Snack Attack – Chocolate Marshmallow Pops at Sundance - Actually, I don’t know what these amazing treats are called, but that’s my moniker. My friend Tim got me hooked on Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory on Main Street in Park City, especially their hot chocolates and huge varieties of fudge and candied apples. (The sign outside says Dolly’s Bookstore because they share a space). Shhh, sometimes I went twice a day. The day I left, I lollygagged on the street until I found this handsome gent wandering by and traded him snacks for shots. A good trade, right? Find out why he was at Sundance below.
The good news is – you can shop ONLINE, just in time for Valentine’s Day. Try their caramel apples, handmade fudge, this snack assortment or this perfect variety of Rocky Mountain faves. PS that huge peanut butter cup is the size of my fist.
He liked it! Who is this guy I snagged off the streets of Sundance? He says he’s the ‘brother of the editor’ of the film “Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same” – but I think he was pulling my leg. Here’s the film on facebook and I might poke around to see what he really did on the movie. Here’s the current Sundance Flickr set and you can follow @stylespotting on twitter.
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Red Velvet Shenanigans on Sunset – I promised you Friday Foodie was back and wanted to stick to my word, so I just planned to take a shot and run when I was near Buttercake Bakery yesterday. However, I got a bit distracted by a typical day in LA and thought I’d share what we Angelenos tend to experience on a daily basis. Here’s Sunset Plaza below, just rampant with plastic surgery, nouveau wealth and foreigners with popped collars. During one lunch there, I counted one, two, three, four tour buses. Click here for the full story.
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(Venice, CA) Fashionable Food – I’m phasing back onto the grid after spending the last 3 months in a dark, windowless edit bay producing for Style Star (premiering on Style Network this month and already airing via E! International). It’s the spunky celebrity red carpet show I mentioned here. More on that later, but all I can think about is the great food I’ve been missing, so Friday Foodie is back and we’re visiting Gjelina‘s menu.
Now this might look like a simple heirloom tomato and burrata combination, but each of Gjelina’s famous burrata plates is so completely flavorful and addictive that you’ll crave them long after you’ve gone. (Think grilled Warren pears with prosciutto or roasted beets with toasted walnuts and you get the idea). They’re well-known for their thin, tasty pizzas (seen below), so… Angelenos will be happy to know that they’re also opening a pizzeria next door within 2 months!
Sea Salt & Pepper Frites served with Aioli (above) and a tangy Romesco sauce
Mushroom, goat cheese, fontina & truffle oil. (Yes, truffle oil. So good).
Save room for a Strawberry Rhubarb Cornmeal Crisp (always coveted, but I’ve never had room to try it and now want to race there after finding this photo).
P.S. Each member of the staff is either ridiculously good-looking, exotic and/or incredibly interesting. (Ahem, you might’ve noticed a couple of them here and there on this site, but I’ll leave that puzzle up to you). I also shot Kaylee taking a call outside the restaurant over the summer.
Fellow foodies can download Chef Travis Lett’s tempting menus online. For reservations, call Gjelina at (310) 450-1429 or chance it at 1429 Abbot Kinney Blvd in Venice, CA 90291
Photo Credits: The top shot is mine and a shout out to Muy Yum for the others, but please note his flickr rules before reposting any of these images. Thanks.
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H A P P Y T H A N K S G I V I N G
Thankful – I’m spending Thanksgiving with a few fun friends this year. The funny thing is, I just found out the host (friend of a few years) lives literally one block from me (!) so I’ll be walking over with a cheese plate, pecan pie and movie popcorn for a 3-D fest. Quite different from last year when I treated mom to Paradise Cove in Malibu, this beachside restaurant serving full-course turkey dinners. Cheesy, I know, but thought she would appreciate the view, (but the swimsuit-clad couples sipping cocktails while digging their toes in the sand was lost on her). I tried! If you’re in LA looking for some fun restaurants open on Thanksgiving, I’ve listed some options after the jump.
Happy Thanksgiving and look for some select Black Friday deals posted by tomorrow morning. (The awesome bracelets are from Vionnet Boutique, unrelated to Thanksgiving but I wasn’t so inspired by generic turkey shots). Click here for LA restaurants open for Thanksgiving today.
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The best way to get into Justin Timberlake’s pants is by buying them! I recently spotted Heather wearing his (and partner Trace Ayala’s) denim line, William Rast while we were both in line for Vizzi’s food truck. The line is known for shapes and pockets that really compliment rear ends. Heather’s look like bootcut and their website has some good options in stock. You can also view Williams Rast’s Fall 2010 Ready-to-Wear collection here or go to ShopBop for his Jerri Ultra Skinny Jeans. And by Jerri, I’m pretty sure he means me!
I will follow the Vizzi Truck anywhere (and I have) just to get my hands on their truffle popcorn (below)! It’s drizzled in a rich oil and sprinkled with sea salt and chives. I just tried their sliders and am now a fan of those, too. If you don’t live in LA, I wish I could ship some of their popcorn to you! You can follow @vizzitruck on twitter here and I’m here @StyleSpotting.
Thanks to Heather and also to William Rast for naming a pair of their jeans after me (just play along, people).
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Tea Time – If you know me, you’re well aware that I’m an Intelligentsia Coffee groupie. (It’s.just.that.good). I’m psyched that the new Pasadena store opens today, primarily because they’ll have *food* (and eventually beer). I hear the idea is to create a different experience in each store and I look forward to leaving my comfort zone to check it out.
Here, I’m at the Venice store (i.e. comfort zone) trying to read when I get a bit hypnotized by Rebecca’s necklace (a gift from her sister a couple years ago). Then my fixation migrates to watching their cold brew tea process (Organic Osthmanthus Dragon Pearls tea, she says). {Click the pics for alternate images and supersizes}
Her necklace has a tiny bird on it. *Click the pic for a closer look.*
Seeing the tea this close is pretty tempting, so it’s on my list for next time. Thanks for the photo op, Rebecca – and hello to my friends there, especially Nicely, the king of coffee art with a Flickr set to prove it.
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So many fun bags floating around LA Street Food Fest and I showed you my favorite Gucci Girl, but these caught my eye, too:
Foley + Corinna’s City Bag is the best bag ever and easier to handle with the detachable shoulder strap, but cleaner aesthetically by slipping the handles over the shoulder. She picked up this Large Metallic City Bag years ago and it’s still mint. This studded version is cool and they have a few solid colors on sale now. BTW, I’m also crushing on the purple shirt with the swinging chains. Click here for the full post… Show me more.
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