Steakhouse Flashback

Have you ever been to the Del Rae restaurant? Established in 1958, the Pico Rivera eatery feels wonderfully stuck in another era. We rolled up in a limo and entered the 1960s. But back to the limo. Wowee, limos are … Read More

Magnolia Magnolia Magnolia

After a lunch meeting earlier in the week, I stopped by the newly opened, NY-transplant Magnolia Bakery on West Third Street. Don’t get me wrong – I am so over cupcakes that I have actually been quoted in a magazine … Read More

COOKBOOK

Remember I wrote about Marta Teegan awhile back? She’s the master garden who taught me and a group of enthusiastic ladies all we need to know about planing our fall edible gardens. Marta just launched a new project – the … Read More

Weekend Lunch

I shopped up a storm at Joan’s on Third for my take on the epic Sun Valley spread (below). And what did one of my guests say during our leisurely lunch? “I could eat like this always.” My sentiment exactly.

How I Always Want to Eat

Our arrival in Sun Valley, Idaho last week (part 2 of our week out of town) happened to coincide with the lunch hour. And our gracious host led us into her beautiful backyard where she had laid out the meal … Read More