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🌴 Your next getaway from LA
5/14 - 5/20: Bridgerton watch party, free wine tastings, & a community bike ride!
👋 OH HEY 👋
Mads here! I hope you had a lovely Mother’s Day this past weekend and treated your mom to one of the mom-coded brunch spots from this list.
I took my mom and sister (who is also a mom!) on a weekender to the Drift Hotel in Palm Springs. I had been hearing about Drift because of their locations in Santa Barbara, Cabo, and now Nashville. Retreating to the desert for the weekend is one of my favorite getaways from Los Angeles 🌴
This specific location is amazing for large groups because they have up to 4-bedroom suites with full kitchens at the property. The pool is laid back, the decor is desert chic, and the restaurant on property, Maleza, is so good you won’t have to leave (we ate here for all our meals haha) 🌮
10/10 recommend for the next time you’re itching to get out of the city!
Okay, now on to the coolest things to do in LA this week.
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The Infatuation’s EEEEEATSCON is reeeeeturning (with 5 e’s) to LA this summer 😋
EEEEEATSCON is a different kind of food experience built in the spirit of a music festival, but with restaurants as the headliners. Event lineups are derived from The Infatuation’s editorial expertise where the restaurant discovery platform helps its readers find expert recommendations for every situation.
The lineup is STACKED. Some of my favorite food spots will be there: Lucali (coming all the way from NYC!), Community Goods, Za Za Zá x Loreto, Budonoki, Barra Santos, Wake and Late, Shins, Found Oyster, Bar Chelou, Le Great Outdoor, Amiga Amore, and more 🍽️
ALSO, you can expect exciting programming with your favorite food people & celebrities like Chrissy Teigen, Sofia Vergara, David Chang, and more.
Get your EEEEEATSCON tickets here!
🗓️ THINGS TO DO 🗓️
The coolest events happening in Los Angeles this week.
Echo Park, All of May 🛍️ Valerie Confections Echo Park has a full marketplace of AAPI vendors for the month of May! Shop from my faves like Omsom, Woon, Brightland, and more.
Virgil Village & Atwater Village, All Week 🖼️ This is precious: artist Anastasia Inciardi has mini print vending machines at Sqirl & Block Shop Textiles. I want The Hollywood Bowl one!!
Playa Vista, Thursday 5/16 🫖 Excited for the new season of Bridgerton? Go to this viewing & tea party.
Highland Park, Thursday 5/16 🎨 The Creative Cafe presents a night of inclusive storytelling + art-making celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. First dates, friend dates, and solo dates are encouraged!
Echo Park, Thursday 5/16 🍕 Another Pizza Ananda pop-up at Bar Bandini on Thursday! They’ll be making a special “The Jah Mama BBQ Chicken Ranch” pizza that’s only available through Biite Club.
DTLA, Thursday 5/16 🍽️ How cute is this? A spring social dinner party. Expect natty wine & fresh pizza, photo ops, and new friends!
Silver Lake, Thursday 5/16 🍷 Friend of Camber, Mas Vino Please, just launched her new crushable orange wine called Sol y Mar. She’ll be at the Silver Lake Pool & Inn with Vinovore on Thursday for a rooftop wine tasting at sunset!
Eagle Rock, Thursday 5/16 🍸 The duo of my dreams: Capri Club welcomes Queen St. on Thursday for a night of oyster shooters, small-bites, and an anchovy caper martini.
East Hollywood, Friday 5/17 🍔 YUM! There’s a smash burger pop-up called August Burger happening at Gingergrass Mini Mart on Friday.
West Adams, Friday 5/17 🍷 Heartbeat Rosé, the world’s first spicy rosé, will be pouring free tastings at Adams Wine Shop on Friday!
Pasadena, Saturday 5/18 🎶 The Just Like Heaven Festival is happening on Saturday in Pasadena! I’m excited to see Phoenix, Passion Pit, Tegan and Sara, Sleigh Bells, DJ Them Jeans, Death Cab for Cutie, and Two Door Cinema Club. My indie music dream.
Silver Lake, Saturday 5/18 🪷 Erewhon is having a wellness event on Saturday at their Silver Lake location. Expect food, music, and samples!
Venice, Saturday 5/18 🍷 Venice Beach Wine Club is back at Yahir on Saturday. I love a wine brunch.
DTLA, Saturday 5/18 🛍️ Maum Market is back at ROW DTLA this Saturday! Shop from 100+ Asian-owned small businesses and take a complimentary flower workshop.
