Recently I made a solo trip to LA to hang out with friends in my old stomping grounds. It is hard to believe that I moved from LA 16 years ago. Even though I am now a Northern Californian there is still an LA girl inside of me that is in her 20's. We decided to go see some fun and trendy things in the city to be young at heart again. We first went to the Sparrow Market, an art instillation pop up shop at the Standard Hotel in Downtown LA. It opened up on August 1st and closes August 31st. This "market" sells food and beverages that are all handmade from felt. The whole instillation is incredible! In the past I have gone to the Standard Hotel for the rooftop bar with the trendy crowd. It was fun to come back here for this unique experience, good for both young and old.
The British artist who handmade every food item in the store is Lucy Sparrow whom we got to meet in the market. She works there everyday and has made 31,000 felt items including cute little apples, watermelon, Ramen Noodles, Hostess Treats etc... This is her fifth felt art insulation with others put in London, Montreal, Manhattan, and Miami. She took the art world by storm in 2014 when she opened a fully stocked corner shop installation in London's East End. In 2016 the BBC commissioned her to recreate the Crown Jewels for Queen Elizabeth's 90th birthday. In 2017 she opened her first convenience store in the United States in a New York bodega stocked with 9,000 felted artworks. Her work has also been shown in galleries from London to Los Angeles and at international art fairs including Art Basel, Scope Miami, and the New York Affordable Art Fair. She truly is unique and amazing!
After my trip to Los Angeles I was excited to bring back a souvenir for my son from the Sparrow Market. He loves his little watermelon. It was a super fun art installation that I will never forget! Hopefully she will bring one up here to the Bay Area. I know it would be a hit with the artist community and a certain watermelon lover!
On my last day in LA we went to check out the Milk Tavern Dessert Lounge located in the heart of Koreatown. After all the years living in LA I never had visited Koreatown until my visit. The Milk Tavern Cafe is the ultimate playground for people of all ages. Most of Koreatown is BBQ restaurants and pubs. The Milk Tavern has brought something new, fun, and innovative to this neighborhood by having the first major cereal bar in the West Coast. The Milk Tavern offers 18 different choices of cereals and toppings to put in a regular cereal bowl, milk shake or even and ice cream swirl, with their specialty ice creams.
Milk Tavern also offers small batch, handmade liquor infused ice creams and some great selections of craft beer, wine, and bubbles to play around with. The cafe also offers Stumptown Coffee, tea and unique cakes made from scratch in house daily. Their most famous cake is the "Unicorn Cake" made with layers of colorful crepes with fruity peoples and chocolate drizzle.
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The Milk Tavern is a perfect place for a chill night out with friends, a date night, or to host a private party. They have great sweet treats along with fun entertainment. They offer classic video games, ping pong, movie and Karaoke nights.
Not only is the food entertainment fun but so is the colorful space to hang in. I especially loved the graphic 80's style mural by the ping pong table. So much fun with an inspiring color story! I sure hope they come to the Bay Area. Currently the are looking to partner with someone in San Francisco. One could only hope. This truly is an adult playground for the young at heart!
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