Santa Monica's Hidden Gem
I've lived in Santa Monica for almost 4 years now and have just come to explore one of its hidden gems - the Santa Monica Airport. No, not the actual airport itself, but all the cool stuff on its grounds. I actually just moved 3 blocks south of Santa Monica proper into Los Angeles and now I'm a quick jaunt away from the airport's restaurant hub. My husband and I checked out the popular sushi joint last night, The Hump, at the SM airport. What a fabulous little find! The restaurant literally sits above the airstrip so it's deck (with heat lamps and outdoor seating) overlooks the airplanes as they take off (little airplanes that is). It's a pretty small, intimate restaurant, but refreshingly not pretentious (as much as I love Bond St. in NYC, it's a total scene). There are several other great dining options at the airport that I'm looking forward to trying - Typhoon (Pan-Asian fare) and the Spitfire Grill (could be a good brunch option!)
The SM airport recently renovated the parking lot into a great new soccer field, dog park, and small playground for some much needed green space. On Saturdays, be sure to check out the small, manageable farmer's market. The little airport also has slowly become an incubator of sorts for aspiring artists with it's creative venues and artist studios alongside the airstrip. I'm anxious to check out the Art Walk event on March 29th this year at the airport to visit some of the galleries and enjoy live music and entertainment for my kids.
I also just happened to notice the little sign at the airport when we were leaving The Hump last night - BARNEY"S WAREHOUSE SALE! Yeah! I haven't been to a Barney's warehouse sale since the mid 90's! The big sale held at the airport's Barker Hanger starts tomorrow and runs until Feb. 12th. I can't wait to check it out on Monday on my day off. I'm in desperate need of pants. I'll let you know what I find!
posted by Stacy @ 8:29 PM
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Blog correction...sorry to report, but the Santa Monica Airport farmer's market is no longer held there. The airport farmer's market was a temporary outpost while the original location at Virginia Park was under renovation. So I guess I'll be schlepping a little further over to Pico (near my design studio) to get my produce. Sorry for the oversight!
Barney's Warehouse report...checked it out today and was a little disappointed in the selection, quality of merchandise, and $$$$prices. I remember getting better deals and better quality merchandise back at Barney's NYC warehouse outpost. I did score some Vince cropped pants for $39, a C&C red lacey tee for $29, and a few Loomstate sweaters for $99 each - not too bad. But I saw so much crap there - damaged items with holes and marks and still priced at $159+. And there was a lot of Barney's private label stuff which to me is not "designer" goods. I saw some great leather totes, but they were Barney's private label and still $255 on sale. Yeah, right. I'd pay $255 for a Marc Jacobs' tote at a sample sale, but certainly not for a crappy private label brand. As for the denim selection, all the trendy high-waisted pants and skinny legged jeans that didn't sell at retail ended up on the warehouse denim table with no takers - not a jean in sight that I'd pay a $1 for. Not really worth the trip, unless you're a die hard shopper willing to scrounge through the defects to try and find gold - but gold at a price.
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