 2010. [4] Publication of the guide would resume for Southern California in 2019 but now covered all of California in one guide.