The Big Easy's movie style palace neon sign is a multi colored beacon, calling all who search for a causal and friendly place to purchase and enjoy one of life's glowing pleasures. Framed in day-glow yellow neon, the word "Sanctuary" appears in the front window of the hottest smoke shop and lounge to emerge in Los Angeles.One step through the doors, past the anointed guitar wielding wooden Indian, and you realize you are about to experience Nirvana meeting Havana! Inside you're likely to find men and women enjoying fine cigars and camaraderie, far removed from the day to day worries of work and life.Opened in 1994 The Big Easy is located on Ventura Blvd. in Studio City right at the Coldwater Curve. This is a bastion of sanctity for cigar lovers. Featuring an art deco lounge for aficionados of the leaf, along with a walk-in humidor including more than 90 different brands of cigars in over 400 shapes and sizes. As L.A.'s hottest destination for a casual smoke, visitors are surrounded