are you ready to chow down in the cube rooftop garden with the fatted calf, rancho gordo, corey landis & the attacks, phantogram and quinn deveaux and the blue beat review while enjoying views of downtown LA and raising money for a great cause?! let’s do this!

Esther Coombs drawn on ceramics range has established itself as a new force in the medium of Ceramics, receiving acclaim in national magazines and major craft shows. Ester says, “What makes my work unique is both its physical and narrative qualities—I find vintage pieces and rewrite their stories by adding my own with my illustrations.” This up-cycling has captured the attention of both critics and consumers, the main aim is to transform lost gems into new, desirable items.

concords grapes are in season!

chef erin’s recipe for 3 mushroom pappardelle with a little truffle salt for added pizazz!

my sister amy and i recently had a glorious morning picking sour pie cherries at cherry tyme orchard in leona valley. on the way home, and less then half a mile away from cherry tyme, we stopped at rhodes orchard to see if they had any sweet cherries left to pick. friends, words cannot describe the glory that is picking a warm, sweet bing cherry and plucking it into your mouth.

i am not a graphic designer by any means, but sometimes labels are just plain bad. and despite consumers’ best efforts, they are influenced by bad labels.

it’s too darn hot for that stovetop! make this quick, easy, healthy and fresh gazpacho from chef erin eastland.

i found myself craving broccoli cheese casserole the other day. do you remember this? that midwest concoction of frozen broccoli, cubed velveta (or cheese whiz), rice and campbell’s cream of mushroom soup. now don’t be a food snob and turn your nose up at the list of ingredients above, it’s delicious.