👋 OH HEY 👋

Mads here! I hope everyone has been staying safe this past week. LA is our community, our home. Rebuilding the place we love most won’t happen overnight. We’re committed to working together towards a restored future for our city no matter how long it takes ❤️‍🩹

That’s why we’re partnering with a generous friend of Camber to match your donations made here for LA fire relief. Now through February 7th, 2025, each dollar donated to Baby2Baby (up to $50,000) will be matched AND an additional matching dollar for dollar donation will be made to LAFD. This means that every dollar you donate will turn into $3!!

To start donating, head to this Instagram post (the fundraiser can only be accessed via mobile app). Also, all ticket proceeds from our 2 events below (the Alfred Walk on 1/25 & volunteering at Our Big Kitchen on 2/3) will be counted as donations. We hope to see you there!

A quick note that our precious restaurants are struggling, especially with people leaving town and the fact that they so graciously provided free meals for first responders and those affected. If you can, please support your favorite neighborhood spots this week. Keep reading for some fun events and promos that these amazing LA restaurants are putting on for your next night out 🍽

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.}

• DTLA, All week 🌮 Ditroit has launched a weekly taco series benefitting wildfire relief (👏). They are partnering with chefs and friends to offer a taco special with 100% of proceeds donated to the communities impacted by the Los Angeles fires. The first week kicks off with Enrique Olvera's signature duck carnitas taco, and the second week will be a collaboration with Mi Compa Chava (one of my favorite restaurants in CDMX)!

• DTLA, All week 🐟 For Lunar New Year, Kato has invited chefs from across the country to Los Angeles for some amazing collaborations. Profits from the seven nights will be donated to Restaurants Care to help provide emergency relief grants to those in the food and beverage community that were impacted by the Los Angeles fires.

• Melrose Hill, Tuesday 1/21 🍕 La Morra Pizzeria is teaming up with Café Telegrama and Ètra for a community gathering. Share stories, give hugs, eat pizza, make your kids smile, all for the cause. All proceeds go to wildfire relief.

• DTLA, Wednesday 1/22 ❤️‍🔥 To my lesbian friends! Friend or Flame is having a speed dating party for singles at Good Clean Fun.

• Venice, Wednesday 1/22 & Friday 1/24 🗣️ Looking for someone to talk to? Group Chat is offering free therapy for everyone affected by the LA wildfires.

• Venice, Wednesday 1/22 🎞️ Woah, it’s a photo booth pop-up & dance party at The Rose Room. Get your ticket here.

• Online, Wednesday 1/22 🎲 The Big Silly Trivia Game is back on Wednesday! This season is for those who are chronically online. Sign up here.

• Silver Lake, Thursday 1/23 🙋‍♀️ Relive the decade of dial up, Tamagotchis, and butterfly clips with a 90’s Trivia Night at Pizzana. 100% of profits from the night will benefit the California Fire Foundation!

• Silver Lake, Thursday 1/23 😆 Watch comedians reveal some of their most humiliating DM's, late-night notes app paragraphs, and awkward reply-all emails in this stand-up comedy show. Proceeds will go to support LA Wildfire Mutual Funds!

• DTLA, Thursday 1/23 👯‍♂️ Wanna make friends while also raising money for wildfire relief? Head to Fast Friends, which is speed dating for friends. 100% of proceeds will be donated to support families impacted by the LA Fires.

• Venice, Thursday 1/23 🍷 Venice Beach Wine Club is back with another wine night at Milwood Studio! They’re also setting up a donation for those affected by the LA fires. Bring toiletries, hygiene products, snacks, electrolytes, and they will drop them off at the Dream Center.

• Glendale, Friday 1/24 🍻 A comedy drinking game? Yes, please.

• Historic Filipinotown, Friday 1/24 🧧 It’s the Lunar New Year Edition of Hi-Fi Friday at A Good Used Book! You can expect savory pork-filled rice treats in addition to Filipino baked goods, Vietnamese jewelry, handmade ceramics, zines & stickers, and flash tattoos.

• All over, Friday 1/24 🍴 Dine LA starts this Friday! AND each reservation supports wildfire relief. Some of my faves are participating: Majordomo, Tonchin, Superba, L&E Oyster Bar, and more.

