new on the menu: alimento

[I] have such fond memories of lazy, hungover (pre-baby) brunches at The Back Door Cafe in Silver Lake. The homemade scones and gigantic cinnamon buns were off the chain, not to mention the ridiculously delicious homemade ketchup and jams. Sadly, they closed up shop several years back, and ever since, I’ve been waiting for that… Continue reading new on the menu: alimento

a 1st birthday party

[B]eing an event planner, I debated over themes for Rhys’s first birthday party for weeks. Well, agonized, really. Several ideas spun in my head, but in the end, I decided on scrapping a theme altogether. It’s a 1 year-old’s party. Why over think it? There’s such beauty in simplicity. What’s the sense in elaborate decorations… Continue reading a 1st birthday party