👋 OH HEY 👋

Mads here! It’s my 30th birthday today (woo 🥳), so naturally I created this list of the best places to have a birthday in your 30s. We got a few categories here:

🎂 COME-AND-GO SPOTS For when you want to stake out for an afternoon and have your guests come and go as they please!

• Homage Brewing

• Benny Boy Brewing

• All Season Brewing

• Side Pie on their back patio

• Johnny’s Pastrami

• Everson Royce Bar

• Set up a beach cabana with Bliss Beach

• More recs here!

🤝 LARGE GROUP DINNER For a larger group dinner that won’t break the bank:

• Le Great Outdoor

• De La Nonna (and go to The Let’s Go! Disco or EightyTwo after)

• Ditroit Taqueria

• Woon

• Budonoki

• Ghisallo

• Mazal (and go to Apotheke after)

• Sunday Gravy

• Azizam (and go dancing at The Friend)

• More recs here!

🍽 SMALL GROUP DINNER ($$) If you want to celebrate with just your S/O, family, or are looking to splurge a little:

• Felix

• Antico Nuovo

• Damian

• Sushi Note Omakase

• La Dolce Vita

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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.}

• Echo Park, Tuesday 7/9 ✏️ It’s Disability Drawing Club on Tuesday! They hold space for people with disabilities, chronic illness, and mental illness at this casual meetup. It’s a support group with drawing!

• El Sereno, Wednesday 7/10 🏃‍♀️ Are you a slow runner? Because same. Thankfully, the Slow Runners Club is back on Wednesday!

• East Hollywood, Wednesday 7/10 🍗 It’s Satay Skewer night at Found Oyster on Wednesday. YUM.

• Lincoln Heights, Wednesday 7/10 🍅 It’s an olive oil cooking class at Benny Boy Brewing on Wednesday! You'll get a taste of Spain by learning how to make an Olivo Amigo Salad and pan con tomate.

• DTLA, Wednesday 7/10 🍷 Wanna learn how to choose the perfect wine to pair with different music and vibes? Head to this Taste and Tempo workshop at Neighborhood Winery.

• Highland Park, Thursday 7/11 🥇 File this under “things I would be good at”: a 90s trivia night at Meadow. There will be complimentary drinks and snacks, and the winning team will take home a cash pot made up of ticket sales! Sign me up.

• Culver City, Thursday 7/11 👖 La Sabina is taking over the Culver City sidewalk for this Vintage Flea on Thursday. Flowers! Tacos! Vintage clothing!

• Melrose Hills, Thursday 7/11 🍷 It’s summer wine nights every Thursday at Cafe Telegrama. They’ll be pouring Jumbo Time Wines!

• Santa Monica, Thursday 7/11 🏐 Wanna play spikeball? There’s a club for that, and they meet on Thursdays at Lifeguard Station 29.

• All over, Friday 7/12 🍴 Dine LA Restaurant Week is back starting this Friday! There will be deals from some of my faves like Agnes, Botanica, Cha Cha Cha, Ospi, Superba, Wife and the Somm, and more.

• Little Tokyo, Friday 7/12 🎶 In Sheep’s Clothing is back with another HiFi listening party in a private Japanese garden with Japanese whiskey. How lovely.

• DTLA, Friday 7/12 💋 Yessss: a brat themed wine dance party at Good Clean Fun on Friday!

• San Gabriel, Friday 7/12 🍶 A free sake tasting? I’m into it.

• Culver City, Friday 7/12 🌞 It’s a summer soiree at the Less is More store at Platform. Sheet cake! Bags! Bloomers!

• DTLA, Friday 7/12 🍕 My 2 favorite things: pizza & natural wine. Pizza Ananda is popping up at Neighborhood Winery on Friday!

• Manhattan Beach, Friday 7/12 & Saturday 7/13 👜 You’re invited to Hammitt’s Sweet 16! On Friday & Saturday, you can shop special pricing on select styles being retired from Hammitt's iconic collection. Oh, and there will be complimentary drinks and a special credit for customers who spend $555 or more to shop even more on hammitt.com. A rare opportunity to purchase a Hammitt bag at an incredible price point (omg)!

• Newport Beach, Saturday 7/13 ☀️ Take a field trip to Daydream Surf Shop in Newport for an immersive summer event celebrating Voluspa’s California Summers fragrance.

• Griffith Park, Saturday 7/13 🚶‍♀️ Looove this: slow mornings for fast times. Friend of Camber, Adam Weiss, is putting on a gratitude nature walk & brunch picnic at Griffith Park.

• Silver Lake, Saturday 7/13 🛍 It’s a summer closet sale! Pickle & Discovery Diary are joining forces so you can shop from local vintage curators and digital creators. RSVP here!

