Living in an expensive city like L.A. usually means renting an apartment with little to no outdoor space, which isn't a problem (the city is my backyard!) until throwing a party. Because the weather here is nearly always perfect, my apartment suddenly feels beyond cramped when ...read more
My husband Nick and I are true L.A. devotees. We fell in love with the city upon first visit, and with each subsequent year (we're now at 10!), found more reasons to love it as we decided to grow even deeper roots here. But that decision—to live in and love a city—was much ...read more
As someone who comes from a background in architecture, one of my favorite parts of eating out has nothing to do with the food—and everything to do with the design. Restaurant interiors can be highly Instagrammable, subdued and elegant, or strike a balance of visually stunning ...read more
One of my best friends once told me that life seems to turn a new page every ten years or so. At the time, I was in my late-twenties and remember thinking: Well, I guess something should happen in my early 30s since getting married at the ripe old age of 23 was pretty pivotal. I ...read more
Marilynn had never worked in an editorial landscape before, which had been a requirement of the Associate Editor position for which she was interviewing, but it couldn't have mattered less as soon as I met her. She has such a lovely and calm demeanor and presents ideas in a ...read more