Please welcome to our show, Eden Alpert, partner at Vibrato Grill Jazz in Bel Air,
which remains one of the most outstanding places in LA to hear LIVE music while
enjoying amazing food and drink. But it’s the story behind Vibrato that really steals the
show, and it’s all about Eden.
Eden grew up in LA, the adopted daughter of jazz great Herb Alpert and his then wife,
Sharon. She was adopted through Vista Del Mar, an all Jewish Family and Child
non-profit service agency at the time. But as Eden tells it, her early years were far
from perfect, describing her mother as a raging alcoholic and drug addict, while her
dad was on the road. Which was a lot. Her parents divorced when she was three.
But Eden decided she didn’t want to be a victim to her past, she did A LOT of therapy
to find peace and balance. She also went on a journey to find her birth mother, but
that didn’t quite work out as expected, and we’ll talk about it.
When her father opened Vibrato, Eden worked as a hostess, but after her dad saw
how customers gravitated towards her, she not only managed the place, she
eventually became partner. Let’s just Eden is who people ask for when they walk
through the door, she keeps it going as the vibrant, A-list venue that it’s known for. Yet
it’s tucked away in a quiet neighborhood, so locals love it, too.
Eden has one daughter, the light of her life, and when we spoke she was busy
planning her wedding. And she was also on her way to a board meeting. She is big
into philanthropy, and serves on four boards. Yet she still found time to call me for a
preinterview, because that’s how Eden rolls.
Please find my full conversation with Eden on all video and audio platforms of
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and I thank you for joining us.