L.A. has a lot of great street art, but Venice has some of the coolest. This street art is in Venice on Windward Ave., between Pacific Ave. and the Venice Beach Boardwalk. Parking in Venice is always difficult and expensive so I would only suggest coming here if you are going to be spending the day in Venice anyway…
Greenleaf is a small, L.A. based chain that specializes in cooking with fresh, local ingredients. They offer a wide range of healthy, delicious foods! I went to the one on Hollywood Blvd. right next to the Pantages Theatre. The restaurant is half indoor half outdoor, taking full advantage of the lovely L.A. weather. It also makes the space…
The Hollywood Bowl is a Los Angeles institution. Putting on world-class performances during the summers ranging from movie sing-a-longs, to concerts performed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, to spectacular firework shows. Most recently, I attended a showing of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets accompanied by the Los Angeles Philharmonic. The movie is played on…
Little Damage has been making a name for itself with its wild ice cream colors and black waffle cones made with activated charcoal. Situated in the heart of downtown L.A., Little Damage is most famous for its black soft serve ice cream. They recently changed their black ice cream from “Dark Cinns” (horchata flavored) to “Mother of Dragons” (strawberry…
Every foodie in L.A. has heard about Egg Slut. Founded in 2011, Egg Slut has made a name for itself with their beautiful egg sandwiches and extremely long lines. Egg Slut has locations in Grand Central Market, Venice, Glendale, and one in Las Vegas.Egg Slut lines are infamous and people are willing to wait upwards of an hour…
Sweet Rose Creamery is a small, L.A.-based chain of ice cream shops with an emphasis on fresh, local ingredients. Their kitchen is 100% GMO free and certified kosher. Most excitingly to me is that their ice cream is made and stored in silver canisters, which is how traditional Italian gelato is made! I went to their storefront in…
If you’ve been to Venice Beach before, you may have noticed this giant art installation right by the water. Hundreds of people walk by it daily, but few people know what this art instillation means. The Venice “V” was originally put up as a temporary art instillation in 2001 to honor the victims of 9/11. However, sixteen years…