Love, love, LOVE this adorable navy Warbler rain jacket from Portland's Bridge & Burn. Doesn't it look like the perfect jacket to take on vacation?
These shorts and this dress are also pretty darn cute...
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Showing posts with label portland. Show all posts
5.28.2014
the perfect vacation jacket
Love, love, LOVE this adorable navy Warbler rain jacket from Portland's Bridge & Burn. Doesn't it look like the perfect jacket to take on vacation?
These shorts and this dress are also pretty darn cute...
2.22.2012
portland and back
Hello again,
It
has been a busy week.
We spent the weekend in rainy Portland, eating good
food (The Big Egg food cart, Podnah's Pit BBQ, Oven & Shaker, Mextiza, Irving Street Kitchen, Pine State Biscuits), drinking good coffee (Stumptown, Barista), meeting chickens, and visiting good, dear
friends.
And now one of my best friends, Aralena, is visiting from France with her husband and son. What a treat!
Be back soon... xoxo
9.19.2011
a portland weekend
We spent a lovely, if drizzly, weekend in Portland. My last trip to Portland was in 2009. How silly, considering how much I adore the restaurants, the shops, the architecture, all the bridges, the laid back coolness of everything, and Portland's pocket neighborhoods.
We stayed at the Ace, visited with friends, and tasted some truly fantastic food, thanks to my friend Elizabeth's awesome recommendations. I wish we could have seen Elizabeth, but alas, she is living with Paris with her husband and adorable son for a few months. How dreamy.
Some highlights: the Almond Brittle Salted Ganache ice cream at Salt & Straw, Pok Pok, sampling various food cart fare (hello, Garden State, yum!), The Bent Brick...for coffee we stayed with old favorites Stumptown at the Ace and Stumptown at Albina Press.
Thanks to Elizabeth's recommendation we also ventured into Monograph Bookwerks. We came home with two new art books from Monograph: Marcel Dzama's The Infidels, and The Chinese Dream, A Society Under Construction by Neville Mars and Adrian Hornsby.
Here are some shots from our Portland weekend:
We stayed at the Ace, visited with friends, and tasted some truly fantastic food, thanks to my friend Elizabeth's awesome recommendations. I wish we could have seen Elizabeth, but alas, she is living with Paris with her husband and adorable son for a few months. How dreamy.
Some highlights: the Almond Brittle Salted Ganache ice cream at Salt & Straw, Pok Pok, sampling various food cart fare (hello, Garden State, yum!), The Bent Brick...for coffee we stayed with old favorites Stumptown at the Ace and Stumptown at Albina Press.
Thanks to Elizabeth's recommendation we also ventured into Monograph Bookwerks. We came home with two new art books from Monograph: Marcel Dzama's The Infidels, and The Chinese Dream, A Society Under Construction by Neville Mars and Adrian Hornsby.
Here are some shots from our Portland weekend:
6.08.2011
mexico and new york and home again
We're back!
We spent a few relaxing days in San José del Cabo. I'd never been to Cabo before, and have always thought of it as a beach town extension of Orange County, i.e. lots of fake tans and fake boobs, lots of bros, lots of "what happens in Cabo stays in Cabo." And while that might be the case in Cabo San Lucas (we didn't actually venture to that Cabo), San José del Cabo was lovely.
We stayed at the Cabo Azul, a beautiful hotel on the beach (sadly not swimmable due to the intense current). We spent every day at the pool, lounging, and reading, taking Stella in the water, and eating delicious tacos.
My parents joined us in Baja, which was such a treat. They helped with Stella, and were able to give us a break from around-the-clock parenting.
In the 5 days we were there, I was actually able to read 2.5 books. What a luxury! I've always been an avid reader, clocking in 2-3 books a week. Since Stella was born, I haven't had the time or the attention to focus on reading. It makes me a little sad from time to time that I'm not able to read as much as I used to or would like, but I know this isn't how it will be forever. We still buy books every week, so when my focus and ability to sit down with a good book returns, I will have stacks to pick from.
From Mexico we flew to New York. We stayed in Dumbo, in a nice loft we found on Airbnb. The apartment, complete with a roof terrace and views of the Manhattan Bridge, was right upstairs from Almondine Bakery. My sweet tooth was quelled every morning with a buttery, incredibly flaky almond croissant. My god those croissants are good. I'm glad Almondine is all the way in Brooklyn, and not right outside my door here in Oakland. The temptation would be too much.
I love New York in the early summer when it's not too hot yet but the evenings are warm and people spill out onto the sidewalks.
Some highlights: browsing in Powerhouse Arena, walking across the Brooklyn Bridge (my first time) with my dear friend Anna, bumping into friends Sam and Andrea at the fantastic Cooper Hewitt Sonia Delaunay show, picnicing with friend Caroline and her baby Thea in Central Park, finding the perfect red and white striped espadrilles in Nos, strolling Stella along the waterfront in Dumbo, sampling the yummy fries and souvlaki at Souvlaki GR, sitting on the roof terrace with my sister eating cheese and crackers with a chilled glass of rosé, oh the list goes on...
