The weekend was filmed at 48 frames per second.
Just as the Mayans predicted, big things are happening. For starters, you’ve got huge Perks at The Standard Downtown’s new ping-pong club, SPiN. Also: Cole Haan wants to give you $100 off their dapper shoes and more. Crazy, but true. Finally, you’re getting 33% off last-minute gifts from Standard Goods. You know, just in case.
You don’t exactly miss homework. But there’s a certain nostalgia in a school-themed bar whose beer list is kept on a composition notebook and whose three-hour daily “recess” heavily involves PB&J sliders. Here’s hoping for detention.
You’re at the Grove. Buying some presents. Dodging fake snowflakes and Mario Lopez. Goes without saying, you might need to take a load off. Maybe get an old-school shoeshine. Check out the new stand near the valet—stocked with three chairs, a flat-screen and take-home shine kits. Sure, those fit in a stocking.
You were in Highland Park, having wine at Hermosillo—that new spot from some Covell guys. You waved over a cheese plate. Problem: there was no cheese plate. No food at all, actually. Problem solved: now there is. Think steamed pork buns, fried pickles and crispy brussels sprouts. And yes, a cheese plate.
So, big A.O.C. news: after 10 years, it’s moving into the Il Covo spot. But before that launches, there’s a pop-up called Barbershop happening upstairs. It’s... not a barbershop. Rather: a chef’s table for 16. That’s it. Two seatings. Six courses. Six wines. You like those odds.
