The Best Chai Tea

Combine steeped chai tea, hot milk, vanilla extract, rose water, dark brown sugar and fresh ginger. Enjoy! (This comes at the suggestion of my friend Joanna Williams via The Random Tea Room in Philadelphia. The recipe is on the back of their packaged … Read More

Snacks

Feta with dark wheat bread from the West Hollywood Farmers’ Market. Hard boiled eggs and a platter of sweets from Trails Cafe in Griffith Park.

Gift Wrapping Party for Sous Style

To get into the holiday spirit, I teamed up with the rad website Sous Style to host a gift wrapping party for a few of my girlfriends. I bought a bunch of great crafty supplies and put together a festive … Read More

Cortez

Cortez is a new restaurant in Echo Park, opened by Marta Teegen and Robert Stelzner of the always inspiring neighborhood market Cookbook (also in Echo Park). Open for dinner, weekend brunch and weekday “coffee”, this is just the kind of … Read More