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'Magnus Walker (also an expat) keeps his vintage Porsche collection in a pretty awesome garage near the Arts District.'

Culture

Urban Outlaw Compound

'I’ll often bike to Deus on the corner of Venice and Lincoln. They make a mean flat white, everything on the walls looks amazing, the people are always super interesting.'

Food & Drink

Deus Emporium

'We’re at Superba all the time, so I’d be lying if I didn’t pick it.'

Superba Food + Bread, Venice

'There’s this silly little funicular train Downtown called Angels Flight. All it does is climb these steps to the top of a hill... And it’s across the street from Grand Central Market, so it’s worth crossing the street for.'

Events

Angels Flight

'Hike to the original set of M*A*S*H, at Malibu Creek State Park. It's pretty cool.'

M*A*S*H Hike

'I get out a couple of times a day and just walk through a couple of the 20-or-so galleries.'

Design

Bergamot Station Arts Centre

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'Gjelina...being kind of inward focused, community focused, product focused. It reminds me a lot of the early days of Soho House.'

'For more of a brunch-type restaurant, Gjelina, which is in Venice on Abbot Kinney [Boulevard], can be good on the weekend.'

‘Gjelina is a great place to have a boozy lunch. Part of a great day in LA is to start drinking early, not too much, but just some wine or beer. And then once you get a good booze going maybe hit up a nice gallery.’

Gjelina

‘Good coffee... Gjusta in Venice.’

'I’m incredibly lucky that I love the restaurants that I work in, so I tend to hang out there after a long day, and the food is exceptional.'

‘Gjusta is one of my favorites. They have an incredible selection of everything that you can expect between smoked fish and all kinds of bakery items, and good coffee and juices. So I’d start the day there — hitting up a good breakfast spot.’

Gjusta

‘Zinqué is this French little place that's great outdoors, and they serve really cold beers. It's actually a place that people who live here in Venice might know, but it's so tucked away that people don't realize it's there.’

Zinqué

‘A good friend of mine used to run pubs in London, and he decided to open one here, so you can go there, sit outside and let the kids run around while you enjoy some margaritas or beers. The Cloverfield has mastered the art of nearly freezing beer.’

The Cloverfield

‘The guy who started Sugarfish is an incredible sushi chef, and there's one that's kind of hidden inside of one of the locations, it's called Sushi Nozawa. You go through the whole restaurant, and through a door at the end, and he's there himself. It’s like the best sushi I've had in my life.’

Nozawa Bar

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