Monday, December 24, 2018
The holidays come but just once a year, so how does one spread that West Hollyday {California, that is!} cheer? Well, a party filled of evergreen, of course! And that’s exactly what we did. Hola! Hallways filled with festive jolly. Servers decked to the nines wreathed as Nutcrackers. And of course, the king of the hour dressed
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Do you hear that? Those whispers? Was it angels, perhaps? Oh no, dear one, it was the good ‘ole thirty whispering my way. So obviously, it was a must to celebrate…Whispering Angel style, of course! hair and makeup by beglammed When the clock struck six o’clock, I made sure the harpist was flowing through melodic beats in
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Wednesday, August 3, 2016
If you go out to dinner with Baker, chances are you will see the staff singing you happy birthday and have a candle in front of you by dessert. Hola! So it probably doesn’t come as a shock to find that I begin celebrating my birthday around a month before the actual date. I treat
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“You never know what life has in store for you.” This expression might seem trite and cliche, but it couldn’t be more true. One year ago, I packed up my NYC apartment, left the city that I called home for five years, the tribe that I called family, and moved to LA, a place where
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Monday, December 21, 2015
With Christmas being right around the corner, I couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate with friends before heading home than to host my first annual BAKER HOLIDAY BRUNCH! Hola. Mimosas? Check. Bellinis? Check. A breakfast spread galore? Check, check! I could barely wait for all the reindeer to sleigh on in! And with
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Thursday, November 26, 2015
Remember that terrifying feeling when you had to leave your parents for the first time to trot off to a little place called college? I certainly do. I mean, a Southern Belle heading up to the unknown North? Horrified was an understatement. Hey y’all! But nothing {absolutely nothing} could have prepared me for the pain
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In case you haven’t already heard through the river bend, this Southern Belle has had quite a few changes happen in the past three months. Hola! First things, first? I got a new job…in a new industry…in a new city! Oh yes, you heard correct. I now live in Los Angeles! It was a very
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Friday, February 13, 2015
Looking for the perfect way to combine your love of Valentine’s Day and share the love to your closest with the mostest? Why not throw a last-minute VDAY dinner party this weekend? Hola! Actually, I did just that earlier this week at Casa Blanca to get friends excited about the all things red + pink
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Friday, November 21, 2014
Between kicking off the busy holidays and adjusting to the ever-forgettable {absolutely freezing!} weather, there is one event I always look forward to hosting each year. That would be Friendsgiving! Hola. And with this year marking the Fourth Annual Friendsgiving dinner, it’s so much fun to not only remember the fun memories with this blessed
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Also filed in Entertaining, Holiday, NYC, Restaurants, Taste
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Tagged colonia verde, friendsgiving, KJ AVANT, mac osborne, minted, thanksgiving decorations, thanksgiving menu
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When I first met Simone Nemirovsky way back when during an internship at Harper’s Bazaar magazine, I immediately knew this girl would not only be a lifelong friend, but was someone who would show her talents to the world in more than one way. And I have to admit, even as a freshman in college,
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#GuacSwag via Minted strategically placed? Check! K-J AVANT wine perfectly chilled and ready to be poured? Check, check! Dress zipped up and bouffant teased to the high heavens? Oh yes, hunny! The GUAC-OFF was officially in action and ready to rumba! Hola. And since the guest list doubled for this year’s event, it was a
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Also filed in Cooking, Entertaining, Holiday, Home, Paper, Taste
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Tagged AVANT, AVANT wine, baron tequila, guac-off, kendall-jackson, minted, popchips
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After hearing “I make the best guac, ever” about three times each day from friends to strangers on the street, I finally put an ole in my two step and declared it was finally a must to host a Guac-Off. Oh, yes! Well, that was a few years ago! And since then, the event has
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