👋 OH HEY 👋

Mads here! In January, I’ve resolved to cook more of my meals (what a unique new years resolution!!!) 🧑‍🍳 If this is something you’re into as well this month, here are 15 boutique grocery stores / markets to grab fresh produce, ingredients, and pantry staples from (and feel cute and fancy while you shop):

1. Carla’s Fresh Market, Highland Park 🥬

2. Fatty Mart, Mar Vista 🥫

3. Gjusta Grocer, Venice 🛒

4. Cookbook, Larchmont or Echo Park 🍊

5. Farmshop, Brentwood 🐄

6. Sip Snack, Highland Park 🍷

7. Wine & Eggs, Atwater Village 🥚

8. Lady & Larder, Santa Monica 🥪

9. Altadena Beverage and Market, Altadena 🍷

10. Sesame LA, Chinatown 🥟

11. Santa Monica Seafood, Santa Monica 🦞

12. Besties, East Hollywood 🥒

13. Epicurus Gourmet, North Hollywood 🧀

14. LA Homefarm, Glassell Park 🥬

15. Jayde’s Market, Beverly Glen 🍋

Okay, now on to the coolest things to do in LA this week.

🗓️ THINGS TO DO 🗓️

^{The coolest events happening in Los Angeles this week.}

• Highland Park, Tuesday 1/9 🎶 Estuario (a record shop in Highland Park) is starting a new listening series. The first one is on Tuesday!

• Beverly Grove, Tuesday 1/9 📺 RHOSLC stans! Reality Bar is putting on a watch party for the reunion on the rooftop of the Kimpton Hotel Wilshire.

• Silver Lake, Tuesday 1/9 🎤 There’s a songwriters open mic night at The Silver Lake Lounge. Listen to live music!

• Lincoln Heights, Tuesday 1/9 🎨 Many of you asked about places where you can sketch. Well, join Sketchparty at Benny Boy Brewing every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month!

• Hollywood, Wednesday 1/10 🎶 Amy Winehouse fan? Listen to her album “Back to Black” with The Record Club on Wednesday.

• DTLA, Wednesday 1/10 📖 I need to amend my list of cozy places to read in LA to include Tea at Shiloh. AND, they are putting on this Ambient Reading Room night on Wednesday.

• West Hollywood, Thursday 1/11 🔮 Great way to kick off 2024: celebrate the angel number 111 with this new moon manifestation workshop.

• DTLA, Thursday 1/11 📿 There’s this custom beading and collage night happening on Thursday. Free drinks and DJ sets come with the ticket as well!

• Koreatown, Thursday 1/11 🕺 Boogie the night away at this modern disco party at Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.

• DTLA, Thursday 1/11 🏋️ ROW DTLA is putting on this 8-week sweat series every Thursday starting this week. Kickstart your fitness!!

• Playa Vista, Thursday 1/11 🎨 Still looking to make a vision board for the year to come? Girlgroup is making a night of it!

• DTLA, Thursday 1/11 🧘 Looking for a sound bath to wind down on Thursday? SPACES is hosting one in the Arts District.

• DTLA, Thursday 1/11 🤝 Chess enthusiasts! LA Chess Club is every Thursday in DTLA. Secure your spot here.

• Boyle Heights, Friday 1/12 🕺 I’m obsessed with this: a Myspace music video party at The Paramount. There will be a Tom photo op…

• Santa Monica, Friday 1/12 🌊 Venice Memes is having their 1st ever pop up party at JuneShine on Friday! Expect merch, printed memes everywhere, and tunes. This is gonna be a good time.

• Hollywood, Friday 1/12 🕺 Friends & Disco is throwing this party at Studio71 on Friday. FUN!

• Venice, Friday 1/12 - Sunday 1/14 🧘 Rare Beauty is popping up on Abbot Kinney this weekend! First 200 people in line get free goodies from their new Find Comfort body collection. EEK!!

• Montebello, Saturday 1/13 👕 Someday Marketplace is happening on Saturday! They call themselves an “everything” market.

• Chatsworth, Saturday 1/13 🪨 Learn the craft of climbing in this beginners bouldering workshop on Saturday.

• West Adams, Saturday 1/13 🍸 Doing Dry January? Bar Nuda is popping up all month. On Saturday, they’ll be at Delicious Pizza in West Adams with Los Angeles Friends. Expect functional cocktails, a sound bath, and vinyl tunes!

• Chinatown, Saturday 1/13 🎶 It’s French pop night at The Grand Star Jazz Club. Put on by Décadanse Soirée!

• Culver City, Saturday 1/13 🍕 Every weekend this month, Hi Fi PiZZA Pi & non-alcoholic brand Three Spirit will be popping up at Hi-Lo Liquor Market.

• Pasadena, Saturday 1/13 👕 Wanna shop vintage? Head to Old Town Flea Market on Saturday.

• Hollywood, Sunday 1/7 📖 Readers! Femme bien lue is an event series for the well read woman, and they’re having their first event on Sunday at a private residence in Hollywood. Expect blind book exchanges, wine, and angelic energy. I’m in.

• Frogtown, Sunday 1/14 🍽️ This is a super unique experience: there’s this new dinner series called Ebi-Ayo Supper Club by Chef Tayo that merges Italian and Nigerian cuisines. You’ll enjoy a 5-course meal served family-style, each dish thoughtfully accompanied by hand-selected wines to enhance your experience.

• Venice, Sunday 1/14 🧘 Sweet Life Sundays is partnering with my favorite yoga studio, Open, on (you guessed it) Sunday for a mindful movement class. Great way to end the week!

• Koreatown, Sunday 1/14 🔥 SUPERFIRE has their next dance party on Sunday at Lock & Key!

• Chinatown, Sunday 1/14 🎶 Vinyl heads! Head to Apotheke for Sunday Sessions.

• Santa Monica, Sunday 1/14 🎾 OLA Beach Tennis is back! Every Sunday and all levels welcome.

If you need a ride to any of the events above, use code CAMBER or click this link to get $10 off your first 2 Alto rides 🚗

📍PLACES TO BE📍

^{New openings, places you should know about, what I’m adding to my starting lineup, etc.}

^{Top Left: Monroe Place (📷 by @monroeplacela), Top Right: Juju’s (📷 by @thejujuchop), Bottom Left: Paper or Plastik (📷 by me), Bottom Right: The Point at the Bluffs (📷 by me)}

• Monroe Place, Culver City 🥪 I’ve been drooling over the entire sandwich menu at Monroe Place.

• Juju’s, West LA 🥗 A new chopped salad pop-up just announced their first drop. Order for pick-up on Saturday 1/13 here!

• Paper or Plastik, Mid-City ☕ This is an oldie but goodie. I love reading here or catching up with friends on the weekends.

• The Point at the Bluffs, Pacific Palisades 🌊 This is the best lookout point in the city. Fight me.

💬 ONE FINAL THING 💬

Help spread the Camber love by getting 3 of your friends to subscribe to this newsletter below, and you’ll be entered to win a $50 gift card to one of our favorite smash burger spots in the city, Heavy Handed (yum).

Giveaway will be closed on Tuesday 1/16, and the winner will be emailed directly. Good luck!

See ya around,

Mads

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