• Hollywood, Saturday 1/25 🎥 Obsessed with this name: Not Your Daddy’s Films. It’s a quarterly screening featuring work by women & nonbinary filmmakers and followed by a party — but this time a portion goes to the Entertainment Community Fund’s relief fund, which helps artists displaced by the fires. Get your ticket here!

• Venice, Saturday 1/25 🕺 Dance to disco at The West Side Disco this Saturday!

• DTLA, Saturday 1/25 👀 Now THIS I wanna see: 15 people will pitch their single friend to an audience.

• Venice, Saturday 1/25 🏺 Wanna spend an evening unplugging and playing with clay? Head to this ceramics workshop at Zinque.

• Echo Park, Saturday 1/25 ☕️ Valerie Confections is hosting a fundraiser dinner where ALL proceeds are going directly to families who lost their homes in the Eaton and Palisades fires. It’s in partnership with Brightland, Year & Day, Nomadica, and more. Get your seat here!

• East Hollywood, Saturday 1/25 📖 Seen Library & Danny D’s Mud Shop are collabing for a fundraiser for LA fire relief on Saturday. All proceeds from book and ceramic sales will be donated and directly support those affected by the fires.

• DTLA, Saturday 1/25 & Sunday 1/26 🛍 This weekend, participating shops and restaurants at ROW DTLA are donating 100% of proceeds from select items to organizations like Altadena Girls Fire Recovery, World Central Kitchen, Restaurants Care, Pasadena Humane Society, California Community Foundation and more.

• West Hollywood, Sunday 1/26 💪 Here’s a little Sunday sculpt reset with AIRE Wellness. All proceeds will go directly to supporting those affected by the fires and the heroic first responders who have been on the front lines.

• Silver Lake, Sunday 1/26 💐 Discotheque Salon is holding a fundraiser for families affected by the Eaton fire. There will be bouquets, hats, shirts, a raffle, and blowouts.

• Chinatown, Sunday 1/26 🧧 LANG is hosting a Lunar New Year LA Fire Fundraiser on Sunday. You can expect a red envelope scavenger hunt, wishing tree, food & drinks, and more. 100% of the proceeds from this event will go to wildfire relief efforts via Welcome to Chinatown’s Sik Faan Fund.

• Woodland Hills, Sunday 1/26 🧘‍♀️ Are you pregnant or postpartum? Here’s a whole day of yoga, meditation & reiki, sound bowls, and a women’s circle to connect with other moms!

• Atwater Village, Sunday 1/26 & Monday 1/27 🍜 Holy Basil & Nana Thai are coming together for a 2-night dinner series. All proceeds donated to LA Fire relief.

📍PLACES TO BE📍

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

^{Top Left: Yellow Paper Burger (📷 by @yellowpaperburger), Top Right: FNF Coffee & Kicks (📷 by @fnf_la), Bottom Left: Cafe 2001 (📷 by @cafe2001.la), Bottom Right: Yume Sushi Bar (📷 by @yumesushibar)}

• Yellow Paper Burger, Eagle Rock 🍔 Popular burger pop-up now has a permanent home in Eagle Rock! Stop by for a smash burger or hot dog.

• GONGGAN, Silver Lake ☕️ This Korean coffee shop & wine bar is the one of the cutest places I’ve ever seen…

• FNF Coffee & Kicks, Culver City 👟 Just like the name says: a new coffee shop & shoe store.

• Restaurant Ki, Little Tokyo 🥢 IG bio says “A restaurant within a restaurant within a restaurant.” Restaurant Ki is a six-seat dining destination offering an intimate exploration of New Korean cuisine. Grab a seat here.

• Cafe 2001, DTLA ☕️ From the team behind Yess comes Cafe 2001, an all day cafe. Their hot breakfast staple of hashbrowns and smoked trout is inspired by latkes. Yummmm.

• Butterfly, Culver City 🍹 New rooftop at The Shay Hotel in Culver! Perfect for tacos and tequila.

• Yume Sushi Bar, Calabasas 🍣 This Studio City sushi spot has a new location in Calabasas. It’s a completely redesigned look and feel.

💬 ONE FINAL THING 💬

See ya around,

Mads

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