Anicka Yi, Life is Cheap Exhibition

Credit: Nicholas Calcott (NYT)

   Ants, bacteria strains and scents are among some of the materials Anicka Yi incorporates into her latest exhibition, Life is Cheap, at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City.  Yi, the 2016 recipient of the Hugo Boss Prize which recognizes outstanding achievement in contemporary art, worked with molecular biologists and chemists to create her immersive exhibit.  The artist used a scientific approach to ensure her work engages all of the senses while providing a space to question how physical perception is affected by gender, race and class assumptions.  We anticipate art aficionados and science lovers rubbing elbows at this innovative installation.

Life is Cheap opens April 21, 2017 and closes July 5, 2017.

Credit: Guggenheim Museum

The Golden Egg - Milla Chocolates

Credit: Hermosa Journal

   The award winning chocolatier and owner of Milla Chocolates, Christine Sarioz, is stepping up the Easter chocolate game by creating beautiful and delicious golden eggs.  This ridiculously tasty treat comes gorgeously packaged in a chic black box and is full of chocolate covered caramelized almonds with raspberry and pink sea salt.  Oh, and in case you were wondering, the golden eggshell is edible (and divine).  Easter is around the corner, but if you call now you might still be able to find an egg or two.  Happy hunting!

Milla Chocolates is located at Row DTLA 1320 E. 7th Street (parking entrance: Alameda & Bay)

Hair, Empowerment & Art - Tony Peralta

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   Contemporary artist and designer, Tony Peralta, is expanding the idea of beauty one screen-printed painting at a time.  Peralta’s latest exhibit, Rolos and Icons II, uses images of iconic Latinas in hair rollers to explore themes of beauty, culture and power.  The pop images, with a Dominican and hip hop influence, are more than just fun and vibrant.  They also send a message to women - these legends are you and you are these legends.

Rolos and Icons II is on view at the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles from April 12 - May 12, 2017.

Daytime Delights - Destroyer Restaurant

Credit: LA Weekly/Anne Fishbein

   Jordan Kahn’s Culver City restaurant, Destroyer, serves up tasty delights for the serious foodie.  Although the restaurant's name might conjure up gigantic portions of heavy food that knock you into a deep food coma, this is not that kind of place.

Raw oatmeal bowl.   (Credit: Hermosa Journal)

   Destroyer serves delicately layered food with a lot of subtle flavor, at a reasonable price.  Our breakfast favorite is the crunchy raw oatmeal served with red currants and almond milk. Yum!

Credit: Hermosa Journal

   Open only during the week for breakfast and lunch, Kahn’s latest locale is filled with food loving people.  One thing to note, besides the hours, is the tough parking situation (bring quarters just in case you get lucky and find a nearby metered spot).  Hours of operation and parking difficulties aside, once you make it to the restaurant you’ll be rewarded with tasty and interesting food created by a chef that was added to Food and Wine’s 2017 Best New Chefs list.

Cesar Chavez Day

Credit: February 2, 1979: Cesar Chavez speaking at a United Farm Workers rally in the Imperial Valley. (Steve Fontanini/Los Angeles Times)

   Today we celebrate the amazing civil rights and labor leader Cesar Chavez.  Born in Yuma, Arizona on March 31, 1927, his birthday is a holiday in several states.  Chavez worked tirelessly to help farm workers obtain better working and living conditions.  Throughout his lifetime Chavez co-founded the United Farm Workers union, led successful boycotts using nonviolent tactics and supported other civil rights causes.  As we remember his legacy on Cesar Chavez Day we are also thinking about all the men, women and children who continue to endure harsh conditions so we can enjoy delicious produce.  In observance of this holiday, every time we eat fruits and vegetables today we’ll be giving thanks for all those hardworking laborers.