SHOP > HOME FASHION.BEER WITHIN REACH Football season and cold beer go hand in hand, but that ugly cooler under your coffee table isn't scoring any points with your significant other. Chill your supply in style with the new, more compact line of 15-Inch Beer Dispensers and Refrigerated re·frig·er·ate tr.v. re·frig·er·at·ed, re·frig·er·at·ing, re·frig·er·ates 1. To cool or chill (a substance). 2. To preserve (food) by chilling. Drawers from Perlick. The new models look as impressive as their larger 24-, 48- and 72-inch counterparts, with stainless-steel interiors and full-extension shelves. The line also features a variety of upgrades, including a sleek designer handle. "This smaller, 15-inch width offers an entirely new design option for the home," the company says. Choose from stainless steel stainless steel: see steel. stainless steel Any of a family of alloy steels usually containing 10–30% chromium. The presence of chromium, together with low carbon content, gives remarkable resistance to corrosion and heat. , UV-protected insulated glass or a wood overlay to blend with your game-room or kitchen cabinetry. Prices range from $3,000 to $3,200 for the beer dispensers and $2,500 to $3,000 for the refrigerated drawers. Available at local dealers, including Baker & Wells in Chatsworth and Bay City Appliances in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. and Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. . For more information, visit www.perlick.com. SOLO DINING Solitary meals can be a joy and a challenge. You can choose whatever you want on whatever schedule you wish, but you can't split the bill, you're left with the dishes and, well, conversation is decidedly one-sided. The new book, "Alone in the Kitchen With an Eggplant" by Jenni Ferrari-Adler (Riverhead riv·er·head n. The source of a river. ; $22.95) is a collection of lighthearted essays on the pros and cons pros and cons Noun, pl the advantages and disadvantages of a situation [Latin pro for + con(tra) against] of cooking and dining alone. The book is named after Laurie Colwin's essay about how she discovered a multitude of ways to cook eggplant on her two-burner hot plate while living alone in Greenwich Village Greenwich Village (grĕn`ĭch), residential district of lower Manhattan, New York City, extending S from 14th St. to Houston St. and W from Washington Square to the Hudson River. . It includes personal anecdotes from 26 writers and foodies and their reflections on the secret meals they make for themselves when on one else is around. Colin Harrison Colin Harrison (born 1960 in New York City) is an American author and editor. Harrison is the author of six novels, Break and Enter (1990), Bodies Electric (1993), Manhattan Nocturne (1996), Afterburn (2000), The Havana Room (2004) and The Finder (2008). writes "Out to Lunch," about his solitary Manhattan work lunches, and Erin Ergenbright's "Table for One" considers how wait staff sometimes perceive lone diners. The book is available at Borders Books and Barnes & Noble. ART-INFUSED LIGHTS Unique pendant lights are gaining in popularity, and W.A.C. Lighting is riding the wave with four new Quick Connect Pendant Styles. Each light is designed with an unusual shape and original pattern. The Fury, Pyro py·ro n. pl. py·ros Slang A person who has a compulsion to set fires; a pyromaniac. and Draco lights feature a pitch-black background with frosted grooves etched by hand. The solid-black Chimera is bell-shaped and features six miniature square crystal insets on the bottom edge. Both the Draco and Chimera lights are 9 3/4 inches wide and 10 inches tall, the cylindrical-shaped Fury is 4 inches wide and 13 inches tall, and the tube-shaped Pyro is 3 1/8 inches wide and 13 5/8 inches long. The lights include Xenon xenon (zē`nŏn) [Gr.,=strange], gaseous chemical element; symbol Xe; at. no. 54; at. wt. 131.29; m.p. −111.9°C;; b.p. −107.1°C;; density 5.86 grams per liter at STP; valence usually 0. Bi-Pin 50-watt lamps and are offered with a choice of socket sets with bronze, chrome or platinum finishes. Prices range from $135 to $220 (including hardware). Available at local lighting stores, including Lamps Plus LAMPS PLUS, Inc. is a privately held corporation that designs, manufactures, and sells portable lighting, fixture lighting, home décor items and a variety of other related products. . For more information, call (800) 526-2588 or visit www.waclighting.com. SEE RED Bowls don't have to be boring. An artistic bowl can add vibrant color to a table whether it's displayed on its own, filled with your favorite food or used as a catch-all for stray keys and coins. Add art-deco style to your tabletop with the Red Art Bowl sold