🏨 Where I will be staycation-ing next

10/10 - 10/16: bead & sip, singles nights, & pop-up markets

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Mady Maio
October 10, 2023

👋 OH HEY 👋

Mads here! This past weekend, I went to Family Style Food Festival and saw the man, the myth, the legend himself 🍝

I ate my body weight in pasta from Funke, wine from Clink, pizza from Henry’s (from Japan!), and wagyu beef sliders from Hakata Izakaya HERO. I’m still full 🍽️

Okay, now on to the coolest things happening this week.

🗓️ THINGS TO DO 🗓️

The coolest events happening in Los Angeles this week.

  • All over, all week 🍸 It’s Espresso Martini Fest this week! LA bars that are participating: Cha Cha Cha, Capri Club, Good Housekeeping, Dante Beverly Hills, Thunderbolt, and more.

  • Beverly Hills, Tuesday 10/10 👻 It’s officially spooky szn. Horror Film Festival, Screamfest, starts on Tuesday!

  • Santa Monica, Wednesday 10/11 💎 Another Bead & Sip is happening on Wednesday at JuneShine Santa Monica! Yep, you’ll make your own jewelry while sipping on kombucha. Get tickets here!

  • Santa Monica, Thursday 10/12 🎾 It’s singles night over at OLA Beach Tennis with LA SOSO Club on Thursday! There’s an after party at JuneShine, too. RSVP here.

  • Silver Lake, Friday 10/13 🤣 A comedy show that’s ALSO a drinking game?! Sign me up.

  • Venice, Friday 10/13 ☕ For Friday the 13th, Little Lunch is giving out free lattes with oat milk. Follow them for more details!

  • Koreatown, Friday 10/13 🍷 Open Market has started a wine bar series called Now Pouring, where you can try their new dishes paired with wine. The first one is this Friday!

  • West Hollywood, Friday 10/13 🕺 If you’re looking to boogie on Friday night, Hotel House Sessions at Palihouse WeHo is where you should be.

  • Los Feliz, Friday 10/13 through Sunday 10/15 🍷 MÍRATE is putting on the city’s first-ever Festival de Vino Mexicano this weekend. They will be bringing together the finest chefs and vintners from Mexico and Baja California for a weekend of tasting events, seminars, food collaborations, and private dining experiences. Learn more here!

  • Pacific Palisades, Friday 10/13 through Sunday 10/15 🍰 Year & Day is partnering with Sweet Laurel to celebrate the launch of their new treat plates. They’ll be serving their limited edition pumpkin olive oil cake. Okay, yum!

  • Santa Monica, Saturday 10/14 & Sunday 10/15 ☕ Couplet Coffee will be popping up at Pickle Pop every Saturday & Sunday. Try some coffee after your pickleball session!

  • Beverly Hills, Saturday 10/14 🎾 This collab is dreamy: Sunset Tennis Club and Less Is More are putting on the cutest event this Saturday. Complimentary tennis lessons, gua sha treatments by Heyday, custom embroidery, and more. Get your tix here!

  • DTLA, Saturday 10/14 💐 Flowers! Cosmetics! Ice cream! All of that and more with Flower Play at Yangban.

  • Angelino Heights & Echo Park, Saturday 10/14 🚶 Missing our Walk Club? Los Angelistas is hosting one on Saturday that will take you on a tour of Angelino Heights and Echo Park.

  • Venice, Saturday 10/14 🍞 The Canal Market presents: Second Saturdays Pop-up! My bestie, Challahdad, will be there.

  • Melrose Hill, Saturday 10/14 🥯 Hot Water Bagels is popping up again, but this time with a French twist at Maison Matho. Oui, chef!

  • East Hollywood, Saturday 10/14 🍷 Empanadas y vino! Tiana Giron will be popping up at Tabula Rasa on Saturday.

  • Frogtown, Saturday 10/14 🛍️ For my vintage lovers: Frogtown Flea Crawl is back this Saturday!

  • DTLA, Saturday 10/14 💗 In honor of The Eras Movie coming out this weekend, you can take a Taylor Swift themed pilates class at Piink Pilates on Saturday. Cute!

  • West Adams, Saturday 10/14 🍷 Blending Lab is back! Join them on Saturday for their re-opening party filled with wine specials, munchies, and good tunes.

  • DTLA, Saturday 10/14 💐 Flower District Gift Shop is having a vintage pop-up on Saturday. Fun!

  • Los Feliz, Saturday 10/14 ☕ Are you a coffee girlie who wants to meet other coffee girlies? Good because Coffee with the Gurls is hosting a morning coffee date at Cafe Caravan on Saturday morning.

  • DTLA, Sunday 10/15 🧘 If you want to learn more about gut health and enjoy a relaxing yoga flow, then this is for you.

  • Burbank, Sunday 10/15 🍇 I’ve always wanted to do this: grape stomping.

  • West Hollywood, Sunday 10/15 🎾 It’s BYOS (Bring Your Own Single) day on Sunday. You’ll play rooftop pickleball and meet other singles at La Peer Hotel. RSVP here!

  • DTLA, Monday 10/16 👨‍🍳 Molly Baz wrote a new cookbook, and you can watch her chat about it with Eric Wareheim on Monday at the Ace Hotel. One of my favorite bookstores, Now Serving, will be there, too!

  • Hollywood, Friday 10/20 (next week!) 🍽️ If you love the food industry, then this is for you: HNGRY Summit is bringing together thoughtful minds across the food industry for a day of connection and collaboration on Friday 10/20. You’ll get to hear from panelists like Ben Leventhal (Founder & CEO of Blackbird) and Maddy Rotman (Co-Founder of Anytime Spritz) and meet other food industry insiders. Use code CAMBER20 for a discount on tickets here!

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: Harucake (📷 by @harucake_), Top Right: Vitorrja (📷 by stayannex.com), Bottom Left: LAN Noodle (📷 by @lannoodle), Bottom Right: Shim Sham (📷 by @southparkgroup)

💬 ONE FINAL THING 💬

See ya around,

Mads

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