al fresco

Summer is a streak of extroversion and adventure full of unhurried afternoons and al fresco dining.

Lavish dinner al fresco with open bar, followed by an hourlong show with hula, drumming and chanting.

“Something crazy happened to me the other day,” Lucas Bravo says as he sits al fresco at Swingers, the diner that’s a longtime staple along Beverly Boulevard in West Hollywood, on a sticky August day.

Lavish dinner al fresco with open bar, followed by an hourlong show with hula, drumming and chanting.

The temporary Al Fresco dining permits allowed more than 2,500 businesses to skip the pricey, months-long process of applications, approvals and fees.