The Bazaar by the Spanish-born chef José Andrés in the SLS Hotel is the proverbial "place to see and be seen" in Beverly Hills. One quickly loses count of the number of Italian and German supercars coming and going at the entrance to the hotel. Inside, the eclectic jumble of a decor, vaguely organized into different art- or culinary-themed areas, would give a minimalist a conniption. As part of the blue-splate special crowd (in by 5:30pm, in bed by 9pm), I found the place deserted, hence the practically unobstructed views of the place. On some tables ( left ), in the bar area called Bar Centro, circular projections of old movies would play. In the Moss Room, the main art area/gallery/store, some t-shirts. This one ( pictured right ) says, in the simplest postmodern ironic way, "photography is not allowed." There's also a patisserie, a place to buy, among the enormous variety, small $6 cupcakes. (Admittedly, they were exquisitely delicious cupcakes, as I
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