Elephante Santa Monica

• Somewhere I knew I had to hit while in the area was Elephante. I was honestly expecting their eggplant whip to be overrated since this dip is more famous than some of its A-list patrons, but it was actually that good. Not pictured in this post is their signature cocktail "the elephante" - passion fruit, lemon, chili, and your choice of alcohol (obviously I chose tequila) - which went down a little too easily.  ProTip: When making your res, make sure you ask for a table on the deck. The verdict: We need to come back here for Sunset hours... fine I'll come back to the west coast

Great White Venice

• After a long walk along the water in Marina Del Rey, we stumbled into Venice beach and had a lovely brunch at Great White Venice. This spot was radiating good vibes, and the menu was one of the best we've seen in awhile (aka we had an extremely hard time deciding what to get). I got a blue smoothie bowl and a side of their banana bread with whipped honey butter. 

• Would highly recommend going early as this spot filled up quickly- seems to be a crowd favorite. Dreaming of going back for lunch!