As all residents of Los Angeles know, there is no shortage of good food in our busy urban city. If you’re a foodie and want four-star dining, it’s available at a high price (along with a hefty valet parking fee). If you’re a food truck aficionado, there are nights in Venice and daily on campuses across the city where food trucks sit and wait for those who can’t live without their fusion bowls. If you’re a fast food junkie, just take a drive down any street and you’ll be able to get whatever fat-filled burger you want (including an actual Fatburger!). So, what does Libby, the heroine in my novel Let’s Get Lost , do in the opening scene? As a well-paid executive in a finance company, she is taking her three best friends to The Ivy in West Hollywood, one of the toniest places in the city and a popular spot where celebrities eat and interested paparazzi station themselves as they wait for the perfect photograph. Libby selects this upscale celebrity hangout because sh...