There’s juice and then there’s California juice. Nobody takes it to the level of art that they do here. There are dozens of juice bars all over the city offering uber-healthy concoctions meant to boost your longevity, make you feel good about what you’re putting into your body, and delight the taste buds with combinations that are surprisingly good (though I’m still not sure about the charcoal lemonade). Juice is not all that’s sold either – there are infusions, […]
It’s a Los Angeles paradox that there are so many phenomenal bakeries in a city where people are obsessed with being fit and healthy. And yet the bakeries flourish and are often graced with lines down the block – somebody’s eating this stuff, and they’re lucky! Here are a few spots you shouldn’t miss if you’re going to LA, and even if you aren’t, there is inspiration here. One of my favorite places was Duff’s Cake Mix, a do-it-yourself cake-making […]
If you’re hard at work in the sticky-hot city with no vacation plans in sight, doesn’t a day at the beach sound like heaven? A few hours to frolic, to think, and to do absolutely nothing: that could change your whole perspective on life. With that in mind, here are some items to help make your day at the shore as memorable as possible. They are all available online, so no effort required; just put those fingers to the keyboard, […]
About twenty years ago I was wandering down Walton Street in London when I came upon a little perfume shop called Jo Malone. It had just opened, and the fragrances were so pure and unique, and the packaging so simple, that it was a revelation. I bought as much as I thought I could stuff into my suitcase, not realizing that Jo Malone perfumes were too good an idea to remain in a tiny shop in west London for long. […]
Have you ever gone somewhere and immediately felt giddily happy to be there, in that moment, in that wonderful place? That is Petersham Nurseries for me, a plant nursery and organic restaurant just outside London. We went to have a casual lunch, and admire the plants (if only we could bring them home with us!), and lingered most of the afternoon. It was a bright, chilly spring day, and everything was in bloom – tulips, primroses, lilies of the valley, […]
