Devour the Desert
A Palm Springs Food & Culture Journal
The Local Celebs | Alfred Hitchcock in Palm Springs: Suspense, Sunshine, and Second Helpings
Alfred Hitchcock spent a career making audiences nervous.
Not frightened exactly. Nervous.
Any director can startle you with a loud noise. Hitchcock preferred a gradual approach. He understood that anticipation is often more powerful than the event itself. This is true of murder mysteries, ticking bombs, and restaurant reservations.
Fear, he knew, was best served slowly.
Like a carefully prepared meal.
The Local Celebs | King of Cool: Steve McQueen’s High-Velocity Palm Springs
If you think the mid-century modern vibe of Palm Springs was all about polite golf claps and Sinatra sipping martinis in a tuxedo, you are missing half the horsepower.
Enter Steve McQueen.
The Local Celebs | Frank’s Kind of Town: Why Sinatra Lost His Heart to Palm Springs
For more than 50 years, Frank Sinatra didn't just visit Palm Springs—he helped create it.
While he kept addresses in New York and Los Angeles, "Ol' Blue Eyes" famously considered the desert his true center, his haven and, perhaps most importantly, the one place where he could almost relax.
The Local Celebs | To Catch a Taste: Cary Grant, Mid-Century Style and the Flavor of Palm Springs
If you have ever watched Cary Grant effortlessly hold a martini, outrun a crop duster, or romance Grace Kelly on a sun-drenched balcony, you may have wondered: How did he do it? How did he become Cary Grant?