What We're Talking About This Week

This weekend, Los Feliz hosts the Roaring Twenties Street Jam, a festival that celebrates the spirit, style, music, and dance moves of the 1920s.

The Pebble Beach Food & Wine Festival kicked off last night, and it's sure to be an amazing weekend of eating, drinking, and schmoozing.  There are still a few tickets left if you feel inspired to indulge and enjoy some time in Monterey County.


Up in San Francisco, this Sunday is the season opener for a summer of Off the Grid's Presidio Picnics.  Every Sunday from 11-4 there will be food trucks galore and plenty of lawn seating in the beautiful city park.

The cast for Sofia Coppola's upcoming remake of The Beguiled was just announced, and we can't wait to see it. Ice queens Nicole Kidman, Elle Fanning, and Coppola favorite Kirsten Dunst should make for the perfect mix within the film's Civil War era school.

What We're Talking About This Week

Fort Mason is hosting a slew of food-related events this weekend. Tonight marks the return of Off the Grid, one of our favorite Friday night activities when the weather is nice. Tomorrow is the tenth anniversary of the Chocolate Salon, where many varieties of chocolate will be available to sample. The salted caramels in particular look delicious.

One of our favorite blogs, DesignLoveFest, has put together an awesome list of 12 free things to do in LA. Biking the LA river sounds like an especially great idea for this weekend.

The 1975 did an amazing collaboration with photographer David Drake and art director Samuel Burgess-Johnson for their latest album, creating neon signs with each of the song titles from the record, shot in locations important to the band. While all of the images are fantastic, we want to frame "This Must Be My Dream", for obvious reasons.

The Palace of Fine Arts is hosting an exhibit featuring costumes and props from The Hunger Games. Fashion plays a huge part in the books and movies, and we can't wait to check out the over-the-top couture outfits in person, while it's in San Francisco. It runs through July.

FIDM's downtown LA campus is hosting a cinematic fashion exhibit as well, with costumes from each of the 5 best picture nominees, as well as past nominees. We've found many of the films this year very inspiring (see here and here), and we can't wait to check out the incredible details up close. It runs through April.

Foodie Favorite: Churro Cupcake from Cupkates Truck

We love Off the Grid, the food truck gatherings scattered around the Bay Area, and can never get enough of sampling all of the savory dishes there, but it's always great to end the meal at a dessert truck.  One of our favorites is Cupkates, an adorable cupcake truck with a good mix of traditional and unique flavors, especially when the special Churro Cupcakes are available.  These delicious treats are richly cinnamon-y, with a cream cheese filling, and cinnamon sugar dusted frosting.  They are a fun take on the popular Mexican-Californian fair food, worth every decadent bite.