• DTLA, Saturday 7/13 ❤️ Tired of the apps? Head to this speed dating event at Le Champ (one of my favorite patios in the city).

• Silver Lake, Saturday 7/13 🛍 Sol Market is back! This time at Sunset Row Silver Lake with tattoos, vintage clothing, ceramics, coffee, and more.

• Elysian Park, Saturday 7/13 🌳 Day Camp is an adult field day party series, and their next one is on Saturday! You can expect games, prizes, dancing, and more. RSVP here!

• West Hollywood, Saturday 7/13 🍴 Baby Bistro is popping up at Stir Crazy on Saturday! This is gonna be an unforgettable meal.

• West Hollywood, Saturday 7/13 🏓 The perfect summer activity: rooftop pickleball with AIRE Wellness.

• Chinatown, Saturday 7/13 🍷 My favorite event that I went to last year: the Good Boy & Friends Natural Wine Festival. This time, they’ll be at Homage Brewing, and you literally go around with a cup and drink endless natural wine from local winemakers. Also, Biite Club curated the food lineup: Fluffy McCloud’s x Canyon Coffee, LA Burg, Boy Blue, Suá Superette, and more. Use code CAMBERVIP for $10 off!

• Los Feliz, Saturday 7/13 🧶 Well isn’t this precious? A free knitting & crochet meet up at a park.

• Silver Lake, Saturday 7/13 💌 Single Riders Only is putting on MATCHMAKING, which is their version of speed dating. No awkward small talk. Only quality conversations.

• Santa Monica, Saturday 7/13 🍺 Main Street is closing down for the iconic Summer Soulstice Festival! You can expect live music, vendors, beer garden, activities for kids, & more.

• Malibu & Manhattan Beach, Saturday 7/13 🍨 Cool off with PAIGE at their Malibu & Manhattan Beach stores with complimentary ice cream from Creamy Boys. Plus, receive a limited edition tote bag with any purchase, while supplies last!

• Mid-City, Saturday 7/13 🍽 This is a phone-free, communal dinner event called House of Center. Tune out the noise!

• Palos Verdes, Sunday 7/14 🫖 A seaside ceramics class? Yes, please.

• Venice, Sunday 7/14 🍕 Mievè is popping up at Little Lunch in Venice on Sunday. Get your pizza fix!

• DTLA, Sunday 7/14 🧀 A grazing table, curated natural wines, and vinyl all on a rooftop in DTLA.

• Venice, Sunday 7/14 🚴‍♀️ Bikers! Go on a summer group ride with Luft. They teamed up with ZICO & Whole Foods for this fun coconut crawl.

• Highland Park, Sunday 7/14 🛍 Shop local at the York Manor Market in HLP. Grab brunch at Highly Likely after and have yourself a day.

• Anywhere, Anytime 🚗 Need a car wash? Sure you do. Bob’s Auto Gleam is a new cool kids car wash and detailing service that comes directly to your doorstep. Schedule your detail today!

📍PLACES TO BE📍

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

^{Top Left: Canto Vi (📷 by @cantovi.la), Top Right: Encanto (📷 by @encantolosfeliz), Bottom Left: Haley’s Wines (📷 by @haleyswines), Bottom Right: Sea + Pattern (📷 by @seaandpattern)}

• Encanto, Los Feliz 🍹 New Baja coastal kitchen in Los Feliz. They have a $10 margarita that is calling my name.

• Piknik, Echo Park 🚣‍♂️ From the team behind The Lonely Oyster comes this new all day cafe at the Echo Park Boathouse. Just in time for summer!

• Winner Winner, Echo Park 🍗 Also by the team behind The Lonely Oyster comes this new fried chicken food truck that parks itself outside of Little Joy Cocktails from Thursdays to Sundays.

• Haley’s Wines, North Hollywood 🍷 North Hollywood has a new natural wine shop with Haley’s Wines in the former Tabula Rasa space. This shop is the vision of Haley Sternin, Tabula Rasa’s former beverage manager. You can expect wines by the glass and flights, in addition to retail!

• Canto Vi, Chatsworth 🍴 This is bound to be your new favorite hangout spot. You can expect wine & bites at this cozy restaurant.

• Rolling Greens, Santa Monica 🪴 Yay, a new location of Rolling Greens in Santa Monica! They’re having a grand opening party this weekend.

• Sea + Pattern, Hollywood Hills 🏠 You can now book a Sea + Pattern shopping appointment at the designer’s home studio with her. Learn more about the experience here. Looks so cozy!

💬 ONE FINAL THING 💬

See ya around,

Mads

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