FROM PERKS
People talk about upping their “sneaker game.” Like it’s a game. For those who take their casual footwear a little more seriously, we direct your attention to these handsome, handmade, hand-finished beauties from KOIO. They’re crafted from the finest Italian leathers and suedes, and Perks has them for 20% off.
ALL THE RIGHT MOVIES
1) You have 11 more days to see all of the Oscar contenders. 2) You still need to eat dinner. 3) Culina will kill birds 1 and 2 with a week of three-course dinners, followed by a different Best Picture nominee in the Four Seasons’ screening room each night. Less screener-drama this way.
SAINT-TROPEZ IT FORWARD
Saint-Tropez is pleasant. But what has it done for you lately? It’s gone and sent you a version of its renowned La Tropézienne Bakery. So now you can experience a whole new world of éclairs, brie sandwiches and pain au chocolat. Since you had to ask.
POLE MODELS
This week is all about true romance. Yes, belated Valentine’s Day shenanigans, of course. But we’re also talking about the pole dance show inspired by True Romance at Federal Bar on Friday. It’s the story of a young lady and the psychotic beau who murders her pimp. And all it’s missing is poles.
EAT WAVE
Dune and Mamacita. The former is a popular Atwater destination for falafel that’s now also open in Downtown. The latter is a fast-casual Peruvian concept where Smoke.Oil.Salt’s former exec chef is doing stuff with prime skirt steak. They are united only by a shared desire to prepare your lunch.
THE NEAT IS ON
The city is changing. For instance, you’ll now find West LA’s Liquid Kitty transformed into Neat by the owner of Belmont, West End and Brü Haus. With Sazeracs, Creole daiquiris, live music and a smoking section. Right, there are smokers here now.
Hadley Tomicki lives in Los Angeles. He is probably going nowhere on the 10 Freeway this very second.
