On a Wednesday night at Beverly Hills’ newest members-only club, Gravitas, the usual scene of dimly lit dinner tables laden with wine and caviar has been replaced by hundreds of clinking tiles. Inside, more than 50 members and guests have gathered to play an ancient game that’s taken over the town: mahjong.
“The world is looking very bleak right now,” says Christina Huntington, 48, after she plays — and wins — her first round. “I just wanted to do something fun.”
Everyone seems to be talking about mahjong these days. The co-host of Dax Shepard’s Armchair Expert podcast is obsessed. ...