Patti Pietschmann has covered the spa scene for decades, as the former annual Self Improvement section editor of Los Angeles Magazine and for magazines and newspapers around the world. She's been pampered, pummeled and whittled done to size at spas such as the Golden Door, Rancho La Puerta, Sonoma Mission Inn, Cal-a-Vie and others. A bit of spa snob, Patti brings an honesty and expertness to the title.