A Champagne Sabre with Your Name on It. No, Really.
Your name. Your friend’s name. A grocery list. Some Wingding characters… … are just a few of the things you could get engraved on one of these gift-worthy champagne sabres forged in the foothills of the Italian Alps.
PRACTICAL YOLK
Eggslut Heads Westward, the Townspeople Rejoice
You enjoy eggs. You enjoy bacon. You enjoy cheese. But maybe you don’t enjoy driving downtown early in the morning for them. Maybe something a little closer to the beach would be nice. Well, then, good news: Eggslut just opened their doors in Venice. You may now carry on enjoying things.
GAME OF JOAN’S
Joan’s on Third Has Their Own Wine Label Now
A good bottle of wine is pretty much the best holiday party favor ever, especially when you don’t have to worry about which bottle to pick out. Enter Joan’s on Third. They just dropped their own private wine label featuring some crowd-pleasing Central Coast numbers. Yes, “dropped.”
Friday
IT’S LIT
Dinner, Drinks and a Light Show in the Forest
1) Go check out Descanso Gardens’ new exhibit, Enchanted: Forest of Light, a mile-long stroll through thousands of glittering, interactive light displays. 2) Slip over to Maple, Descanso’s new restaurant, for game hen pot pies and whiskey cocktails on the heated patio. 3) Decide this holiday stuff isn’t so bad after all.
Saturday
SIMMONS SAYS
Russell Simmons Just Opened a Yoga Studio
First, he brought you Run-DMC. Then, the Beastie Boys. Next up: Downward-Facing Dog. Yes, hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons just opened a state-of-the-art yoga studio in WeHo. Rumor has it, he likes to attend class himself on Friday evenings. No, he doesn’t want to hear your mixtape.
Sunday
YOU GIFT ME UP
Black Truffle Hot Dogs. Gift Giving. Go.
If you must go shopping this weekend, better to do it somewhere with black truffle hot dogs. Check out Smorgasburg and Row DTLA’s holiday market, which includes dozens of glorious food vendors (like the Nomad Truck), plus gear from the likes of Daniel Wellington, Away Travel and Tokyobike. Again, only if you must.
Garrett Snyder is based in Los Angeles. He enjoys vintage tiki bars, charcuterie platters and any movie in which Steve McQueen does his own stunts.
