Sweet Sentiments from Julia Child

I loved this article in the WSJ about a Thank You letter Julia Child sent Legal Sea Foods' President and Executive Roger Berkowitz. While the American chef was teaching us how to 'Mast[er] The Art of French Cooking' she was also a regular at their seafood post, acquiring fresh fish at their fish counter. Julia was known for encouraging Americans to cook and consume more seafood, and had a particular penchant for oysters. For her 92nd birthday, Mr. Berkowitz and his Father sent her a clam bake to her California home, and Julia was smitten. So smitten she wrote them a hand written thank you note (a gal after my own heart), a note that they have held on to all of these years. Read more, here.

Garden Party with YSL

Love this shot from the NYTimes Spring Design Magazine. If this isn't Paris in the '60s, I don't know what is...(Read caption above).  

Belle de Jour

It's been gloomy and cold in San Francisco the past few days, perhaps a prelude to summer. Sunday, I took advantage of the grey skies and watched Belle de Jour, the 1967 French drama staring Catherine Denevue, a housewife who is compelled to work as a prostitute in a famous brothel in Paris. It was an interesting film, a little racier than I imagined for a film in the late '60s, but Catherine Denevue was such a vision, as always. Does anyone have any recommendations for old french films?

Tomales Point Trail

One of my most favorite things about living in San Francisco is the close proximity to a plethora of adventures. As I've mentioned too many times to count, Pt. Reyes National Seashore is one of my favorite destinations.

I discovered one of my new favorite hikes with my family over the Easter holiday. For Easter, we rented a home on the National Seashore and filled our weekend with hiking, reading, cooking (heavy oyster consumption of course), spontaneous dance parties and exploring. The Tomales Point Trail in Pt. Reyes is just spectacular. While we didn't complete the entire 9 mi loop, we drank in breathtaking views of the Pacific Ocean, and Tomales Bay, and stopped in our tracks when we saw a huge herd of wild tule elk just feet away from our trail. The landscape was so majestic, peaceful and untouched, it was almost surreal. I've done some pretty exhilarating hikes in the Bay Area, however this particular one takes the crown. After earning our appetite, we stopped at Perry's Deli in Inverness to provision for lunch. A day for the books!