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It’s not as if the Rustic Canyon restaurant family doesn’t have enough to think about, what with opening one of the most anticipated restaurants of the year and all—but before Santa Monica gets the Jeremy Fox homestyle treatment at the Midwest-inspired Birdie G’s, it’s getting a taste of New York City with Milo SRO, the group’s new slice shop.  Launching Thursday in the former Sweet Rose Creamery space—don’t worry, they’re still making ice cream behind the scenes—Milo SRO will operate as a sort of fast-casual extension of the restaurant group’s popular spot Milo + Olive from Josh Loeb and chefs Erin Eastland and Zoe Nathan. (The name does stand for “Milo Standing-Room-Only,” after all.) But whereas Milo + Olive’s menu involves pasta, pastries, bread, salads and wood-fired seasonal vegetables in addition to pizza, their latest venture will focus on whole and by-the-slice 18-inch pies made with either a 48-hour–fermented dough or a gluten-free crust. Toppings will take their cues from the full-service sibling spot, which means drawing from seasonality and local farms. There are a range of set pizzas, such as the Roasted Mushroom and Braised Garlic with tomato sauce, raclette and fresh oregano; the Fancy White Pie with mozzarella, taleggio, raclette, ricotta, house-made giardiniera and fresh basil and garlic oil; and the Meat Lovers, with tomato-sauce base, house-made sausage, bacon, pepperoni, mozzarella and oregano. Whole pies range from $24 (a classic cheese variety) to $38

If you missed some of the biggest hip-hop and EDM headliners at Coachella, you’re in luck: A bunch of them are coming a little closer to town when HARD Summer arrives in Fontana this August. The EDM, trap and hip-hop–heavy music festival makes its annual return, with Kid Cudi, Major Lazer, RL Grime, Dillon Francis, Alison Wonderland atop the HARD Summer 2019 lineup, as well as a slew of high-profile back-to-back performances: Excision and Nghtmre, Flosstradamus and 4B, and Zhu and Tchami, among them. The two-day fest, which hits the Auto Club Speedway on August 3 and 4, also includes appearances from Loco Dice, Sheck Wes, Juice Wrld, JPEGMAFIA, Soulja Boy and more. Oh, and hidden in the somewhat smaller type on the lineup poster, you’ll even find Diesel—yes, Shaquille O’Neal will be DJing the first day of the fest (and if the stars align, maybe he’ll even rap a few verses).           After some significant layout changes last year (no more camping, stages moved onto the infield grass), HARD continues to tweak its experience logistics, with more shaded areas and water stations promised for this year, as well as an initiative to reduce the amount of dust. For VIP ticketholders, expect a splash pool and mobile charging lockers. Tickets go on sale Friday, April 26, at 9am, including two-day passes (starting at $129) and single-day tickets (starting at $79), as well as VIP access starting at $249 for the weekend or $139 for a day. Check out the full lineup belo

Grab a pair of chic black sunnies and your longest cigarette holder because the world-famous jewelry shop with little blue boxes is making L.A.’s Holly Golightly dreams come true next month, if only for two days. Tiffany & Co. may be one of the jewelry industry’s biggest juggernauts, but to those familiar with Truman Capote’s novella—or the film adaptation starring Audrey Hepburn—it’s beloved for its significance to Golightly, Capote’s aspiring-if-eccentric New York City society girl.  Tiffany & Co. didn’t actually serve breakfast until 2017, when the NYC flagship opened the Blue Box Cafe complete with a Breakfast at Tiffany prix fixe of eggs and coffee and pastries and fruit. In fact, Golightly never dines in Tiffany’s; instead, she window shops the jewels in the quiet of an early morning, a pastry and a coffee in hand. Regardless, Blue Box Cafe fast became one of the toughest tables to land in Midtown East, and on May 4 and 5—in celebration of Mother’s Day—the Rodeo Drive location is getting its own outpost. Concept sketch courtesy Tiffany & Co.   A patio takeover, the Tiffany Cafe at Beverly Hills will serve a breakfast-only menu of its own West Coast prix fixe, here at $45 per person. Each meal includes croissants for the table, a main course of your choosing, plus three beverages per person (and yes, that includes mimosas). You’ll be eating pastries, fruit and options like avocado toast on fine china sporting, you guessed it, the signature Tiffany blue. Reservati

