article_snippet: Running into the odd A-lister - or desperate housewife - is business as usual in Hollywood, particularly in awards season.
article_snippet: But you don't stand much chance if your Tinseltown experience is limited to the Walk of Fame and cemented handprints outside the TCL Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard.
article_snippet: Happily, there are plenty of better hotspots where you can catch up with your favourite celebs.
article_snippet: Sunday morning in Tinseltown
article_snippet: Not just as the birthplace of the Oscars - the first ceremony took place in the Blossom Ballroom in 1929 - but for the showbiz royalty that have stayed and played here.
article_snippet: And you can't get much more Hollywood than that.
highlights_snippet: Star-spotting can be remarkably easy in Hollywood in Oscars season .
  
highlights_snippet: Our writer bumped into several A-list stars on one weekend in LA .
  