San Francisco Treats...

After two weeks in New York,

I'm headed in the opposite direction.

I'm headed to San Francisco today!

It's a quick jaunt,

but here's the short list of what I'll be up to

in one of the world's most iconic cities...

The Clift Hotel

The perfectly chic place

to rest my pretty little head.

Lunch with a View

at The Rotunda at Neiman Marcus

over Union Square.

Creme Brulee- a porter!

It will be my maiden voyage

to the famed Creme Brulee Cart...

and I kind of can't wait!

A Day in St. Helena.

Wine country in May?

No words. Just bliss.

And yes, I will be imagining that I am in

my favorite college movie,

The Sweetest Thing,

the entire time I'm there.

One thing this list is missing is

a great place for breakfast.

Suggestions, please!!!

*photos from jetsetter.com, imdb.com, twitter.com, and fotothing.com

Down the rabbits hole... and into my cupboard

As we all know,

I love England.

So it will come as no surprise

to hear that

I love the story of

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland....

since as we also know that

Lewis Carroll was a student at Oxford

when he wrote the tale

inspired by the daughter of the dean

at Christ Church College.

(We do all know that, right?....)

Fortunately,

you don't have to have a masters in Brit Lit

to fall

deeper & deeper

in love with this collection

of dinnerware from

Fishs Eddy.

*Photos courtesy of Fishs Eddy. Thank you kindly.

(Disclaimer: I do not have a masters in British Literature, but boy- I wish I did.)

Girls Gone Wild... (well, sort of)

On a completely unrelated note...

this is what happens

when a blonde & a brunette

get their hands on tiaras.

They act like total dorks.

Ahh... but it's just so fun.

Get Stacked...

Lately, I've been noticing diamonds.

Everywhere I turn,

it's one carat after the other.

It's got me thinking...

maybe this is my right hand

sending subconscious

signals to my brain.

Right Hand: "I'm lonely!"

Signals that urge

for a custom stack of rings

from Tiffany

to reside upon my finger.

While I may have the most charming & generous husband

a girl could ever imagine,

I'm afraid that the closest I am getting to my own stack...

...are the pancakes I have slated to make for brunch on Saturday.

Any luckier ladies out there?

I'm open to feeling very envious...

*photos from Tiffany & Martha Stewart

Shake what your mama gave ya....

Tonight I got to spend the evening

with my life long friend- Victoria.

Victoria is an amazing photographer

&

an admitted burger addict.

(yet somehow through all those cheeseburgers,

she maintains a rockin figure.)

Tonight, we dined at the Shake Shack-

and I must say

it was TASTY!

So head on down, wait in line-

and order yourself a full box of goodies.

And don't go without ordering this weeks shake:

"The Standing Order"

vanilla custard, orange poppy seed caramel, and strawberries.

It could change your life.

*photos from Gourmet.com & NYU.blogs.com

Happy Birthday... a vous!

Happy Birthday

Miss Sofia Coppola!

In honor of your birthday,

here are some pretty things

(inspired by you)

I would like to give... myself!

Miss Dior Cherie Perfume

$75 at Sephora.com

Sofia Coppola for Louis Vuitton

Gold Lambskin Clutch, $1450.00

3 interior pockets for credit cards +

2 category pockets =

1 Clutch that

j'adore!

French Macaroons, assorted

from

Paul Bakery

Iconic NYC Style- Plaza & Paltrow

I'm having a moment.

In fact, I'm having several days of them.

This week,

Heather & I are being pampered

beyond imagination

in a gorgeous suite at the Plaza.

Fabulous hotel rooms

have quite a

bewitching effect over me.

I can't really describe it-

but something about

Italian linens and marble soaking tubs...

leaves me feeling...

so very Gwenyth.

(and if you don't read her newsletter-

you absolutely should!)

What's your favorite hotel in Manhattan?

Is there any special place you call "home"

when you are in the city?

*photos courtesy of the Plaza Hotel & Tods

Remind me, again...

... why I didn't pack my rain boots?

Deep regret.

Nobody makes wellies like Burberry...

okay, actually they do.

I just think Burberry makes them cuter.

*photo from Gilt Groupe