FROM PERKS
The fine people at Standard Deviation spent years trying on pair after pair of pants, so you don’t have to. The result: a new formula for premium denim—designed in New York, sourced from historic American mills and constructed by seasoned craftsmen. Oh, and then we took 25% off each pair.
DESTINATION WEDNESDAY
West Hollywood’s Ysabel is having creative bartender Matthew Biancaniello in on Wednesday nights to let him do R&D for his next book. He’ll be mixing drinks with ingredients like guava-tequila, sea moss Saint Germain, smoked apples and his own homemade liqueurs. You’ll be a happy test subject.
THE VINYL COUNTDOWN
You’ll enter Sunset & Vinyl through 800 Degrees in Hollywood. No pizza required. Then, you’ll find yourself in a ’70s-themed cocktail lounge having one of Devin Espinosa’s Dance or Dies (mezcal, pineapple, Aperol) while reminiscing about the vintage record player or the cassette recorder decor. Well, depending on your age.
TWO’S COMPANY
Blink and there’s something new in Downtown. Like Broken Mouth, a place for Spam musubi, ribeye fritters and other shining examples of modern Hawaiian dishes. Also, a lush new location of Fundamental LA with all its fried chicken sandwiches, BLTs and flatiron steaks. You must have blinked a couple of times.
MORNING STARS
Saturday: You show a few friends how brunch is done over Danish meatballs, Swedish burgers
and seafood hash amid bottomless rosé and sangria at Alta Nordic Kitchen’s new brunch.
Sunday: You’re taking the pressure off with a morning date over brie-topped apple pancakes
at Blacksmith’s new brunch.
Heavy is the head that wears the brunch crown.
WILLING AND MAPLE
There’s a big Oktoberfest-y party happening at Maple Block Meat Co on Sunday. They’re going to make sure you’re full of ribs, brisket, sausage, pork shoulder and other smoked meats while being entertained by live rockers, served drinks from four breweries and even decorating a pumpkin. For good measure.
WINDS OF CHANGE
That’s because we selected them specifically based on their versatility (and, you know, general handsomeness). We’ve also created a working Curb Your Enthusiasm glossary to document the show’s most useful phrases and terms. And look at that: the Trump administration power rankings are back.
Hadley Tomicki lives in Los Angeles. He is probably going nowhere on the 10 Freeway this very second.
