Required Viewing

Obsession

I have one with VERTIGO. Utterly creepy and brills in every possible way. AND a total love letter to Northern California - makes me want to visit San Francisco and then road trip it to the neighboring mission towns.

Sunday at Axe

I'm not sure that there's anything more relaxing than Sunday brunch at Axe in Venice. Their famous 9-grain pancake is pure heaven. We went early to avoid the crowds and followed it up with a leisurely stroll along Abbott Kinney.

Roses n' things

Burrata and Beer

Ever wanted to make cheese from scratch? Well ever since reading Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, making mozzarella has been a fantasy of mine. A fantasy that was realized last weekend at Marvimon as the fine folks of Surfas taught us how to make creamy burrata, while serving up some special beers. We also had an delicious dinner of Hudson Valley duck, Wagyu beef skewers and for dessert, the piece de resistance - blue cheese ice cream atop port soaked pears. Big thanks to Lord Nelson and Lady Walsh for this dreamy evening.

So Sweet

After selling it at the bake sale without getting a taste, I wanted to make Bon Appetit's Chocolate Cake with Gananche and Praline for me and Alex to try. Moist chocolate cake, creamy rich ganache, and then homemade praline as the ultimate topper.





Et Voila! This recipe is a winner.

Hollywood Bowl

Went to the Hollywood Bowl last night to see Femi Kuti and my new favorite singer/songwriter, the 22-year-old Brooklyn-based dynamo named Santigold. LOVE!!!

Summer Solstice

We enthusiastically kicked off the first day of summer with ice cream sandwiches from Carmela and plums from our garden.

Saturday Morning

Had a long hike this morning with some friends, including Jeana and her doggie Pepe. We followed it up with crepes and lattes at the Farmer's Market.

New Shoesies

Pink leather Lanvin sandals aggressively on sale at Barney's. Had to happen.

Frohawk

It's been a busy and exciting couple of weeks at Taylor De Cordoba (hence lack of posts) and yesterday we got a fantastic piece of press to top it all off. Gallery artist Frohawk Two Feathers was included in the first issue of Brand X, The Los Angeles Times' new weekly magazine. Click HERE to read the article, wonderfully written by Drew Tewksbury.

Done and Done

Yesterday's bake sale was a huge success! Thanks to everyone who donated, attended and bought sweets. In addition to raising money for a great cause, I love that this event gets me into the kitchen for a couple days. I made Vanilla Cupcakes (Magnolia Bakery recipe) dusted in pink sugar, Ina's Sticky Buns, and a Chocolate Cake with Ganache and Praline Topping from Bon Appetit. Everything was delish!