<em>National Lampoon’s Weekend</em>
Your Perks: 1) A champagne saber that you can have engraved with almost anything you want. Not an abridged version of War and Peace, but still... 2) Vintage Cartier watches. Only one exists of each. Time is of the essence. 3) Gallery-worthy canvas prints from our “best of” collection. Banksy, Gandhi and Biggie included.
There’s that big winter bonfire thing happening at Dockweiler Beach. So swing by Grand Central Market’s new cocktail supply store, Courage and Craft, beforehand for some good beers and weird bitters. Then, hit Culver City’s new Picnic LA to get the gang some Vietnamese pots de crème. You know, the gang.
Home Alone. Great flick. The only thing missing is a staged musical number with talented singers and dancers. If you’ve ever entertained that thought, you’ll need to know about The Unauthorized Musical Parody of Home Alone, which is playing this weekend. Also, your thoughts should get out more often.
Time to drive a stake through the heart of your gift list. Enter: Northern Grade. Yes, that one marketplace of handsome, American-made everything is popping up in Downtown this weekend with anything from Aloha Sunday chinos to Freenote shirts to Churchkey beer. The beer is for you.
As a student of history, you feel a certain obligation to visit Townhouse and its Del Monte Speakeasy this Saturday to celebrate Repeal Day and the bars’ 100-year anniversaries. You’ll have food from Hatchet Hall, drinks with old-timey prices and coffee cocktails from Menotti’s. So... a full syllabus.
It’s hard to find good sweetbread and waffles in the Valley. Except not, because Scratch Bar & Kitchen just opened its server-free restaurant in Encino. So bring a date to the chef’s counter and tackle the 24-course tasting menu there. Maybe make sure it’s, like, a 16th date.
