Our continuing quest for bi-coastal domination led mediabistro to Maurya for a night of drinking and discussion with friendly media types in Los Angeles. We talked TV, movies, newspapers, and the ole Interweb. But that wasn't enough. We also had free hors d'oeuvres!

At Maurya Beverly Hills, August 25, 2005

Photos by Steven Scott

Reader's Digest contributing editor Mary Fischer and Wildform president Colby Devitt

Valley Scene Magazine film critic Lark Aldrin-Fieman, MeTeVa Inc. designer Felicia Tompkins, unidentified, and MeTeVa CEO MeShun Vann

Variety designer Jen Blatz, mb's Taffy Akner, and Brighton Accessories graphic designer Daria Hoffman

Writer/fashion designer Milo Colon with Herndon Davis Report producer/host Herndon L. Davis

Freelance writers Teresa Davis and Jennifer Fanson

Freelance writers Deborah Shadovitz and Gerri Miller

Maurya owner Nalin Patel with mb founder/CEO Laurel Touby

Photographer Daniel Evans and Primedia associate editor Brook Howell

It's a bird! It's a boa! It's Laurel Touby!

Point Magazine editor Paul Gachet with Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences publicity photo manager Sarah Williams

Cheers to Los Angeles Business Journal reporter James Nash.