LA-based journalist and writer, Steffie Nelson is kicking off 2010 with a new reading series called “Little Birds,” hosted at the beautiful Echo Park vintage boutique Tavin. Last night marked the first event – the headliner was Julia Chaplin, author … Read More

The Brooklyn home of textile designer Olya Thompson is the subject of a gorgeous story in the January issue of Vogue and I truly love what I see here. Let’s start with Olya in vintage Geoffrey Beene above. Love. Flocked … Read More

New year, new blog – yesterday I launched my new column Chef Speak on the Huffington Post Los Angeles, where I’ll be posting every two weeks. Tune in for musings on LA’s diverse and dynamic food culture, interviews with Angeleno … Read More

One of my hopes for the new year is to spend more time in my garden. What was once a regular activity has become something of a scarce occurrence. And I really do love it out there – in addition … Read More

Last night, we made one of my favorite pizzas (you might recall it from a previous post) – Roasted Fall Vegetable and Ricotta Pizza from Everyday Food. How beautiful do those roasted veggies look? Like a pile of jewels I … Read More