Sunday recos + reads

Max & Helen's, can't-miss TV, and the on-sale sweater you need

I figured out the secret to getting a table at Max & Helen’s, Phil Rosenthal + Chef Nancy Silverton’s new LA diner—and it’s not really a secret, so much as a way to pass the time (two and a half hours, in my case) while you wait to be seated. Here’s how I did it: I had a morning meeting in Larchmont that ended at 11, and then I put my name down for a ta…