Pasadena’s history of leisure dates back to the 19th century, and to this day, it’s one of L.A.’s most laid-back spots to while away an afternoon with a cool drink in hand. Of course, for being one of the northeast L.A.-area’s more affluent neighborhoods, it’s not lacking in cocktail bars—but rooftop cocktail bars in Pasadena? Now that’s a different story. Thankfully, local chain Granville just launched its fifth location, and wouldn’t you know it, Pasadena’s got a sunny new spot to grab a drink. Sure, there’s the indoor ground-floor bar, and diners can settle in on a stool right outside on the patio as bartenders pass drinks through the open windows. There’s also the massive dining room—split into two separate areas, both featuring dark wood and tufted leather—but the real destination is on floor three, the 50-seat rooftop oasis, remarkably a rarity in the neighborhood. The restaurant’s only been open since mid-April, but Pasadenans fast figured out the roof is the place to be—so much so that the space fills up daily only 15 to 30 minutes after opening its doors. Throngs of diners and imbibers swarm the spot, and there’s a line from the roped-off elevator and out the front door nearly every day. Pasadena’s coolest new club isn’t a club at all, it’s a bar serving taco trios, gin-focused drinks and bowls of lemon couscous. Which, to be fair, feels much more Pasadena’s scene.   Shrimp tacos with cabbage and guacamole Photograph: Stephanie Breijo   Granville’s fifth

Hey savvy shoppers! Los Angeles is full of incredible deals, if you know where to find them. We’re here to help with a weekly list of all the best sample sales across the city. This is the info you’ve been searching for—who has the best deals of the week, when and where to nab them, exactly what you’ll find at each sale and whether you need to bring cash or plastic. So check in each week to stay on trend and in the black—your wardrobe and wallet will thank you. Who: G-Star RAW Save up to 70 percent off on a selection of the L.A. brand’s streetwear-inspired raw denim pieces during 260 Sample Sale’s current takeover. Where: 301 N Canon Dr, Beverly Hills When: Tuesday, April 16th from 10am to 8pm, Wednesday, April 17th through Saturday, April 20th from 10am to 7pm, and Sunday, April 21st from 10am to 5pm Who: H. Lorenzo The edgy brand is holding a tent sale in the parking lot of its Sunset Plaza storefront where shoppers can take up to 70 percent off FW18 pieces by brands including Comme Des Garçons, MM6 Maison Margiela, Raf Simons and more. Where: 8660 W Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood When: through April 30th from 10am to 7pm Who: Fame & Partners and Lab25 Shop dresses and gowns from sustainable, made-to-order brand Fame & Partners as well as pieces from Lab25’s selection of up-and-coming labels (including the likes of AQ/AQ, Alice McCall, Bec and Bridge, David Lerner NY and One Teaspoon) during Eclipse Sample Sale’s latest. In terms of prices, attendees can expect t

Where in the world is Michael Cimarusti? Between his fine-dining restaurant, Providence; his Northeastern sea-shack dream, Connie & Ted’s; the all-day Best Girl in the Ace Hotel; and his Italian-seafood counter-seating spot in Eataly, Il Pesce Cucina, the chef is, you understand, just a little busy. But at least once a month, we know where we can always find him—and how to snag a prix-fixe meal for a fraction of the price you’d find at his Michelin-starred restaurant. The chef behind some of the city’s best seafood spots recently launched Thursdays with Michael, an Il Pesce series that takes place monthly at the far end of Eataly L.A.’s main food court. Naturally you won’t be receiving the tweezered strawberry “fraise” gras (a spin, of course, on foie gras), the flower-topped sashimi in persimmon vinegar, or the delicate bass-cheek “tacos” in nasturtium leaves you might enjoy on a $240 Providence tasting menu; the Thursdays with Michael dinners are something entirely different, yet use much of the same seafood you’d be tasting at Cimarusti’s pricier experiences. Each installation involves a three-course menu, at $65 per person, with a focus not just on sustainable and line-caught seafood; the menu is always Italian (this is Eataly, after all), and features dishes unique to the series. You might enjoy traditional specialties from Puglia in one dish, or a reimagined, more modern crudo dotted with radish and mint in another. “Usually we try to just combine whatever’s going

What was old is always new again in the Arts District, where warehouses seem to flip to new artist spaces, lofts and restaurants every week. But today, one of the neighborhood’s most chic newcomers opens its large red doors—not the doors of a converted warehouse, mind you, but of a 1927 fire station—and it’s been years in the making. Firehouse is finally here, the long-awaited restaurant, café and nine-room boutique hotel from one of the city’s favorite restaurateurs—and it’s got one of the best patios in the area. Dustin Lancaster is no stranger to the hotel game, though most of his operations skew toward wine and food: our Bar Awards 2018 wine bar of the year, Bar Covell, for instance, or Chinatown’s French wine bar and bistro, Oriel. But in addition to helming popular spots like L&E Oyster Bar and the Hermosillo, Lancaster also owns Hotel Covell, now a Los Feliz go-to for stylish out-of-towners or staycationers. Following suit—and after eyeing the 1927 building for a decade—today he and development company Creative Space finally launch Firehouse: part bespoke experience, part all-day restaurant from an up-and-coming chef. “This is by far the biggest project I’ve done so far,” says Lancaster. “Even Bar Covell and [Hotel Covell] were separate, because they were five years apart. I’ve never done all of it at once: a full restaurant, a hotel, a coffee program—I had to think of so many angles and avenues I hadn’t done before.” Enter through the large red doors or the quain

