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Jessica’s Biel’s Giambattisa Valli Haute Couture wedding dress is spot on. What a bold choice- splotchy pink and white brush strokes, classic lines with a modern edge- it’s like a little candy confection and an abstract painting made a baby (or a wedding dress). I just want to eat it.
Olive and Sinclair’s Salt and Pepper artisanal chocolate is one of my budget busting vices. I would eat a bar of this every day if I let myself, and I almost do. I discovered it in Nashville last year while having brunch at Marche. I brought home a couple of bars and was thrilled to find them at my local eatery, Society Fair, here in Alexandria. Made by native Nashvillian Scott Witherow, it is a stone ground, slow roasted, small batch, handcrafted bean-to-bar confection. With all of those adjectives, its bound to be good- and it is. The perfect mix of pepper spice, salty tang and subtle sweet.
Sugar Paper presses these friendship cards. A perfect little spot of glamour and love.
Domaine Tempier is a long time favorite. I love every wine they produce. I am partial to it because when I first started studying wine, I read and was completely romanced by Kermit Lynch’s Adventures on the Wine Route. This led me to the Tempier Peyraud family. While working at Balthazar, I attended a staff tasting with Kermit and heard stories about the family firsthand. I became fascinated with Lulu Tempier Peyraud- but more on her in a later post- and bought her and Richard Olney’s cookbook, Lulu’s Provencal Table- a must for Francophiles and lovers of Provencål cuisine. Her recipes are not exactly short and sweet but well worth it in the end. I don’t know that I’ve ever felt so proud of making a dish than when I attempted (and sort of pulled off) her Roast Chicken with Ginger, Macaroni and Roasting Juices recipe.
Lulu’s father gave her and her husband, Lucien Peyraud, the Tempier vineyard as a wedding. Lucien led a tireless quest to put Bandol on the map and resurrect the Mourvedre grape to noble status, and in turn is now beloved as the Godfather of Bandol. Tempier’s blends are now among the finest in the world and have achieved cult if not iconic status. Not just a great rose but a great wine, it is well-crafted and complex. The full-bodied rose sings with bright fruit, garrigue notes and wild spices. A great fall wine as its spices pair beautifully with roasted vegetables and fall dishes. I am a fan of drinking it all year long especially well into the winter, when you really need that splash of pink to pick you up.
No wedge has any business being this comfortable. Tom’s Desert Chestnut Wedges are a fall must for anyone that values comfort as much as style.
I love this print by Anne Harper. Its splotchy burst of colors make me any room happy.
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