What the world needs now, is weekend, sweet weekend.
Two great date options await. A) A chef’s tasting dinner with abundant wine at Wolfgang Puck at Hotel Bel-Air, 55% off. B) A flight of rare vino and cheese in West Hollywood. (Go ahead, choose both.) Also, for Mother’s Day: an exclusive trove of rare vintage women’s Rolexes and Cartiers. Moms deserve Perks, too.
Over in a WWII-era military bunker in Santa Monica, you’ll find something unexpected. Well, sure, the bunker itself is sort of unexpected. That, too. But then you go inside and you’re eating a Hawaiian burger. Random. But significantly more interesting than a burger not in a military bunker.
Spoiler alert: you’ll be spending some quality time by the pool this summer. Before that, you might require the services of a new pop-up shop called POOLSIDE—it’s filled with travel-y/beach-y/pool-y kind of stuff. Think bags and swim trunks and a handy iPhone case that’s also a wallet. The store itself: sadly not by the pool.
If you haven’t yet gotten to check out Abbot Kinney’s newest julep-stocked patio, this Kentucky Derby party on Saturday makes... a certain amount of sense. They’re opening early for several hours of cocktails, biscuits, short ribs and deviled eggs. And about two minutes of race watching.
Tortilla Republic: good guac. Good margaritas. Good place for a big Cinco de Mayo block party out back—think pitcher specials, mariachis, a “piñata pit” and a photo booth. Photo booths: the most important aspect of any cultural celebration.
You’d think the Gypsy couldn’t surprise you anymore. It’s just that kind of anything-goes bar. But surprise: they’ve brought in a Top Chef guy to do a bunch of dinners, and he’s thinking offal salad and a whole fried chicken. Fried chicken is always a welcome surprise.
