LOVING PERU!

My visit to Peru is almost over and have to say its been one of my best trips ever back home. Family, friends, celebrations, lovely people, fantastic cuisine... the perfect components to make this trip a really special one. Cant wait to be back on December!

{SAN FRANCISCO PREMIER CULINARY WEEKEND EVENT}

SF CHEFS, FOOD, WINE

AUGUST 6 - 9 2009

UNION SQUARE

Celebrate local flair & regional flavor in the epicenter of culinary innovation. San Francisco's Union Square and surrounding venues will be transformed into an enchanting oasis of delights, entertainment and education featuring notable chefs, vintners and culinary personalities.

Thomas Keller, Gary Danko, Charles Phan, Elizabeth Falkner, Traci Des Jardins, Hubert Keller, Emily Luchetti, Chris Cosentino, Larry Stone, Emily Wines among other chefs will be participating in this fantastic extravaganza all weekend long.

Day Pass $150 - 30 different restaurants, 70 wineries and cocktail competition on the Square.

For more information, visit http://www.sfchefsfoodwine.com/

ALBERTA FERRETTI WEDDING

The latest issue of Harper's Bazzar features the fabulous Alberta Ferretti and her home - one photo of which I could not resist! The stunning colors that captured the designer by her pool inspired this wedding board of lilac, aqua and emerald ..



love the cool but playful palette! There are so many ways to incorporate colors into a wedding, but for this board I kept them in blocks - the colors stay mostly separate from each other by using them in different areas of the wedding instead of combining them in bouquets or tabletop decor.

{DON'T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER} ...

A few of you out there who will be happy to know that Kelly Wearstler has shot a new cover for her upcoming book Hue. Personally, I don't really care what she wears on the outside because I know the book will be chock full of her inspiring interiors. And isn't it what's on the inside that really matters in life?!

In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different.- Coco Chanel

{EDITH BOUVIER BEALE BOOK}

I'm really surprised that in all the coverage of Grey Gardens recently, I don't remember hearing about Edith Bouvier Beale of Grey Gardens: A Life in Pictures. After Edie's death, her niece Eva Marie Beale compiled family photographs, poetry, letters, sketches and more for the only family sponsored book. It was "conceived a with a deep dedication, understanding, and personal connection" mostly in an attempt to introduce the world the beauty of Edie's early gilded life instead of just the later squalor. With a foreword by Peter Beard and beautiful photos, I too think I would rather remember Edith Bouvier Beale in this manner and look forward to ordering this loving tribute.