There are few things our office gets as excited about as products we 'discovered' at Trader Joe's. (Just us?) The aisles are packed with seemingly limitless examples of creative, time-saving, delicious products we can't get enough of. Frozen mandarin chicken that's as delicious ...read more

• By Cupcakes and Cashmere
  Jan 10, 2019

It should come as no surprise that our entire team takes cookies (and anything containing sugar and gluten, for that matter) very seriously. In fact, a common interview question we ask is "Where is your favorite chocolate chip cookie in Los Angeles?" I'm not going to say it's ...read more

• By Emily
  Nov 19, 2018

When my friend's parents bought an airstream trailer a few years ago, I fell so deep into a Pinterest hole of "tiny homes" that I created a savings account to someday buy myself an airstream trailer. While my plan of someday living in an airstream has adjusted (the rest of my ...read more

• By Bela Fishbeyn
  Nov 15, 2018

Whenever I'm in need of some inspiration, I turn to magazines. Maybe it's because I first fell in love with fashion and home decor while flipping through glossy editorials, but I never fail to find at least one spread or article that inspires me. Simply receiving a magazine with ...read more

• By Emily
  Nov 14, 2018

The first time I met Adam Rapoport, the Editor in Chief of Bon Appetit, was the evening he guest lectured at my graduate program four years ago. He walked up to the lectern, pulled two Bud Light Tall Boys out of his briefcase, then proceeded to open one and plunge the other into ...read more

• By Leslie
  Nov 8, 2018

Before Brianna Abrams baked pies, she was a lawyer at some of the world's top firms in Washington D.C., specializing in white collar crime and government investigations. "When we moved to L.A.," she told me over the counter of her second location of Winston Pies, "I was doing ...read more

• By Emily
  Oct 11, 2018

I knew about Florence Baras's love of candy before I'd ever met her. In 2014, I went to her and her husband's all-natural Scandinavian candy store, Sockerbit, and immediately became so excited G captured this superstar pose of pure joy. The candy was laid out so irresistibly, ...read more

• By Emily
  Oct 2, 2018

A few months ago, on a trip to visit a friend who recently moved to Portland, Oregon, we found ourselves with a free afternoon. Usually, this would be a welcome opportunity to go to a favorite store or restaurant in L.A., but instead it felt like a gaping hole in our itinerary, ...read more

• By Emily
  Sep 10, 2018

It's all well and good to say, "Eat whole foods and practice portion control," but at the end of the day, we wanted more information—and we wanted it straight from the source. When celebrity nutritionists (like Kelly LeVeque, who's responsible for the likes of Jennifer Garner ...read more

• By Cupcakes and Cashmere
  Aug 21, 2018

Pancakes have always been a breakfast staple in our house, but they used to be reserved as a weekend treat. But ever since Sloan's embraced them (and insists on sitting on the counter to "help"), we now make them throughout the week. While it takes just a little longer now to ...read more

• By Emily
  Aug 6, 2018

Our entire office is a bit food-obsessed, so the majority of our office outings are centered on eating—whether trying out a new restaurant, or grabbing a sweet at the dangerously close donut shop. Each morning, we talk about the dinners we cooked or ate out the previous night ...read more

• By Emily
  Aug 2, 2018

There have definitely been times when I've felt more like a distracted, harried chef in my own home than a calm, welcoming hostess with guests over. Of course, there are certain things a host needs to do to put their guests at ease and set the tone for a good time, but it ...read more

• By Emily
  Jul 16, 2018

In the days leading up to my friend Rachel's baby shower, I had every intention of baking adorable baby bottle-shaped cookies, and went so far as to buy a shaped cutter. But as the party got closer, I realized the thought of making and decorating cookies was only adding stress, ...read more

• By Danielle Keene
  Jun 19, 2018

In summer, I want entertaining to be as simple and streamlined as possible, since the last thing I want to do is waste a beautiful afternoon slaving over a hot oven. I've found that inviting friends over and serving a huge, impressive cheeseboard, is actually an ideal way to set ...read more

• By Emily
  May 24, 2018

Emily and I were both in Austin a few weeks ago for SXSW and one thing is certain—we both went to town on the taco scene there! Breakfast tacos are my favorite part of Austin and they do it better than any other city out there! My favorite place is Vera Cruz which is just ...read more

• By What's Gaby Cooking?
  Apr 17, 2018

L.A. has turned into one of the very best places to eat and in the 10+ years I've lived here, I've amassed quite a selection of favorite restaurants. I've done several guides of my go-to spots in the past, but I decided to break it down even further, including some of my ...read more

• By Emily
  Apr 9, 2018

When G and I don't have dinner planned (and by that I mean, when he doesn't have dinner planned since he generally takes on cooking while I put Sloan down for bed), we generally resort to one of two things: ordering in or "scrounging." Since ordering in is far from the most ...read more

• By Emily
  Mar 19, 2018

While I make an effort to eat healthy as often as possible, I have an immediate negative reaction to the term "diet." To me, it implies restriction and sounds like a total joy-kill. Every time I've tried restricting what I eat—you may remember my effort to not have any candy or ...read more

• By Emily
  Feb 26, 2018

One of my favorite desserts in the whole wide world are without a doubt Slutty Brownies. They will forever be near and dear to my heart since I made the original 7 years ago! This year I gave them a valentine’s day spin because why not?! So what is a Slutty Brownie? The bottom ...read more

• By What's Gaby Cooking?
  Feb 13, 2018

G and I aren't big believers in diets, particularly in the form of short-lived New Year's resolutions. That being said, January does serve as a clean start and a good excuse to reexamine what makes us feel our best. Cooking at home is something we love to do, but often get hung ...read more

• By Emily
  Jan 31, 2018

It's not to say that I eat dessert every single day, but let's be honest—that's usually the case. Sugar's my biggest vice, but when I agreed to go a full week without it, I still didn't realize just how difficult it would be. While I wasn't overly strict (ie I still drank ...read more

• By Emily
  Jan 17, 2018

Working out is an incredibly important part of staying healthy, but it's just one piece of the puzzle (this article from 2016 still haunts me). Since I so often associate food with rewards, "eating healthy" or swapping something decadent like pasta or pizza for a salad can feel ...read more

• By Emily
  Jan 11, 2018

Have you ever sat and read a cookbook cover-to-cover? While I don't do it as often as I'd like to, it's a habit I've maintained from my last job, since they'll often reveal information and tips you wouldn't have caught simply scanning a recipe for instructions. Some of the ...read more

• By Leslie
  Dec 21, 2017

Even as someone who considers herself to be a competent cook, I've always found making cocktails to be fairly intimidating. Beyond taking a while to master (it helps that I'm married to a fantastic cocktail-maker), it was years before I felt confident enough to know which drink ...read more

• By Emily
  Dec 18, 2017