Clare Crespo, celebrated food artist, author of “The Secret Life of Food” and “Hey There, Cupcake,” has created a crocheted Mardi Gras feast styled on Heath dinnerware. Food made of crochet. So cute + funky, but such a trick…it makes me want the real thing!
It will make your mouth water for all the Cajun classics – she’s recreated Seafood Gumbo, Beignets and Cafe Au Lait (our fave!), King cake, Catfish poboy, Oysters on the half shell and Soft shell crab. More about Clare Crespo here (I love Clare’s stuff and it doesn’t hurt that she and my mom share a maiden name).
So if you are really hungry for the flavors of NOLA, head down to Heath tomorrow, Saturday February 6th from 6-8pm, to attend their Mardi Gras bash with REAL food and live music. 7525 Beverly Blvd. Los Angeles 90036 www.heathceramics.com
Paisley Petunia is just mad about New York City. We love everything about the city and feel like we have the best of both worlds when we visit NYC and then come home to LA. With New York Fashion Week just around the corner the city is getting glam and while sadly, we won’t be able to make it east for FW this year we still like to keep tabs on all the fashion and fabulousness.
J and I usually stay at the W Union Square but we also love the Gansevoort Hotel in the Meatpacking District. It’s such a posh place you can’t help but feel cool when you’re there. I had the good fortune to spend some time in Brooklyn for work a while back and S visited Highline Park this past summer (click here if you missed it) and lord knows we have both eaten our way through alot of yummy in bewteen. Here is what we’d be doing if we were in NYC right now.
EAT: Breakfast at MPD staple Pastis. The brioche french toast is heaven and Sunday brunch here is a tradition.
SHOP: We love ScoopNYC for a perfectly edited mix of some of our fav designers. I love Rag and Bone and Alice + Olivia and this is a great one stop shop for some of the coolest pieces. Plus, Scoop Kids and Scoop Men are right there so you can tick those gifts off your list all at once.
EAT (again): at 5Ninth. I adore their french dip and the leafy green patio area is a little urban oasis.
WANDER: White Columns Gallery. A beautiful edgy space featuring local and underrepresented artists.
COCKTAIL: Gansevoort Hotel. No trip to the MPD is complete without a rooftop cocktail at the Gansevoort Hotel. The late night scene is a little much for me but a pre-dinner cocktail here is perfect.
PRIMP: Red Market Salon. A truly unique concept of an evening salon with rotating art installations, DJs spinning and a dossier of rockstar stylists to make sure you are appropriately glammed before your big night out. If you are in the neighborhood this Friday check out the invite below for an exclusive event. RSVP to the email address on the invite (note: space is limited so hurry up!)
EAT (again): Perilla. We love Top Chef and winner Harold Dieterle has done a lovely job with this nook of a restaurant.
With that busy of a day it’s likely we’ll be spending at least part of the next morning sleeping peacefully before waking up and starting it all over again. It might be the city that never sleeps but a girl needs her beauty rest. I will be in NY again this spring so if anyone has something outstanding or unknown I should try let me know.
I keep getting these emails about *last minute Valentine’s Day gifts* Ack! Last minute?? Does that mean I am behind schedule because I haven’t even started yet. This year (for the first time ever!) I have the time to actually make some handmade cards and gifts. Lord knows I have enough supplies. I do have a bit of a habit of buying paper, ribbon, glitter, card stock, stamps, yarn. etc and then not having the time to do anything with it. But that’s all changing this year. I’m fully stocked with goodies and the newest Martha Stewart which always provides loads of inspiration. There are so many creative bloggers out there like this one and this one, I’m a wee bit nervous about my maiden voyage. Have something sweet and special you’re doing for Valentine’s, do share darling.
oh and ps: I think I am going to see this movie. I like sweet ensemble films even if they don’t tend to be cinematic masterpieces.
Just returned from 5 gorgeous days in Lake Tahoe. Aside from being a great place to ski it is an even more amazing place for taking pictures. I’m just barely learning my way around my SLR camera but starting February 17th I will officially be a photography student and I have high hopes all the buttons and f-stops and aperture thingies will start to make sense!
One of the most striking things in Tahoe is how blue the sky can be. Even with loads of snow on the ground the sky is so blue and the sun is so bright. It’s breathtaking. A picture really is worth a thousand words.
It is my “year of weddings” – I will be attending the nuptials of 7 good friends and have the honor of being a bridesmaid in many of them. Don’t worry, this isn’t going to turn into a wedding blog, there are a lot of greatonesalready.
But, this will chronicle my year of planning bachelorettes, finding gifts for showers and figuring out the best outfits to wear to the engagement party/luncheon/rehearsal/wedding/brunch.
Speaking of gifts, I love these rubber stamp address labels from Paperwink. Would make a cute gift for a new couple (only $18-22):
And while I’m at it, maybe one for me too. Being a bridesmaid is hard work. xoxo
