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Entries Tagged as 'LIT'

Nigella With the Quickness

January 7th, 2008 · No Comments

We’re big Nigella fans here at B+S. Got this Nigella Express ($23.10, amazon.com) cookbook over the holidays and have already cracked it open a few times. Thus far, the recipes are pretty quick and simple, and, most importantly, delicious. I made Coq au Reisling one night, followed by Pear and Ginger Muffins. I highly recommend.

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Tags: LIT · EAT

Event: ‘Some Kinda Vacation’ + ‘A Unicorn is Born’ Books Launches at Family - and Cupcakes

November 16th, 2007 · No Comments

Sunday, November 18th, starting at 8:30PM, swing by Family on Fairfax for a double book launch and signing of Cheryl Dunn’s Some Kinda Vacation and Trinie Dalton’s A Unicorn is Born. Plus cupcakes by Clare Crespo - she’ll be doing a unicorn cupcake demo - of Yummy Fun and Treat Street fame.

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Tags: LIT · ART · EVENT · EAT

Event: ‘Closet Control’ Launch at Tory Burch

November 5th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Those with closet disasters should beeline to Tory Burch on Robertson, Thursday, November 8th from 7:00PM-9:00PM for the launch party for Closet Control: The Ultimate Guide to Revitalizing Your Wardrobe and Revolutionizing the Way You Store It ($17.99, amazon.com) by stylist Barbra Horowitz. Also, get 20% merch during the event. RSVP to closetcontrol@toryburch.com.

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Tags: LIT · FASHION · EVENT

Event: Rachel Zoe at Kitson

November 2nd, 2007 · No Comments

This is going to be complete madness in my estimation. Rachel Zoe, of Nicole Richie styling fame, is going to be at Kitson on Robertson, Saturday, November 3rd, from noon-2:00PM pubbing her book Style, A to Zoe: The Art of Fashion, Beauty, & Everything Glamour ($16.49, amazon.com) - which she notably collaborated with LA fashion […]

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Tags: LIT · FASHION · EVENT

Event: Julius Shulman Signing at Taschen

October 22nd, 2007 · No Comments

Famed photog Julius Shulman will be signing his book Julius Shulman. Modernism Rediscovered. ($300, taschen.com) at Taschen’s Beverly Hills store Thursday, October 25th, from 6:00PM-8:00PM.

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Tags: HOME · LIT · DESIGN · EVENT

Event: Bake Sale for Kitty Lucy at Skylight Books!

October 10th, 2007 · No Comments

I have a soft spot for the kitties as you know. The very sweet resident cat, Lucy, at Skylight Books in Los Feliz has feline Lymphoma and, as so many people have asked how they can help, Skylight Books has put a donation jar at the front counter and is also holding a bake sale […]

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Tags: LIT · PET · EVENT · EAT

Event: Party, Graphic Novelist and Musician C.F. at Family

September 27th, 2007 · No Comments

Tonight, starting at 7:00PM, check out Family on Fairfax where there will be a release party for graphic novel Powr Mastrs by artist and musician C.F., who will also be performing music from his band Kites’s latest album.

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Tags: LIT · ART · EVENT · MUSIC

Book and House Envy, ‘Case Study Houses’ by Taschen

September 21st, 2007 · No Comments

For a second there I got so excited by an email from Taschen, promoting its Case Study Houses hardcover edition… until I realized it’s $200. The book that induces serious home envy has now induced even greater envy for the book itself, since, hey, $200 for a book might be a lot, but it’s a […]

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Tags: HOME · LIT · DESIGN · ART

Event: Tiki Modern at The Grove Taschen Store

September 11th, 2007 · No Comments

Thursday, September 13th, from 6:00PM-8:00PM, head over to Taschen at The Grove for a tiki party, replete with Mai-Tai bar, tiki music, and Sven Kirsten, author of Tiki Modern ($39.95, taschen.com), the follow-up to his Book of Tiki (also put out by Taschen). His latest tiki tome is all about the collision of  Tiki style […]

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Tags: LIT · DESIGN · EVENT · DRINK

The Basics of Deliciousness

August 16th, 2007 · No Comments

One of the things the husband gave me for our recent anniversary is this awesome little cookbook, The Basics by Filip Verheyden (recipes) and Tony Le Duc (photos). Want to know how to make a great chicken stock or vinaigrette? What the heck does it mean to ‘confit’ or ‘cook in a salt crust’ anyway? […]

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Tags: LIT · EAT

Taschen Opens at The Grove

July 25th, 2007 · No Comments

I guess it’s very official now that the email blast has gone out: The Philippe Starck-designed Taschen store has bowed inside the Clock Tower at The Grove. Big, gorgeous coffee table books for all!

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Tags: LIT · ART

History Lesson for Girls

July 23rd, 2007 · 1 Comment

Aurelie Sheehan is an author and the Director of the Creative Writing Program at University of Arizona. She was also my manuscript adviser in grad school - smart, patient, thoughtful, and an overall great person throughout the process. Her novel History Lesson for Girls just came out in paperback, available on Amazon for $11.20 or […]

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Tags: LIT