Savor LA...

Inspiration this weekend came in the form of pastries. my friend and foodie, tammy, invited me and some friends to Savor Los Angeles friday night. The sample bites were delicious and we all left with a sugar high.
One of my favorite booths was for the Crosby. I don't even really know what I ate, but it had sunflower butter and it was amazing.
Of course we XT Patisserie was also a favorite because it was french macarons galore! Passion fruit macaron=cookie love.
Here is coverage from LA Weekly.

Renior to runway...

Saturday, I had a fabulous LA day. I began the day running errands in Manhattan Beach. Afterward I drove to West LA to have lunch with friends at the Santa Monica Marmalade Cafe. I had the Maramalade Omelette, and the toast was perfect.We walked to Menchies for some yogurt. It was perfect weather for dessert and a short walk.
Tammy and I walked a lot more when we went to the "Renoir in the Twentieth Century" exhibit at LACMA. It was an amazing collection with a much larger compilation of works than I anticipated. I'm inspired even more by Renoir now that I've learned a bit more about his work. I rushed off to a family dinner with my visiting cousins. After playing with the kids and dodging model airplanes, I picked up Connie and her boyfriend to go to Gallery Nucleus for Line of Style: Fashion Illustration Spanning the Globe show. We made it to the gallery at 10:30pm, we missed the runway fashion show and I totally missed my friend, Kathria. Congratulations to her for winning the raffle though!One of our favorite pieces was definitely this large watercolor on handmade paper by Naja Conrad-Hansen. I also liked this little piece by Ohgushi (above) and Connie liked the series by Stina Persson...
Of course, to finish off the night we had some drinks and dessert at Phoenix Inn on Valley. It was an exhausting and visually satisfying day.