Silver Lake, Saturday 5/18 🖼️ Pop Up People is back with another Sunset Junction Makers Market in Silver Lake! It’s free, family & pet friendly, with everything from art & ceramics to tarot & treats.
Echo Park, Saturday 5/18 ✍️ It’s Screen-free Club at a new social clubhouse in Echo Park! Yep, you are encouraged to bring a book, a journal, a sketch pad, knitting, a craft project, or to just connect with one another. No phones/laptops.
Venice, Saturday 5/18 🛍️ This is not just another pop-up shop; it's a curated shopping experience. TryNow is putting on an exclusive shopping event on Abbot Kinney on Saturday, featuring top brands like True Classic, Hammitt, Jumbo Time Wines, Billy Reid, Clare V., and more!
Echo Park, Saturday 5/18 🪡 It’s a scrap crochet workshop at Sunset Shop! A class designed to learn how to knit from left over yarn.
Malibu, Saturday 5/18 💚 My besties at Crown Affair are launching a brand new product for beachy waves, and you can be the first to try it at Malibu Farm on Saturday from 1-4 PM! Expect hair touchups, a photo booth, and a free full-size product for the first 25 guests. RSVP here!
Venice, Saturday 5/18 👚 It’s a clothing swap!! Hosted by Union & Sol Market. Bring up to 10 gently used items of clothing that you want to donate & swap.
Santa Monica, Saturday 5/18 🪩 A Santa Monica warehouse party? Sign me up.
Culver City, Sunday 5/19 ✂️ Wait, I love this: a sip & play at Esme. You’ll create paper cut-out art!
DTLA, Sunday 5/19 🍪 It’s the 3rd annual AAPI LA Market with Smorgasburg at ROW DTLA! Come for baked goods, savory bites, packaged goods, and merchandise crafted by talented local AAPI chefs, brands, and creatives. RSVP here!
West Adams, Sunday 5/19 💃 Learn how to cha cha with zero proof drinks by Bar Nuda!
Santa Monica, Sunday 5/19 ⛱️ Close out your weekend with this blissful beach pilates by Aire Wellness. Book your spot here!
DTLA, Sunday 5/19 🥂 This Latina-owned creative studio called Dream Studio is having a pop up market to celebrate their first birthday. RSVP here to receive a complimentary champagne glass!
Highland Park, Sunday 5/19 🏋️ Usal Project is putting on this unique outdoors strength class at a private property in Highland Park. The protein drink, VUUM, will be there!
Venice, Sunday 5/19 🚴 Obsessed with this: a community bike ride by Solé Bicycles! It’ll be a fun and casual event to come together to cruise around town on bikes.
DTLA, Sunday 5/19 🍷 Why should you drink California wine, anyway? Found out at this tasting event at Neighborhood Winery.
Venice, Sunday 5/19 🧊 Coffee & Chill is back on Sunday. Coffee! Ice Baths! Community!
Virgil Village, Monday 5/20 🍴 Woah, this is cool: a three course meal at Melody as contemporary dancers perform around you.
Venice, Monday 5/20 🧘♂️ Wanna start your week off right? More of That is hosting another “Best Morning Ever” filled with journaling, yoga, and connection all before 8:30 AM!
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📍PLACES TO BE📍
New openings, places you should know about, what I’m adding to my starting lineup, etc.
Top Left: Mother of Pearl (📷 by @motherofpearl.dtla), Top Right: Bar Frances (📷 by @barfrancesla), Bottom Left: Sunset Smash (📷 by @sunsetsmash), Bottom Right: Liu’s Cafe (📷 by @liuscafe)
Bar Frances, DTLA 🍸 New bar alert! To celebrate their opening on 5/18, they’re putting on this family style dinner series & disco after dark.
Sunset Smash, Pacific Palisades 🍔 This smash burger spot is returning on 5/18, and this time in a truck! Drooling just looking at this…
MFC Studio, East Hollywood 🏺 This small batch ceramics studio is opening up an IRL space on 5/19!
Mother of Pearl, DTLA 🦪 The newest addition to Level 8: this al fresco rooftop champagne & oyster bar.
Liu’s Cafe, Koreatown 🥡 Recently discovered this modern Chinese cafe & bakery thanks to Kate’s newsletter. These pastries though…
💬 ONE FINAL THING 💬
See ya around,
Mads
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