When I look back at Saturday morning, it feels like an eternity ago—likely because I fit more things into this weekend than I usually do in a week! The highlight being, of course, the Pop-Up Shop. Our entire team arrived at The ROW DTLA at 7 a.m., armed with bagels and coffee, ...read more
On Friday morning, the last thing I wanted to do was go to a museum exhibit on Ruth Bader Ginsberg—even though I'd been looking forward to it all week. I'd just experienced a night of insomnia (frustratingly, my first in months), had been fighting a losing battle against a cold ...read more
Mondays have a tendency of sneaking up on me after a great weekend, but this one came especially quickly. On Saturday, I was all over Los Angeles, catching up with friends, so we kept Sunday to ourselves to slow down a bit. Jonah and I woke up early to go for an early morning, ...read more
When we first moved to L.A., Jonah created a semi-annual tradition now known among our friends as "The Taco Crawl." As our fearless leader in all things tacos (his list of favorites are on his appropriately-named app) he takes us to stands, trucks, and restaurants for a taste of ...read more
Trigger warning: The paragraph below includes mentions of sexual assault (though it does not go into any detail about any of the acts): In light of the Kavanaugh proceedings, I want to bury my head in the sand and find distractions from the terrible reality that's been ...read more
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
We live in a city with endless restaurant offerings and work with a team that's fair to call food-obsessed, so it's only natural that half (or more) of our office conversations eventually find their way back to food—what we're eating, cooking, and craving. Suffice it to say that ...read more
When I moved from New York to Los Angeles over a year ago, I knew there'd be a lot of things I wouldn't miss—sweaty armpits on the 6 Train, unexplained warm exhaust billowing out of sidewalk vents, my dark six-floor walkup, snow storms—but other things that made the move almost ...read more
This weekend, I took an unconventional three-day MDW on a goat farm in the Angeles National Forest (which I'll be writing about in more detail soon!). Between learning how to milk a goat (turns out I'm a natural?) and hiking, I spent hours reading and catching up on podcasts, my ...read more
1. A fill-in-the-blank questionnaire for finding your dream job. 2. How to actually “meet someone when you least expect it.” 3. Simple changes you can make to your outdoor space for mindfulness. 4. Few things are more thoughtful than a handwritten ‘thank you’ note. 5. Here’s ...read more
I've been on an outerwear bender lately. It's a category my closet seriously lacks, which came to my attention over the last few weeks of rain and cold weather (at least for Southern California). I couldn't have timed it more perfectly though, because there are so many ...read more
Let me start by saying: I am not a morning person. My favorite hours of the day are between 5 PM and 2 AM, but fortunately for me and my atypical schedule is the fact that caffeine exists. I rarely arrive at the office without it, usually in the form of an iced whole milk latte ...read more
We love tacos in pretty much any form—from fresh fish to fatty chicharrones, and even the occasional hard-shell, fast-food iteration. We're not choosy. L.A. is one of the best places to be if you love tacos—there are literally thousands of options and, as the L.A.-based food ...read more
One of the things that makes Los Angeles so exciting is the vast number of things there are to do here. Every day holds the opportunity to go hiking in the mountains and swimming in the ocean, visit a world-class museum, eat food from all over the globe, or take part in its rich ...read more
Our team is made up of a medley of Los Angeles residents—from Geoffrey who's lived here his entire life to Leslie and Alina who are both recent East Coast transplants, and Emily who moved here nearly a decade ago. We all live in different parts of town (with the exception of ...read more
I moved to L.A. a little over a year ago after a lifetime of longing to live here. The city inspires me in new ways every day and I fall more in love with it by the minute. Everything from its glamorous Hollywood history to its jaw-dropping terrain and pastel, ...read more
For me, it doesn't get better than a freshly baked chocolate chip cookie (I make this recipe nearly every week). I judge every restaurant/cafe/bakery based on the quality of their execution and over the years have found many favorites around the city. In an effort to condense ...read more
Living in a town that's so car centric, it's easy to speed by and miss some of the aesthetic details and designs that make Los Angeles unique. One of my favorite elements are the signs that adorn various businesses around the city. While they may not be considered the highest ...read more
Despite what I show on my site, my day-to-day eating habits are actually rather bland - cereal, a mid-morning snack of almonds and dried fruit, a sandwich for lunch, and some sort of pasta or fish at night (with sweets throughout the day, of course). I feel extremely fortunate ...read more
I love when friends come to visit Los Angeles, since it's such a fun city to host out-of-towners. The weather's consistently reliable, there are tons of fabulous restaurants (whether you're craving cheap Mexican food or high end sushi), there's a wide variety of landscapes ...read more
One week from today (December 15th), I'll be co-hosting an event at the new West Elm store on Beverly Blvd. The space is gorgeous (the layout was done by Thomas O'Brien) and in addition to cocktails and canap?s, there will be a 20% discount that night (with a portion of the ...read more
I love a good twist on a classic dessert, which is why I had to try fōnuts, a newly opened bake shop that sells "faux donuts" that are baked, not fried. They have traditional flavors, like glazed and cinnamon sugar, but I was most excited about the unique combinations like ...read more
I tend to be pretty stubborn when it comes to trying new things - especially when those things include driving downtown. I'd heard nothing but rave reviews about Bottega Louie, but I was discouraged by the idea of maneuvering around one-way streets and finding a decent parking ...read more
I rarely miss an opportunity to go to a flea market, but during the week it's not like my lust for thrifting simply disappears. On days when I need a bit of inspiration, I head over to tini (it stands for 'this is not Ikea'), which is literally packed from floor to ceiling with ...read more