Place: Psychobabble on Vermont/Franklin
Celeb: Christina Ricci



Psychobabble is a sleepy den of slow service and fast wireless internet and lounge for the disaffected, affected, and occasional Los Feliz hipster. It's nestled at the crown of the Vermont corridor of cool. This is one of the few L.A. places I'd expect to see any A-list celeb and yet on my way out, Ricci and a male friend hover at the counter (no doubt waiting for the slow-drip of service). I stare obliquely to confirm the sighting and her male friend eventually gets wise and blocks my view protectively. Too late, bud, my facial recognition software has confirmed a match of 98% certitude.

It's easy to miss her. She seems plain and fashionably grungy but it's hard to mistake her unique look which metaphorically resembles a kind of "outie" belly-button to me. She looks young.