Jack White and Kogi Tacos. In the Same Place. Plus a Beer Garden With a Pop-Up Surf Museum By Hadley Tomicki
Wednesday
FROM PERKS
Summer Adventure Luggage, 41% Off
You’re going places. And wherever those places happen to be, you’re going to want to hit the ground running. And, possibly, spinning. Which is exactly what these slick, hard-sided suitcases were made for. Then we made them up to 41% off.
Friday
ROYAL AFFAIR
All Hail the Return of Royal Clayton's to Downtown
Royal Clayton’s has risen from the dead. It’s back in Downtown now as Clayton’s Public House, with the same Victorian finery and wall-bound eclecticism you may remember. Along with cocktails like the Mr. Chaplin with sloe gin, cognac, apricot liqueur, lemon and dry ice. Never gets old, that dry ice.
Saturday
PIER EYE
A Little Surfing and a Lot of Beer
Saturday. Santa Monica Pier. You could get active competing alongside others in sports like stand-up paddleboarding, swimming, volleyball and skateboarding. Or watch Polynesian dancers or DJs from a beer garden before dipping into a pop-up museum, then back into the beer garden. You’ll know the second you wake up.
HOME OF THE WAVE
You'll Need These for the Beach. Unless It's a Nude Beach.
One of these days, you’ll require trunks and short sleeves. Better to hit Platform’s Surf Market this weekend. So you can steel yourself with beachy styles from the likes of Salt Surf, Banks Journal, Lone Wolfs and others. Then all you can do is hope.
ART SECO
Where Shredding Solos Meet Korean Tacos
What happens when legends like Robert Plant, Gary Clark Jr., Neil Young and Jack White unite beside great restaurants like Kogi, Jon & Vinny’s, Hatchet Hall and the Ponte? We shall collectively call it Arroyo Seco Weekend and make it take place at the Rose Bowl. And it will be delicious/good-sounding.
Sunday
LAND OF THE LASA
A Filipino Double Burger in Chinatown
Last spring, Lasa was named Food & Wine’s best local restaurant. Now, it’s introducing a weekend-only Bistek Burger, consisting of double patties, soy-stewed onions, queso de bola and calamansi aioli with au jus dip. Later, it will attain self-knowledge and take over the park. Wait, that’s Westworld.
What Else Is New
ON THE ROAD
Did You Know It's Road Trip Week? It's Road Trip Week.
Here’s a running list of stories you may’ve missed so far, from the most hedonistic movie road trips, to the most iconic roadside burger stands. And for when you return home, here’s some THC-infused craft beer and a personal 3D printer. You always wanted one of those.
Hadley Tomicki lives in Los Angeles. He is probably going nowhere on the 10 Freeway this very second.