Stella showing her auntie Sarah her new favorite bottom lip trick at The Standard.
Stella getting some cuddles from her auntie Anna at Dessert Truck Works.
This photo should be called "giant baby takes New York." Seriously, Stells looks ginormous.
Found words on Berry St. in Williamsburg, right around the corner from Blue Bottle. Sadly, I didn't get to try Sarah's affogato. The ice cream maker was broken. I did, however, eat many saffron snickerdoodles, graham crackers with chocolate ganache, coffee cakes, fruit buckles, and rosemary shortbreads.
We had a great trip, and now it is so good to be home.
We spent a few relaxing days in San José del Cabo. I'd never been to Cabo before, and have always thought of it as a beach town extension of Orange County, i.e. lots of fake tans and fake boobs, lots of bros, lots of "what happens in Cabo stays in Cabo." And while that might be the case in Cabo San Lucas (we didn't actually venture to that Cabo), San José del Cabo was lovely.
We stayed at the Cabo Azul, a beautiful hotel on the beach (sadly not swimmable due to the intense current). We spent every day at the pool, lounging, and reading, taking Stella in the water, and eating delicious tacos.
My parents joined us in Baja, which was such a treat. They helped with Stella, and were able to give us a break from around-the-clock parenting.
In the 5 days we were there, I was actually able to read 2.5 books. What a luxury! I've always been an avid reader, clocking in 2-3 books a week. Since Stella was born, I haven't had the time or the attention to focus on reading. It makes me a little sad from time to time that I'm not able to read as much as I used to or would like, but I know this isn't how it will be forever. We still buy books every week, so when my focus and ability to sit down with a good book returns, I will have stacks to pick from.
From Mexico we flew to New York. We stayed in Dumbo, in a nice loft we found on Airbnb. The apartment, complete with a roof terrace and views of the Manhattan Bridge, was right upstairs from Almondine Bakery. My sweet tooth was quelled every morning with a buttery, incredibly flaky almond croissant. My god those croissants are good. I'm glad Almondine is all the way in Brooklyn, and not right outside my door here in Oakland. The temptation would be too much.
I love New York in the early summer when it's not too hot yet but the evenings are warm and people spill out onto the sidewalks.
Some highlights: browsing in Powerhouse Arena, walking across the Brooklyn Bridge (my first time) with my dear friend Anna, bumping into friends Sam and Andrea at the fantastic Cooper Hewitt Sonia Delaunay show, picnicing with friend Caroline and her baby Thea in Central Park, finding the perfect red and white striped espadrilles in Nos, strolling Stella along the waterfront in Dumbo, sampling the yummy fries and souvlaki at Souvlaki GR, sitting on the roof terrace with my sister eating cheese and crackers with a chilled glass of rosé, oh the list goes on...
Stella showing her auntie Sarah her new favorite bottom lip trick at The Standard.
Stella getting some cuddles from her auntie Anna at Dessert Truck Works.
This photo should be called "giant baby takes New York." Seriously, Stells looks ginormous.
Found words on Berry St. in Williamsburg, right around the corner from Blue Bottle. Sadly, I didn't get to try Sarah's affogato. The ice cream maker was broken. I did, however, eat many saffron snickerdoodles, graham crackers with chocolate ganache, coffee cakes, fruit buckles, and rosemary shortbreads.
We had a great trip, and now it is so good to be home.
5.17.2011
sarah's affogato
I can't wait to try my sister's affogato, mentioned here in the Wall Street Journal (!), when we visit New York this summer.
I acquired such a sweet tooth post pregnancy. My internal dialogue goes something like this: Vegan banana chocolate cherry walnut scone at my coffee shop? Well, don't mind if I do. A little chocolate ice cream for dessert? Yes, please. Extra plop of jam on my morning toast? Couldn't hurt...
It's a good thing breastfeeding and carrying around a 16 lb baby everywhere keeps me trim.
Mmm, mmm...sounds tasty, right?
I acquired such a sweet tooth post pregnancy. My internal dialogue goes something like this: Vegan banana chocolate cherry walnut scone at my coffee shop? Well, don't mind if I do. A little chocolate ice cream for dessert? Yes, please. Extra plop of jam on my morning toast? Couldn't hurt...
It's a good thing breastfeeding and carrying around a 16 lb baby everywhere keeps me trim.
Espresso + Gelato? Certo!
If you love a milkshake, and the prospect of iced coffee is enough to turn a dour day upbeat, it's time to embrace the affogato—the Italian version of a grownup soda-fountain drink. The caffeinated wonder combines hot espresso with cold gelato to create a melty, spoonable (or gulpable) treat. A newfangled rendition has turned up at Blue Bottle Coffee in Brooklyn, N.Y., where pastry chef Sarah Cox pours a single pulled shot over a half-cup of homemade double chocolate stout and milk chocolate ice cream. You can try it at home with whatever scoop you prefer—keep in mind, if it's a richer flavor, follow Ms. Cox's modest measurement; if a milder choice, make it three quarters of a cup of ice cream.
Mmm, mmm...sounds tasty, right?
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