at rezon8 Living. This sophisticated glass dish is made with a deep red glaze and features a clear circle design. Complete the ensemble with rezon8's Red Art Tall Vase and Red Art Wide Vase. The bowl and wide vase are $38 each, and the tall vase is $48. Rezon8 Living is at 7900 Haskell Ave., Van Nuys or online at www.rezon8living.com. For more information, call (818) 728-1800. SIMONE SCHRAMM TRIMM>LA.COM JEANS WITH A MORTGAGE A few stores around town carry A.P.C. pieces, but now there's a one-stop shop One-Stop Shop A company or a location that offers a multitude of services to a client or a customer. The idea is to provide convenient and efficient service and also to create the opportunity for the company to sell more products to clients and customers. for the popular Parisian label's cleanly designed goods. A small box with a simple, geometric interior design, Paris-based A.P.C.'s second flagship (the first being in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of ) is anything but square. Minimalist displays constructed from blond wood blocks sit beneath the front window, where artsy art·sy adj. art·si·er, art·si·est Informal Arty. photography books lie near some of A.P.C.'s nonwearable objects, including day planners and pastel golf-club covers. CD compilations of what the cool kids are listening to across the Pond, made specifically for A.P.C., lean on an adjacent wall shelf. On each of the three remaining walls are women's, men's and Madras (A.P.C.'s less expensive and more casual collaboration with designer Jessica Ogden). Guys will find cotton button-downs, slacks, suits (even a couple of three-piecers) and messenger bags. Gals have bathing suits, undies, bamboo-blend knit dresses, merino Merino Breed of medium-sized sheep originating in Spain that has become prominent worldwide. It has a white face, white legs, and crimped fine-wool fleece. Known as early as the 12th century, it may have been a Moorish importation. wool sweaters and muslin muslin, general name for plain woven fine white cottons for domestic use. It is believed that muslins were first made at Mosul (now a city of Iraq). They were widely made in India, from where they were first imported to England in the late 17th cent. skirts. Both sexes can enjoy the Spanish-manufactured shoes. Bracelets and pins are scattered about, but the majority of the jewelry is at the cash register (including A.P.C. frat rings), behind which resides the line's signature raw denim, neatly folded and stowed in cubbyholes. Everything in A.P.C. has a pared-down, Marc Jacobs-y feel (which we love, and the end-of-the-season sales are major (which we love even more). A.P.C. is at 619 N. Croft Ave., just off Melrose Place  This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.You can assist by [ editing it] now. in West Hollywood. (323) 297-0414. LYNDSEY SAUL>LA.COM RETRO KICKS We all love vintage shoes with sculpted sculpt v. sculpt·ed, sculpt·ing, sculpts v.tr. 1. To sculpture (an object). 2. To shape, mold, or fashion especially with artistry or precision: shapes and period accents. But finding a pair in decent shape that's the right size and offered at below museum-level prices, well, good luck. New York designer Hilary Rosenman noticed a need for vintage-inspired shoes at an affordable price and started her Madison Harding show line with business partner Barri Budin. This canvas closed-toe wedge, available in red or blue, has a 3 1/2-inch heel and piping around the heel that's very old Hollywood. Other styles include cork wedge sandals, metallic flats and crocheted heels. The canvas wedge is $154 at Tabloid, 1038 N. Fairfax Ave., in West Hollywood. Tabloid is at (323) 848-8613. For more information, visit www.madisonharding.com. NANCY DILLON>LA.COM HEAVY METAL Celebs including Dave Navarro, Jada Pinkett-Smith and Colin Farrell turn to Beverly Hills designer Ari Soffer whenever they're in the mood for tough, rock-inspired studded belts, leather cuffs and hard-core bling. The latest design from the local, handmade line is the edgily romantic Old Bailey's Fleur Pendant, a unisex, sterling silver piece that retails for $263. Other designs in the pendant line include diamond-encrusted skulls and .357 Magnum silver bullets, of course. Soffer also is the go-to guy for those electric-blue leather pants you've been fantasizing about. Available directly through Ari Soffer at (310) 849-9272 or www.saleather.com. You can also find the new Fleur Pendant at Lisa Kline, 143 S. Roberston Blvd., Beverly Hills, (310) 385-7113. >N.D. CAPTION(S): 7 photos Photo: (1) no caption (15-Inch Beer Dispensers and Refrigerated Drawers from Perlick.) 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