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We all remember the host of The Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous Robin Leach His catch phrase was “Champagne wishes and caviar dreams”. By the looks of this picture it looks like he’s dreaming of a little more than caviar.

Here’s a list of all shopping malls in the San Francisco Bay Area.

• Click here for Shopping in San Francisco
• Stanford Shopping Center (Palo Alto)
• Valley Fair(Santa Clara)
• Hillsdale Shopping Center ( San Mateo)
• Tanforan Park Shopping Center (San Bruno)
• Serramonte (Daly City)
• Oakridge (San Jose)
• Eastridge (San Jose)
• Westgate Mall (San Jose)
• Hilltop Mall (Pinole)
• Southland Mall (Hayward)
• Vallco Fashion Park (Cupertino)
• Westlake Shopping Center (Daly City)

Here’s a list of malls and shopping centers in the Los Angeles Area where you can definitely find something for every taste. Most shops in these malls have merchandise that’s reasonably priced. Look for another article on exclusive shops that are home to the celebs and the privileged.

• Hollywood and Highland
  6801 Hollywood Blvd.
  Los Angeles, CA 90028
• Melrose Avenue
  709 N La Brea Ave.
  West Hollywood, CA 90046
• Beverly Center
  8500 Beverly Blvd.
  Los Angeles, CA 90048
• The Grove
  6301 W 3rd St.
  Los Angeles, CA 90036
• La Placita
  845 N Alameda St.
  Los Angeles, CA 90012
• Third Street Promenade
  1351 3rd Street Promenade
  Santa Monica, CA 90401
• Rodeo Drive
  Wilshire Blvd & N Rodeo Dr.
  Beverly Hills, CA 90212

If you’re a local or a tourist in the New York City area, you must try out some bars and restaurants owned by A-list celebs.

Bars

• Snitch- Owned by Velvet Revolver band mates Scott Weiland and Duff McKagan and Fuel vocalist Brett Scallions.
• 40/40-Owned by Jay-Z
• Cutting Room- Owned by “Mr Big” from “Sex in the City.”

Restaurants

• Southern Hospitality- A restaurant specializing in BBQ, owned by Justin Timberlake.
• Michael Jordan’s The Steakhouse
• Nobu- Japanese restaurant owned by actor Robert DeNiro.
• Tribeca Grill- A Mediterranean restaurant owned by actor Robert DeNiro.

Welcome to This Week in Hollywood!

• Robert Van Winkle AKA Vanilla Ice was arrested for assaulting his wife Laura.
• Ashley Simpson & Pete Wentz are engaged!
• Christian Brando’s death was caused by pneumonia.
• Katie Couric is leaving CBS following the Presidential Election.
• Jessica Alba is expecting a baby girl.
• Angelina Jolie is opening up about her baby on the way.
• Madonna is finalizing the adoption of her son David.

Rumor has it the happy couple wed over the weekend. Although “most” of the signs were there, no one has seen a ring on Beyonce’s finger or Jay-Z’s. TMZ showed a video clip of Jay-Z being congratulated, and he acknowledged it and he neglected to deny or confirm the news. We all want to know what really took place. Everything has been very tight lipped among their sources. Its my theory they were married in a very intimate ceremony among family and close friends at Jay-Z’s penthouse. Perhaps we will see some pictures in US Weekly or People Magazine in the coming weeks. Lately, there has also been talk of Beyonce showing off a baby bump, I haven’t seen anything noticeable yet- if its true it will be just a matter of time.

*Update* April 9th People Magazine has reported that Beyonce has been spotted wearing a large diamond on her left hand at Jay-Z’s concert in Atlanta. The couple is still not talking about the wedding and ignoring comments and laughing them off.

