A Proper Office: Caroline Styne’s Work Routine

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CAROLINE STYNE • president • The Lucques Group

Neighborhood you live in:
Hancock Park

It’s Thursday morning. What’s the scene at your workplace?
My workplace isn’t just one location. We operate a number of businesses (A.O.C., A.O.C.. Brentwood, food & beverage service at the Downtown LA Proper Hotel, Hollywood Bowl food + wine, Larder Baking Company), so I’m in my car a lot. Where I end up each day changes week to week. Sometimes, I start at the Proper to help oversee lunch at Cara Cara, our rooftop restaurant, and then hop in the car to either work at one of the A.O.C. restaurants or at the Hollywood Bowl.

What’s on the agenda for today?
Pop into the Proper, check in on the chefs and management teams, and have a couple of wine tasting appointments with wine imports along with Michael Scribner, our beverage director. After overseeing lunch service at Cara Cara, I often order a Cobb salad and sit in on two management Zoom meetings for the A.O.C. restaurants. And then, I’ll drive over to the Hollywood Bowl to work with the staff there for service at all of our restaurants at the venue before showtime!

Any restaurant plans today, tonight, this weekend?
When I do have the chance to dine out, I love sitting at the bar at Republique. My husband and I share a baguette with Normandy butter with a glass of Champagne and a lovely salad or two. For something more moody, we head for the Tower Bar to share a steak and martini in the dimly lit dining room that I absolutely love.

How about a little leisure or culture?
After working the pre-show shift at The Bowl, I love joining my family to enjoy a concert there. The Hollywood Bowl is truly the most beautiful setting to listen to music. Also, my husband is an art dealer — I met him when I was working in the art world — so going to galleries and museums is also always on the menu.

Any weekend getaways?
We love spending time in Malibu on the weekends. It’s magical, and so close. We spend a lot of time in Point Dume picnicking on the beach with a lunch put together from Vintage Grocers.

What was your last great vacation?
A long weekend in Cabo for a wedding. We stayed at my favorite hotel, Las Ventanas. Incredible service, beautiful accommodations, perfect weather. Heavy sigh.

What store or service do you always recommend?
I always recommend home design items from Nickey Kehoe, an incredible interior design firm that also has a furnishings and homewares store called Household in Hancock Park. Dreamy dreamy, everything in that shop!

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