Event designer, David Stark, unveiled his latest collaboration with West Elm to celebrate his new book and the opening of West Elm’s newest Manhattan shop: The (purely paper) Flower Shoppe. All his creations were made from recycled paper, including potted plants, individual flower stems, bird houses, topiaries and even gardening tools and wellies. I just wanted to purchase all and bring them back home!!
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If you ever have a chance to visit San Francisco Japan Town, you surely don’t want to miss the Japanese Lolita fashion store, BABY, the Stars Shine Bright! So cute and sweet, this store is just prefect for the girly girls : )
Happy Chinese New Year. Full of Laughs & Best of Health!!
We are so happy to hear that few of our previous brides are going to be a mom soon =) Congratulations, we can’t wait to meet the little pumpkins!!
Two of the Bay Area’s top Wedding Planners, Jubilee Lau and Jean Marks, launch a new concept in wedding education, Wedding 360, LLC. They will produce 2 major educational SF Bay Area events in 2010. For more information, please visit their website at www.wedding360llc.com
p.s. Congratulations, Jean & Jubilee!!
Wil and I had our tasting at Citronelle at the Carmel Valley Ranch yesterday and it was an amazing experience. Last time we had a mini-lunch in the relaxing lounge area by the fireplace and we really liked the salad and the petite baquette, and this time we had a 4+ course meal and OMG! the food was soooo delicious! Now I am very very much looking forward to our big day coz we have so many foodies coming and they won’t be disappointed for sure!
From room design to tasting, food presentation to service, everything was beyond 5 stars! First of all, the room is contemporary and spacious with a nice view of the nature. Our waiters were very friendly, attentive and knowledgeable, gave us detailed descriptions on every dish, which is a great assurance as I want my guests to have the best dining experience! Last but not least, the food was excellent and was a work of art! Every single one was executed so well that we just started stuffing things into our mouths and totally forgot to take pictures! hahaha… and we were not even hungry! We actually did our cake tasting at Layers right before the dinner and hahaha I hope they didn’t think we were such a pig! =P At first, we didn’t plan to add dessert to our menu as we already have a wedding cake plus a dessert table, which will be designed by L’ Atelier Vi. We even planned to take the desserts to go since we were really full after the 3rd course!! but we got busted by Chef Anthony Keene, who came out to say Hi and insisted we should try the “Kit Kat” chocolate bar and the Napoleon cream brulee. And I bet it was his trick to get us hooked coz after the first bite, we were determine to add these to our menu as well. Citronelle is really the best of the best!
BTW, do you know that President Obama recently took his wife for a special dinner at Citronelle in Washington DC?
~Hors d’oeuvres~
Wild Mushroom Bouchee
Shrimp Cocktail
Charred Yellowfin Tuna, Jasmine Rice Cake, Mango
Crab Cigar
Charred Beef Tri-Tip Miniature Sandwich
~Starters~
Tuna
olives, chorizo, crispy potato
Sea Scallop
duck foie gras, carrot ginger sauce
~Entrees~
Pacific Salmon
dungeness crab risotto vanilla bean
Sea Bass
paella style
Roasted Filet Mignon “Au Poivre”
potato gratin, shallot confit, peppercorn sauce
~ Dessert ~