• Body English @ Hard Rock Cafe- Steven Tyler, Tommy Lee, Velvet Revolver and Snoop Dogg have been spotted there.
• Forty Deuce at Mandalay Place- Debra Messing, Wilmer Valderrama, Carmen Electra, Michelle Rodriguez, Eric Balfour and Michael Clark Duncan have been seen there.
• Pussycat Dolls Lounge- Christina Aguilera, Eva Longoria, Dr. Dre and Mary J. Blige just to name a few.
• Ghostbar at Palms-Tyra Banks, Ben Affleck, Britney Spears and Matt Damon have been known to frequent this bar.
• Pure at Caesars Palace- Owned by Shaquille O’Neal, Andre Agassi, Steffi Graff and Celine Dion, this loungy club has attracted Justin Timberlake, Mariah Carey and more have been there.
• Ellis Island Casino Bar-Nicholas Cage and Drew Carey love this place.
• The Whiskey at Green Valley Ranch-George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Cindy Crawford. have been spotted here.

Would you go see Enrique Martin Morales in concert? Do like to party to the music of Cordozar Calving Broadus? Well, I do. Those are the actual names of some of top selling recording artists. Here is a short list of my favorite artists and their actual names as it appears in their birth certificate.

• Ricky Martin - Enrique Martin Morales IV - His stage name is simply anglicized.
• Marc Anthony - Marco Antonio Muniz - Similar to Ricky Martin, his stage name is in anglicized form.
• Queen Latifah - Dana Elaine Owens - Latifah means kind in Arabic and she was called this by her cousin.
• 50 Cent - Curtis James Jackson III - The III in his name are the number of times he got shot at.
• LL Cool J - James Todd Smith - Supposedly LL Cool J stands for Ladies Loves Cool James.
• Snoop Dogg - Cordozar Calvin Broadus - I guess any stage name is better than Calvin.
• John Denver - Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. - I guess Deutschendorf means Denver in German.
• Elton John - Reginald Kenneth Dwight - His real name is the most British sounding name ever, next to Sponge Bob Squarepants.
• Alicia Keys - Alicia Augello-Cook - Her other potential names would have been Alicia Piano keys, Alicia Sax, Alicia, or Alicia Bandcamp.
• Flavor Flav - William Johnathon Drayton Jr. - Cause Flavor Bill doesn’t have the same effect.

Welcome to “This Week in Hollywood”

• *Newsflash* Britney Spears wants to re-hire former manager Larry Rudolph
• Danity Kane has a #1 album this week (it must be a slow week!)
• Naomi Campbell was arrested for assaulting a police officer at Heathrow Airport in London
• Britney Spears was spotted birthday shopping
  for Jamie Lynn at Ed Hardy
• Madonna has debuted a new video called “4 Minutes” featuring Justin Timberlake
• Hulk Hogan is frolicking around with his new girlfriend Jennifer McDaniel
• Lindsay Lohan is making a cameo appearance in N.E.R.D.’s new video
  “Everyone Nose.”

Many tourists travel to the beautiful city of Los Angeles to walk down Hollywood Boulevard to see the stars down the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and to search for their idols. Below you will find a list of sure places you can go and you are guaranteed to bump into someone famous.

• The Ivy - This is one of the top hang outs for the paparazzi, so it must mean something!
• The Coffee Bean - Another hang out of the paps, its located near many of the celebs Malibu homes in a cute trendy neighborhood.
• Mr Chow - Anybody whose anybody eats at Mr Chow!
• Ken Paves Salon - Many famous female stars get their styled by Ken.
• Beverly Hills Hotel - countless celebs stay at this hotel, if you rent a room here, its just a matter of who you will see!
• Melrose Ave. -Celebs and their stylists love the trendy style and vibe of shops on this street.
• Robertson Blvd.- Celebs love to shop at the boutiques on Robertson Blvd.
• Newsroom Cafe - Celebs such as Jeremy Piven, Lindsay Lohan, and Dustin Hoffman have been spotted at this cafe.
• Beverly Center and The Grove - Many celeb sightings happen at the mall, after all celebs have to shop just like the rest of us!
• Koi - is a favorite restaurant of many locals and celebs alike. This is another paparazzi hangout.
• Les Deux - is the playground for all A-listers. If you wait outside you may get a glimpse of some stars on their way in.