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Celebrated G’s birthday at the Montage Hotel in Beverly Hills.  I had afternoon tea with 4 other beautiful ladies  We always have a great time when we get together.  Aren’t girlfriends the best?  I had the english breakfast tea and along with the tea came scones, a dessert platter and a sandwich tower.  There were also preserves, butter and lemon curd to go with the scones.  The food and service were great.  Probably one of my favorite tea places.  Afterwards we headed over to Tart for dinner.  I’ve been terrible at getting pictures of my outings but I just got a new camera so hopefully that won’t be an issue anymore!  Happy Birthday my lovely G!

Went to St. Regis in Dana Point last weekend to celebrate a dear friend’s birthday. We had brunch, sat outside on the patio which is a must . I don’t know if the food was all worth the 70 buckaroos but definitely a gorgeous location. I would say it’s more for the ambiance rather than the food.  They do have a crazy pancake bar….it’s build your own pancake with tons of candy toppings.  No pictures of food because I was too busy eating and honestly, quite embarrassed about how much I ate….

More baby blogging!  Sarah and Joey’s baby girl.  Who knew a 1 year old could have so much power? She has us wrapped around her little pinky…luckily she’s so stinking cute you can’t hate on her……well maybe one person might …she’s not shy about showing who she likes to hate on.

colors were pink and yellow

flowers helped arranged my yours truly

Awesome dessert table done by edible delights

my favorite

R’s nemesis

guests at the party

making her grand entrance

some of her many autnies

family photo

is she going to be the next celine dion?

one of R’s buddy enjoying the cupcake

R revealing her true feelings

Meet my nephew Christian! Isn’t he the cutest??? Can you believe he just had his baek-il? Here are just a few pics of us at the langham. I <3 him.

I am a food network t.v. junkie. I can watch the food network all day, any day. People make fun of me because I watch so many cooking shows but hardly make any of it. haha..i rather just eat.  Anyway, my friend told me that her friend is going to be a contestant on the next food network star! I was  so excited to watch the show even though I don’t know her it’s kinda like six degrees of separation.  I’ve only watched the second season of the show and which my favorite t.v. chef, Guy Fieri, was the winner. I love his t.v. show! Anyway, my friend’s friend is Doreen Fang.  She has a blog called Dining with Doreen.  I think she has eaten at the most restaurants out of anybody I know!  This girl can EAT!  We were invited to attend a premiere party to the show in Santa Monica to celebrate her and two other contestants at South Restaurant.  The place was packed and we had a great time watching the show and just hanging out.  I forgot my camera so here are a few pics from my friends cameras

My childhood friend got married a few weeks ago in Malibu. It was a very pretty wedding…..it was on a ranch….very quaint and quiet.  The drive seemed forever but once I got there it was so calm and peaceful, didn’t seem like I was still in l.a.  I loved the fact that they made their wedding into a small and personal event. Felt much more special. Congrats you guys! <3

the dynamic duo.  I could listen to them anyday everyday

little becca

cool name cards…they were on rocks!

me and cuteie kelly!

dessert table

reception

me and the happy couple

we are photobooth hogs!

I cannot believe it’s yet another lakers vs celtics matchup in the nba finals. Growing up I vaguely remember magic johnson vs larry bird in the 80′s……this rivarly has so much history.  I passionately love the los angeles lakers and passionately hate the boston celtics….from their stupid ‘beat l.a.’ chant to their hideous green outfits.  I am aware that people love to hate on the lakers especially kobe bryant. But nobody can deny his talent and greatness on the court.  I’m excited for the nba finals although it would have been awesome to watch kobe vs. lebron.  I must say that despite my dislike for the celtics, rajon rondo is pretty damn good….not as good as kobe but still good

Anyway, hope everybody is enjoying the long weekend.  I had a staycation celebrating my newphew’s 100 day party, friend’s birthday and checking out new places to eat on the westside with my eating buddy.  Anybody tried Rick Bayless’s new restaurant Red O? I’m very curious about it and wondering if it’s good.

Check this video out. It’s kind of long but worth it. I found it very interesting.

http://www.charter.net/tv/tvonline/play?vid=277730&vendor=hbo

There’s a new chain coming to l.a. from seoul.  bi bim bap on the go!  hence the name bibigo.  wonder if it’s gonna be any good.

On my big 3-0 birthday I knew exactly where I wanted to go for dinner. The dining room at the Langham Hotel.  This hotel happens to be on the way work for me and I’ve been wanting to try the food for a long time.  I am a huge fan of top chef and a huge fan of Michael Voltaggio.  He is so talented, hot, can be a jerk, intense and actually really nice!  I coerced my brother into buying me dinner here.  I made reservations a month and a half in advance and waited oh so patiently!  I had heard and seen pictures of people going to the restaurant and being able to meet the chef and take pictures.  I was hoping this would happen to me but at the same time never thought it would actually happen to me.  The food was probably the best I have ever tasted but also food and flavors like I have never tasted before.  Everything was so good. We did a 4 course meal which included 3 savory and 1 sweet.  The flavors are so interesting (in a good way) and creative.  He is so talented.  I’m totally smitten.  So after dessert, I noticed the table next to us which was a family, got up and followed the waiter back into the kitchen.  I knew they were going back there to meet the chef.  So I demanded my brother to ask our waiter if we could meet the chef since it’s my birthday and all   The waiter said, ‘I can ask but half of the time he says no and half of time he says yes.’  So we waited FOREVER (it was probably 10 minutes) for the family to come out.  Then our waiter comes to our table and nods his head and says ‘come on.’  I jumped out of my chair and we followed him into the kitchen and there was the hottie voltaggio!  I had the biggest smile on my face  and I felt so retarded but I couldn’t help it and honestly didn’t care!  He was the nicest guy!  We chatted with him briefly, took pictures and the kitchen crew sang happy birthday!! tomato jelly with basil and caviar puff pastry
langoustinegarden harvestblack truffle briochearctic char (the black slate above was our 3 different butters for our bread.  Salted, goat cheese and unsalted butter)black sea bass

wagyu short ribslambgreen tea ice creamfrozen chocolate soufflebaba au rum (coconut and pineapple) passion fruit candy with edible wrappers, chocolate macaroons and dark chocolate

so happy!