Took a field trip to Torrence yesterday and visited Rainforest Flora. Clearly, it’s a surreal and insanely beautiful environment with the largest selection of Bromeliads and Tillandsia I’ve ever come across. Love this place!

I stopped by the Virginia Robinson Gardens early this morning for a lecture/demonstration on one of my fav topics du jour: orchids. The speaker was Tom Henry of the rare orchid mecca, Orchids de Oro, right here in Culver City. … Read More

In honor of this chilly weather, my mom invited us over for some delicious Pappa al Pomodoro soup, from Ina Garten’s new cookbook. The soup is hearty and healthy and gets topped with homemade croutons (how good is that?). Click … Read More