In Sunday Funday, The people of Los Angeles tell us play by play of their ideal Sunday in the city. Find ideas and inspiration on where to go, what to eat and how to enjoy life on the weekends.
Since hip-hop artist Saweetie burst onto the music scene in 2018 with her viral hit “Icy Girl,” her career has been on a dizzying trajectory.
For the record:
3:49 pm August 10, 2023An earlier version of this story stated that Lavo serves Mediterranean soul food. The restaurant specializes in coastal Italian cuisine.
She's caught a couple Grammy nominations, landed several brand deals (including her signature meal, aka Saweetie Meal, with McDonald's) and launched a children's financial education nonprofit called Icy Baby Foundation with her grandmother, all while keeping her fans entertained with their funny videos and unusual food. combinations on Instagram, where she has almost 13 million followers. Among her unique food creations are raw oysters with Sweet Baby Ray's barbecue sauce and ramen noodle seasoning powder and spaghetti topped with ranch dressing.
After taking almost a year off from social media to work on her upcoming debut album, which is still in the works, Saweetie has entered a new era in her art.
“I'm just approaching my creativity in a different way,” says the musician, who recently released two new singles, “Shot O'Clock” and “Birthday,” featuring YG & Tyga. “I feel like I have been reborn. I had to do a lot of soul searching last year.” He will also headline his first tour alongside YG and Tyga on the Str8 to the Klub tour, which kicks off on September 21 in Sacramento and ends on November 22 at the Kia Forum in Inglewood.
He adds, “Sometimes when you're in the spotlight too much, you don't have enough time to think and really figure out what you want in life, and now I know what I want.”
The USC alum, who is equally known as a fashion queen and a food enthusiast, takes us to her favorite spots in Los Angeles. This is how you would spend the perfect Sunday in the city.
This interview has been lightly edited and condensed for length and clarity.
8 a.m.: jump out of bed
My body naturally wakes up around 8 or 9 in the morning. I jump out of bed immediately. I love eat. For my ideal Sunday, I like to have brunch for breakfast, so I don't make breakfast.
11:00 Brunch at Lavo
I love new places that have a great atmosphere. There is a place called Lavo Ristorante at sunset [Boulevard].
I would go there for lunch, maybe around 11am or noon, and order eggs Benedict, a mimosa, and some oysters. I would go with my friends or my family, so it depends on who is in town. Lavo has a cool, beautiful, modern vibe, and they play music, so that's the icing on the cake. They walk around with fruit and put it in your drink. I would stay there for two to three hours. It depends on how enlightened we are.
2 pm “Get turned” at Harriet's Rooftop
If we go from bar to bar, I like to go to Harriet's Roof. You know, catch a quick little vibe. If you [get] there around 2 pm, you can see the sunset around 5 or 6 pm [depending on the season]. The sunset is so beautiful. Reminds me of “The Lion King.” If taken alone, I love Hennessy VSOP. If I take it easy, I like Moscow mules more enthusiastically. [Laughs]
6 pm Eat hot dogs at a Dodgers game.
What I really love is a Slacker Stadium game. The sun just sets differently. It is so beautiful. The colors of the sky look like an oil painting and the food is delicious. I love hot dogs. I love soda. I love the food at sporting events. It's just something about that pretzel and that hot dog, and then they have vegan dogs there. Is very good.
9 p.m. Pasta and drinks at the Nice Guy
If we're still lit up from the Dodgers game, we'd go to the good boy. Nice Guy is that “good food in the middle of the night” type of restaurant. I love the nut-free kale salad with pomegranate seeds, calamari, cacio e pepe pasta and I'm drinking some red wine.
I'm still with my friends at Nice Guy, but we could add a little quote there to up the vibe. I would be here until [around] 2am because they're probably playing music really loud, getting the vibe. Maybe I would leave at 1:30 am because I don't want to close the club.
2 am I get a facial
It takes me an hour to get ready for bed. I take my skincare very seriously. So I'm going to take a shower. I like very, very hot showers. I'll probably be there for 15 to 20 minutes. I wash my face with Tatcha rice facial soap, the purple one, and then when I get out of the shower I use Ole Henriksen oil. [control] toner.
I'm an oily girl. I'm using some Tatcha eye cream and also Tatcha's Indigo cream. I get a facial every night. Then I'll see if I have pimples. My mom is Asian and you know Asian. [people] They are very important in skin care and have all the tools. I literally have a facial kit so I can cleanse my face thoroughly.
3:30 a.m. Daily before bed
I'll probably journal. I am a journalist. I like to write my thoughts and ideas. I like to reflect. I'll light some candles. I have a diffuser. Add some lavender and eucalyptus and then I'll have some tea too. I'll have a detox tea and then probably a calming lavender tea. And you know, we just got turned on, so I'm probably drinking a lot of water.
I'll probably journal in my bed or in my meditation room, where I have lots of candles, lots of pillows, lots of blankets, and flowers. I have a TV there, but the TV isn't meant for… I mean, there's Netflix on it. I don't normally watch Netflix there, but I put on YouTube and get a good frequency. Then I'd probably go to sleep.
