Tom Selleck would never steal your weekend.
Your Perks: 1) A bunch of rare all-black vintage Rolexes. People will stare. In a good way. 2) Earbuds that don’t use wires to attach to your music player. They were holding you back. 3) These are lighter cufflinks. The name tells you all you need to know.
Hinoki & the Bird’s new chef is offering a tasting menu to just 10 people a night this month. So secure reservations. Then disregard the envy of neighbors who don’t have Santa Barbara spot prawns or Japanese cheesecake on their plates. They have no one to blame but themselves.
Relations between Havana and the United States have really strengthened... on Pez Cantina’s patio. Every Friday, a salsa band will play while you and some friends enjoy Cuban apricot almond mojitos, Cuban pambazo sandwiches and rum. Couldn’t do it without rum.
Austin’s Helm hit the road this summer toting a big trailer of leather and suede boots. They’ll be setting up at Alchemy Works this weekend. First they’re cracking open some Texas beers on Friday night, then opening shop on Saturday. Boots and beers. So Texas.
There’s a hot sauce expo going on in Long Beach this weekend. Count on 45 makers of spicy stuff, along with various challenges determining who can eat the most spicy tacos, ramen and reaper peppers. The answer: really, really crazy people.
Tuesday’s Bastille Day. You could celebrate by drinking champagne in a striped shirt or giving a baguette a bike ride through town. But it’d be more rewarding to drop into L’Assiette for lunch and try their one-day-only seared foie gras and sous vide steak sandwich. Just a hunch.
