Smogen Appetizers

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"Smögen Appetizers is a weekend-only bagel brunch. As in, the only thing on the menu are bagels. (Well, that and booze. You're dining inside a wine bar). Operating as a permanent pop-up in Sherman Oaks' Vintage Wine + Eats, the Swedish-inspired Smögen uses sourdough bagels and housemade schmear to build elaborate open-faced sandwiches topped with all things fishy and salty, like white anchovies, smoked trout roe, and hamachi sashimi sprinkled with lemon zest. Note that Smögen is a high-energy brunch spot rather than a bagel shop, so expect the mimosas and wine to flow freely. " - nikko duren, brant cox, sylvio martins