Happy Friday everyone! Tomorrow is my 34th birthday, and I'm looking forward to finally having a birthday on the weekend (what a treat to have a whole day to celebrate with those you love).
Thank you all for your continual support and being part of making this past year so wonderful. I hope you all have an amazing weekend full of little celebrations...I'll see you back here on Monday!
{Photo by Bonnie Tsang from Sprinkles ATM.}
You know I love food truck nights (it's a great excuse to not have to cook dinner!). We religiously go to On The Lot in Los Feliz every Monday night, and I'm pretty giddy for the summer season and more pop-up food truck events. In fact, a couple of weeks ago, a new one opened up on Wednesday nights on the grounds of what used to be a gas station. The Service Station is an outdoor creative space that has pop-up shops, outdoor movie nights on Saturdays, and a food truck night on Wednesdays. While the food trucks seem to be a rotation of same three, they're solid ones that I really like.
Some of my favorites include the bacon mac n' cheese from the Flatiron Truck...
...and parmesan pesto fries and gooey s'mores from The Munchie Machine. We got coconut and salted Caramel S'mores, and they were the perfect way to end our meal. The Mandoline Grill truck (food not shown) is also at The Service Station, and they make great banh mi and Vietnamese noodle dishes.
The area is painted with accents of mint green...um, hello, gorgeous color!
The best part is the huge areas of astroturf for the kids to run around in and the giant bean bags they put out. Ruby has the best time playing with her friends after dinner. It's just a great spot for all of us to enjoy the amazing warm weather and have an easy breezy mid-week dinner.
The Service Station | 3160 Riverside Drive | Los Feliz, CA 90027 | @3160riverside
UPDATE: Sadly, a few days after this post, I got an email that city permits made it such that they had to close. They are trying to reopen in another area in the near future. :(
{Photos by Bob Cho}
The other day, my friend Sophie from Broome St. General Store showed me these beautiful netted bags with leather straps made by the L.A.-based company and so it goes. When flat, the bags look like a pretty knotted pile. When filled with objects, the pieces really come alive. They're easy to stick inside another bag yet so pretty for using at the farmer's market or for carrying other beautiful belongings...
P.S. Looking forward to seeing you guys in Santa Monica tomorrow!
{Photos by: and so it goes}
Last week, it rained for a whole three days in L.A. (I know, you feel so bad for me, right ;) ?!?). Well, I didn't want to get out of my PJs at all during those gray days. It made me think about how I really could live in my PJs, so I wanted to share my favorites with you.
In fact, to celebrate my love of pajamas and those upcoming lazy spring days and nights, I've partnered with Eberjey to give away my two current favorite sets of PJs—the Gisele set and the Heather slouchy tee and pants (a total retail value of $229)—to one lucky reader. The short set is so, so soft and perfect for summer evenings, and I love how the slouchy set could be worn outside the house if you needed to run a quick errand (no one would even notice they're PJs!)
To enter, simply visit Eberjey's website and then leave a comment here telling me one other item on their site you love that would be perfect for spring. Entries must be posted by this Thursday, May 16th, at 8 a.m. PST, and one winner will be chosen at random*.
UPDATE: Congrats to Anne L. from Portland, OR for being our winner this time!
*Sorry, limited to readers in the U.S. only. Please do not leave your email or web address in the body of the comment, only in the allotted boxes. $229 USD total value. Winner will be contacted by email once comments close, and announced at the bottom of this post soon after.
{Photos by Casey Brodley}
Last Thursday, I flew to Seattle to host a Petites event at Anthropologie. While I was there less than 24 hours, the one thing I had to make room for was a trip to Pike Place Market. I had never been to Seattle, but knew that I'd love it.
No trip to the market would be complete without stopping by the gum wall. It's so pretty—until you think about how much saliva is on that wall. But you've got to admire those who spelled their name in gum. Um, nice penmanship (or should I say "gum-manship", Kristina!).
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