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Foodbuzz 24, 24, 24: 3 Square Brunch

by whitney on January 24, 2010



Every month, Foodbuzz.com chooses 24 bloggers from their Featured Publisher network (see that ad in the right column of the screen?) to cook/prepare drinks/organize an event and write a blog post about it in 24 hours on the 24th day of the month. I decided to submit a proposal and I was one of the lucky 24 chosen. What was that proposal, you ask? Brunch. Not only brunch- possibly the best category of meal- but, brunch 2 ways; a traditional version and its modern twist counterpart. Along with two of my dearest friends and business partners, Joy and Rachel, we set out to make 3 courses with 2 versions of each course both paired with drinks. So…3 square(d) brunch.

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After a week of rain, every. single. day. in Los Angeles (writing that sentence is even difficult), I woke up to hear birds chirping and to see- wait, what was that?- oh right… sunshine. Hallelujah. I don’t know about you, but a gorgeous day on a weekend screams eggs, toast, crispy pork products and a slight afternoon buzz. With a gaggle of friends and nothing but time, I think you’ve got yourself one perfect brunch. And by one perfect brunch, I mean this one.

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cocotte

For the classics, we decided to tackle potato latke with smoked salmon, french eggs en cocotte and doughnuts. The fun task was deciding how to reinvent these dishes and what “brunch” beverages would best complement all of them side by side.

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Sunday Sip: Grape Drank

by whitney on August 24, 2009


This Sunday involved a heaping pile of fried chicken, mounds of cole slaw and about 200 cupcakes.  It also involved a very dear friend, Joy of Joy The Baker fame. She spent many a month preparing for this special day. A day of family, friends and fans. Hers, not mine. But still…a great time was had by all. It was a scorcher of a day. And on a day like this, I needed not a sparkling wine or an ice cold beer, but a grape drank. Yes, you heard me right.  Not a drink, a drank. Kool Aid never tasted so good.

my city

I took a moment to look out from my rooftop vantage to view this great city I live in called Los Angeles. I will leave it in a mere 5 days for other fantastic landscapes.  And will miss it and the people in it dearly. And severely.

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