More than any other year, Coachella 2019 brought some of the most of-the-moment pop stars to the stage. The music festival drew from established stars at the peak of their popularity (Childish Gambino and Ariana Grande) as well as recently ascended acts (Billie Eilish, J Balvin, BLACKPINK, Kacey Musgraves) and just a touch of traditional rock acts (Tame Impala, Weezer). As always, headline-grabbing cameos factored heavily into the first weekend of the fest: Selena Gomez and Cardi B joined DJ Snake for “Taki Taki”; Khalid recruited Halsey, Billie Eilish, Normani and Marshmello; apparent cover band Weezer tapped TLC’s Chilli for “No Scrubs”; Major Lazer played a surprise set at the Do LaB stage; Kenny G hopped on stage with CHON; and Ariana Grande reunited a JT-less *NSYNC, with additional appearances from Nicki Minaj, Diddy and Mase. On the experience side, Coachella brings just as many over-the-top pop-ups as ever, with the return of the massive, roving astronaut, the return of the hidden tiki bar and a secret disco bar. Scope out some of our favorite photos from Coachella 2019 below—though if you’re saving yourself for weekend two, we suppose some of these art installations and stage setups might be considered minor spoilers. Photograph: Courtesy Coachella   Photograph: Courtesy Coachella     Mon Laferte Photograph: Courtesy Coachella       Kacey Musgraves Photograph: Courtesy Coachella     Photograph: Courtesy Coachella     BLACKPI

Sure, this year’s headliners skew pop, indie and R&B, but disco is anything but dead at Coachella. For proof, just look to Hush Hush, the hidden bar from the team behind New York’s award-heaped Attaboy. With rotating mirror balls throwing light over a DJ booth and the neon dance floor, Hush Hush is keeping the glittery, glam dance dream alive, starting today. We can’t give away the exact location, but we can tell you that you’ll need to do the hustle on over toward the Indio Central Market, Coachella’s take on a food hall in the general admission area of the fest. To get to this rainbow-floored, dancey funkytown, you’re going to need to do some searching in or around there, and that’s all we can tell you. (Are we cryptic or what?) Once inside you’ll be greeted with a wall of disco-era posters, artwork and photos (hello, the iconic Grace Jones riding a horse into Studio 54), not to mention walls of gold glitter. At the bar, expect a handful of takes on playful ’70s-era classics and other throwbacks such as the Blue Hawaiian, made with two rums, coconut, fresh pineapple, lime and blue curaçao; a Sex on the Beach with vodka, apricot and cranberry liqueurs, and fresh orange and lime; and the Mezcal Sunrise, which adds mezcal to the recipe’s traditional tequila, and mixes both liquors with lime, blood orange and grenadine. All cocktails run $16 apiece, and you can stop by every day of Coachella to find them, starting at 2pm (and if you pop in around 9pm each night, you can part

You’ll be spending days on end in the Indio heat, and while you could see food as nothing but fuel to get you through the onslaught of musical acts and art installations, Coachella and the festival’s food curator, Nic Adler, want to make the restaurants and dishes something to remember. It's why Coachella’s become somewhat of its own culinary destination—nickname: “Foodchella”—and in 2019, it’s stronger than ever.  This year’s vendors include more than 40 stands, including some of L.A.’s hottest up-and-coming concepts, plus craft beer halls, ice cream parlors and secret bars—and that’s not even including Outstanding in the Field, the roving alfresco dinner series (we’ve got more on this year’s dinner lineup here). We hit day one of Coachella to scope out the best food and drink the festival has to offer, so you know exactly where to drink, splurge or dine on a budget better than the 125,000 attendees around you. Just remember to hydrate, OK? Photograph: Stephanie Breijo 1. Gwen pop-up restaurant (VIP) By the time you’ve spent all day wandering a 90-degree day in the desert sun, Curtis Stone’s pop-up restaurant will feel like a godsend. You’ll sit down under a shady canopy and chandeliers, servers will take your order and refill your water glasses (please remember to hydrate), and you’ll taste a three-course prix-fixe menu that feels like nothing but luxury at a music festival. Gwen’s $60 meal gives you a choice of appetizers such as grilled little gem lettuce with but