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The circus is here
It’s almost time for Two Bit Circus to arrive. The long-awaited Arts District playhouse has been in talks since last summer, and only just started to nail down an official opening date of September 7. That’s per TimeOut, which has a big look at the expansive space, which comes filled with virtual reality equipment, arcade games, an escape room, and plenty of lounge areas. What’s more, Two Bit Circus will offer a full bar, complete with snacks like flatbreads, in hopes of keeping gamers playing all night long while drawing in the local community at the same time. Two Bit Circus can be found at 634 Mateo Street in the Arts District.
Solutions
The Ringer’s Danny Chau has a fun piece up on the changing pizza culture in Los Angeles, and how two different folks are trying their best to make it work. First up is the pop-up La Morra, and second is the recently-rebranded Hail Mary Pizza, operated by chef David Wilcox in the former Journeymen space.
Carriage news
South Bay craft beer favorite Phantom Carriage is switching things up. Co-founder Martin Svab will no longer be helping to run the spooky show as of the end of the month, as he and partner Ryan are heading off to run their own bar instead.
The goods
Life & Thyme dives deep into LA’s longstanding concha culture, checking out a number of the old school Eastside bakeries with pastry chef Leslie Mialma of Winsome.
Danny Trejo’s friends
Trejo’s Tacos is partnering up with FX and Postmates to promote the new show Mayans M.C., offering exclusive menu items across all of its cantinas and takeaway spots, including the doughnut shop on Santa Monica Boulevard. Additionally, food from Trejo’s will be free for delivery on Postmates from this Friday through Thursday, September 6, with some extra swag thrown in for good measure.
Philly pretzels
Food GPS has dug up some Philadelphia-style soft pretzels to know and love. They’re from a delivery-only company called West Coast Pretzels operating out of Studio City, and they’re apparently very worth the find.
The turnaround
Last weekend’s Smorgasburg barbecue event was so popular, they’re immediately doing it again. Moo’s Craft Barbecue had a line hundreds of people deep, and now they — along with Bartz’s, Bludso’s, Ray’s, Ugly Drum, and more — are rolling it back for one more week in hopes of actually being able to serve everyone this time.
