Brett Keating

2 weeks ago | theinfatuation.com | Cathy Park |Jess Basser Sanders |Brett Keating

Leopard-spotted pizzas. Tropical cocktails. Swaying under a disco ball in a packed room. It’s not a checklist for your non-existent trip to Ischia; it’s a night at Not No Bar. Sure, you’ll likely have to wait in line, but you didn’t spend all those winter nights recharging on your couch for nothing. Summer road trips are a given. But this year, a summer road trip that ends with Central Coast barbecue on the Central Coast is a must.

3 weeks ago | theinfatuation.com | Sylvio Martins |Cathy Park |Arden Shore |Brett Keating

Just AddedThere are plenty of tables at this casual Santa Monica izakaya, but if you want a show that'll outdo any those street jugglers you just saw did, grab a seat at Shirube's bar. You'll have a courtside view of the small but mighty kitchen, equipped with a charcoal grill and a slushie machine with frozen yuzu mojitos. Chefs swiftly flip gorgeous wagyu steaks over hot coals, slice yellowtail with razor-sharp knives, and adorn tiny egg custards with jewels of roe.