Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Lunch at Huckleberry Cafe





Had lunch at Huckleberry Cafe in Santa Monica. We ordered the warm turkey meatball sandwich. It was good, but needed more salt. As you can see in the above photo, it's all about the pastries. So many that looked so good. We finally zeroed in on the chocolate layer cake. It was dark, rich and moist. We left with a chocolate smile on our face.

Monday, December 21, 2009

N.Y. Visit

Barney Greengrass

Eleven Madison Park



Momofuko

Went to N.Y. for business and brought the husband for an extra two days of eating & shopping.

We decided to try Momofuko for lunch, even though David Chang seems like such an egotist, we found the food amazing, with the exception of a very ordinary ramen. Every other dish was incredible, except I am so over the poached egg on everything. I hope this trend ends in 2010.

Then we went to Eleven Madison Park and we didn't have the courage to take flash pictures in the palace of high cuisine, but you would sworn that the food was glowing. Danny Meyers signature is his service and it is second to none. This restaurant is New York fine dining at it's best.

The last day we had breakfast at Barney Greengrass. Love this place. 100 years in business.
Nothing beats nova scotia salmon, caramelized onions and eggs. I was moaning the whole time.

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Monday, December 7, 2009

Branding 101





A new Mac Bar opened in New York.
Everything from the design to packaging was consistent. This is a great example how design creates appeal.

Check it out: http://macbar.net/