Marissa Hermer Marissa Hermer is the co-founder of Boujis Group, a Los Angeles-based hospitality group that owns and operates The Draycott, Olivetta, and Issima restaurants. With award-winning concepts located from Pacific Palisades to West Hollywood, the Boujis restaurants marry European fare and flair with a Los Angeles sensibility. Before relocating her family to Marissa's native Southern California, Marissa made her name on Bravo TV's hit reality TV show, "Ladies of London," and wrote her cookbook, "An American Girl in London: 120 Nourishing Recipes For Your Family From a California Expat." About Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure, a Dotdash Meredith Brand, is a top travel media brand with a mission to inform and inspire passionate travelers. Our expert team includes a network of hundreds of writers and photographers across the globe, all providing a local eye on the best places to stay, eat, and explore. We reach an audience that takes 76 million round trips annually, offering valuable travel tips, ideas and inspiration, and products you need to get you to your destination — whether it’s a small town or big city, beach or lake, national park or theme park, road trip, cruise, or long-haul flight, and everything in between. Learn more about us and our editorial process