Here is a look at Los Angeles’ most buzzed-about openings, now through July.
Marcus Jernmark — former executive chef of Sweden’s only three-star Michelin restaurant — has partnered with chef Robert Sandberg and wine director Max Coane to unveil Habitué in L.A.
“Habitué is apt to become a ‘by invitation’ restaurant,” Jernmark wrote on social media in early May. “But in this stage, it’s about learning who will be our future Habitué’s. Habitué will grow from a small family into a community. Exactly who will be there with us when the permanent restaurant will open is not decided and we have a lot of fun evenings before we know that.”
The word around town is that the restaurant’s official opening is around the corner. For the latest, sign up for Habitué’s newsletter at habitue.us.At look at “Barbara Kruger: Thinking of You. I Mean Me. I Mean You.” at LACMA.through July 17, the exhibition is “the largest and most comprehensive presentation” of Kruger’s work in 20 years, according to the museum.
Born in 1945 in Newark, New Jersey, Kruger attended Syracuse University, then Parsons School of Design in New York City and is distinguished emerita professor of New Genres at the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture. The exhibition is co-curated by Michael Govan, chief executive officer and Wallis Annenberg director, and Rebecca Morse, curator of the Wallis Annenberg photography department.
It’s worth noting that LACMA offers free general admission for all visitors on the second Tuesday of each month, and free general admission to L.A. County residents Monday through Friday after 3 p.m. .