2012
berkeley, california
i LOVE this quote from THE LITTLE PRINCE by antoine de saint-exupéry. i think they are great words to live by. here is a platter that i made and hand painted.
you can see it here.
foodie.
Friday, October 12, 2012
friday field trip (from the sketchbook).
october 2012
emeryville, california
painting breakfast vignettes for a client . . . and BOY does this make me miss FRANCE !
Thursday, October 11, 2012
comfort in a bowl.
living in california, we are so fortunate for the temperate weather. especially october in the bay area with it’s notorious indian summer. and though the weather has been gorgeous, there is still something in the air on some days that says “fall.” and on theses days, there is NOTHING better than a bowl of soba noodles, fish broth, and barbecued squid at O CHAMÉ. luckily they are right down the street from my studio and meeting friends here for lunch is a common occurrence.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
ta da !
Wednesday, October 03, 2012
the sweet job.
i was commissioned by recchiuti confections to make plates for their chocolates display case in the ferry building. each porcelain plate has the name of one of the incredible flavors (these are just some of their AMAZING flavors). wilma was the project manager on this job and hoping there would be chocolates at the end of the tunnel.
et voilà ! she was RIGHT. this is the box of chocolates they gave us when they picked up their order. i’m eating ONE a DAY and savoring each bite of these amazing delicacies.
Friday, September 21, 2012
the balancing act.
this is my mom’s idea of a well balanced breakfast.
i think it would have been more balanced if she had thrown in a couple strips of BACON.
Friday, September 14, 2012
big birth day.
yesterday was my big birthday.
i celebrated with friends, family, oysters, rosé, stinky cheeses, sake, and sushi.
life just keeps getting better.
Saturday, September 08, 2012
FREE GIVEAWAY.
there is a FREE GIVEAWAY contest on my facebook page.
win the above items by entering HERE.
good luck !
Friday, August 31, 2012
friday field trip (from the sketchbook).
june 2012
vallauris, france
france is full of tarts, tartes, and tartlettes.
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
mussels are deceiving.
i am a lover of all things seafood, and mussels are one of the fastest and easiest meals to prepare. i ate a LOT of them in france this summer and had many “guess how many mussels in the bowl” contests on my facebook page. people were always WAY off . . . sometimes by 100 (THIS was a good one) ! i agree that a bowl of mussels can be very deceiving to the naked eye. here is a bowl of mussels that i made in vermont. can you guess how many were there ?
(answer = 53)
Friday, August 17, 2012
friday field trip (from the sketchbook).
august 15, 2012
plymouth, vermont
we went to the town where calvin coolidge lived called PLYMOUTH. it’s the sweetest and tiniest town you’ll ever see. every summer we go there (it’s 15 minutes from our house) to visit the plymouth cheese factory and to stock up on cheese. this is the second oldest cheesemaking operation in the united states and it was started by calvin coolidge’s father in 1890. you can actually watch them make the cheese right there in the factory. and next door to that is the plymouth general store where i bought this amazing fudge.
