Upcoming Fall-Infused Events in LA

Heavy on the Thanksgiving pre-order forms

Hello hello! I’ve been collecting loads and loads of holiday happenings for you the past few weeks - this is likely part 1 of 2. This Part 1 list is heavily fall/autumn/Thanksgiving focused, and Part 2 will revolve around winter-y, Christmas-y things.

Your guide to fall-infused foods, drinks, and events in LA below!

Drinks

Shout out to my favorite Fig Troll, Kate for rounding up some seasonal bevvy’s in last week’s Bite Sized! Snagged a few of her recs and dropped ‘em below, but check out her newsletter for even more recs

• Aanuko Dirty Pumpkin Pie Chai - STRONG start. Culver City

• Be Bright’s “Happy Camper” - this sounds so yum. Melrose

• Coffee for Sasquatch’s Pumpkin Spice Latte - maybe my favorite PSL in the city?? WeHo

• Dayglow - Mendl’s Peppermint Mocha - Silver Lake / WeHo

• Heavy Water’s PSL - Chinatown-ish | **HW is also having a special coffee & pastry event on 11/23! More info in the events section

• La Colombe’s Draft Gingerbread Latte - various locations

• Loquat’s Horizon Latte - Cypress Park

• Kumquat’s Harvest Latte - Highland Park (SO GOOD!!)

• Slammers’ “Cinedate” - sounds DELISH! Fairfax

• Thank You Coffee’s Kabocha Spice Latte (KSL) - Chinatown

Foods

• Thanksgiving Pre-Orders - *Pro Tip - If you simply cannot justify an $80 pie (I get it), most of these places are serving up smaller seasonal treats & slices of pie on the daily!

  • LA Times “The Best L.A. Restaurants for a Thanksgiving Takeout Feast”

  • All Day Baby Thanksgiving Dessert Pre-Order - Silver Lake

  • Baker’s Bench Thanksgiving Dessert Pre-Order - Chinatown

  • Clark Street Bread Thanksgiving Pie Pre-Order - various locations

  • Cookbook Thanksgiving Dessert Pre-Order - Highland Park

  • Dunsmoor Thanksgiving Dessert Pre-Order - Eagle Rock

  • Gjusta Thanksgiving Pre-Order - Venice | Last day to order is today!!

  • Fat & Flour Thanksgiving Dessert Pre-Order - DTLA & Culver City

  • Friends & Family Thanksgiving Dessert Pre-Order - Thai Town

  • Just What I Kneaded Holiday Pre-Order - Frogtown

  • Millcross x Baker’s Kneaded Pie + Bread Pre-Order - Culver City

  • Pinyon Thanksgiving Pre-Order - Ojai + Santa Barbara

  • Proof Bakery Thanksgiving Dessert and Bread Pre-Order - Atwater Village

  • Republique Thanksgiving Dessert Pre-Order - Mid-City

  • Sqirl Thanksgiving Dessert Pre-Order - Silver Lake. These flavors?! I’m dying

  • Tartine Thanksgiving Dessert Pre-Order - Hollywood & Santa Monica

  • Vicini Thanksgiving Pre-Order - West LA

  • Wayfarer Bread Thanksgiving Pastry & Bread Pre-Order - San Diego

• Non-Pre Order Fall Foods

  • Layla Bagels Thanksgiving Turkey Sandwich - Ocean Park | Also peep their seasonal pre-jam and house-made PSL

  • Lingua Franca’s Sweet Potato Pancakes - Frogtown | YUM! Only served at weekend brunch

Events/Miscellaneous

• Friendsgiving High Tea & Highballs @ The Wayfarer DTLA - various dates, book at the link!

• Thanksgiving Ikebana Workshop @ Steep LA - Saturday, November 18th, Chinatown

• Frogtown’s November Flea Crawl - Saturday, November 18th, in you guessed it… Frogtown

• Heavy Water’s Heavy Thanks - A special set menu of coffee & pastry combinations on Sunday November 23rd, Chinatown-ish

• Joshua Tree Holiday Brunch Bazaar - Every weekend until Christmas!

• Vintage & Makers Market @ Daydream Surf Shop - Saturday, November 25th, Costa Mesa

• Vin on Rose Fall AF Festive Stickers - Venice

• Might I suggest a day trip to Oak Glen / Apple Valley?! We may be past prime apple picking season, but this town up in the mountains ~2 hours from LA will serve fall fantasy 10-fold.

You know the drill! Posting even more LA content (and a bit of Mexico City, and a bit of New York) over on TikTok on the reg. Check me out! See you next week :)