Leigh Hope Springs Eternal
06/26/2008 Filed in: Leigh
Name: Leigh Hope Fountain
Age: 31
Where you’re from: The Valley, (as in San Fernando)
Where you live: San Fernando Valley (Swore I’d never return and have come to love it.)
Company you work for: Christine Anderson & Associates PR - www.caapr.com
Brands repped: Two Rodeo, The Luxury Marketing Council of Southern California, Daniel Fine Art Services, Altoon + Porter, NBBJ, Cheryl Rowley Design, Swanson-Ollis Interiors, Kenneth David Lee Architect, Gordon Gibson Construction, Contemporary Crafts Market, Positive Energy Group, Landry Design Group, VTBS Architects, Wolcott Architecture + Interiors, Krawzyck Sculpture, Pasadena Museum of California Art
Favorite bar: Maison 140
Favorite drink: Tough call… How about favorite drinks?
1. Gin and Tonic (I like the new Tanqueray Rangpur and I love Hendrick’s)
2. Wine (Most recently I fell for a few from the Wine Valet at Two Rodeo in Beverly Hills… Edge and Educated Guess). If you live in Los Angeles, you should DEFINITELY make a point of stopping by if you like wine. Every bottle on their shelves is a crowd pleaser.
3. A Cajun Martini, (Chopin Vodka with Tomolives – Dirty of course)
4. The Dirty Dildo (I know, I know – who wants to mix pickles and vodka? My husband John Fountain and I, that’s who, which is why we created the strange concoction in the first place).
5. Any/all drinks at Comme Ca. That pre-prohibition era concept is lovely.
Number of those drinks before you start dialing exes: I don’t do the drunken dialing thing since I got hitched. Prior to that however I don’t think it took more than 2 or 3. Fortunately, now I just speak in gibberish to John when I’ve had a few too many and insist on smoking cigars.
Pub crawls…”let’s do it!” or “screw it” and why? Let’s do it – and often - because they are just inherently cool. Dark woods, lots of green – it’s like being in nature, but with alcohol.
Ever chug an entire beer and then belch loudly? If so, will you marry me? Can’t chug the carbonated stuff and while a few beers have tickled my fancy, most just don’t swing it the way a glass of wine or an amazing cocktail can. Also, I’m taken regardless, but you should hold out for the girl who can swing one back with you anyway.
Bar on a TV show that you wish you could hang out in… Any bar(s) featured on Dexter or House and – without question – either The Swamp or Rosie’s Bar on M*A*S*H.
The best thing to eat in a bar… Nuts, (Almonds, Cashews, Peanuts or Macadamias), French Fries, Burgers, Cornichons, Cocktail Onions or Olives. Seafood? Oysters or prawns. Mexican? Nachos or Guacamole of course. This is too broad, Dan. The options are limitless. Food is good.
People tell me I look like…Oh where to begin? Alanis Morissette, Liv Tyler, Lili Taylor, Anne Hathaway… depends on the day, outfit, hair color, makeup and mood, undoubtedly. I tend to look most like myself though.
My biggest pet peeve is… Really embarrassing typos. Are there any in here? Hope not.
If I could be anywhere doing anything right now, I’d be in one of three places:
1. Our backyard, watching our freakishly cute Boston Terriers, Otto Potato and Anna Banana frolic, sitting in our hammock, drinking something naughty involving alcohol and debating about which Netflix movie to watch next (Die! Die My Darling! The Hand; Cradle of Fear or Audrey Rose).
2. Back in Santa Barbara, dining at Seagrass or Bouchon.
3. Italy – Anywhere in Italy taking our long-overdue honeymoon.
Mimosas or Bloody Marys? Why? I am a recent returning convert to the Bloody Mary, courtesy of the Harbor Restaurant in Santa Barbara. They’ve nailed it. I am now a fan and will be stealing their recipe.
Parting shot: You know, considering how much alcohol I am actually capable of consuming, I have never, for the life of me understood why I cannot handle shots. So sad. So very sad.
