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Getting Baked at Mr. Holmes Bakehouse

July 23, 2015Leave a comment

On my last trip to San Francisco, I had two places that I HAD TO GO TO: Liholiho Yacht Club (which is another amazing tale for another amazing day), and Mr. Holmes Bakehouse.

Luckily for me, we were staying right up the street from the bakery. Since I was by myself, I wanted to act like I knew what I was doing. I walked up and immediately got in the line that had formed up the street. Some people had stickers, some didn’t, but I didn’t want to ask questions. All of a sudden, there’s people walking right into the bakery and picking up the delicious goodies that I had been so patiently waiting for. Turns out, I was in the ‘Cruffin’ line (a cross between a muffin and croissant). This is a line that forms shortly after the bakery opens. You are limited to 2 per customer, hence the stickers. Everyone in line with a sticker was guaranteed a cruffin. If you didn’t have a sticker, depending on how many were purchased by each person in front of you, you might just get lucky. AND GET LUCKY I DID. I got the LAST CRUFFIN OF THE DAY. The flavor of the day happened to be White Chocolate Blueberry, and I was excited due to the hype surrounding it, but I’ll be honest, I was worried that it was going to be overrated. More on that later.

After getting my single cruffin, I walked in with a box ready to fill with even more goodies. They had scones, cookies, brioche donuts filled with yummy peanut butter cream, and more creative sweets! I couldn’t resist! I got way too many items, but it was well worth it! Everything from the scone to the simple chocolate chip cookie was to die for!

Back at the hotel, I finally got to indulge in the CRUFFIN. It is by far one of the most creative and delicious desserts I have ever had. The richness of the white chocolate flavor and freshness of the blueberry compote inside this oddly shaped, perfectly flaky and fluffy concoction, exceeded my expectations. Run, don’t walk, and get in the cruffin line right this moment!

For major bakery #foodporn and to see more of their creative offerings, follow them on Instagram.

I can’t wait to return on my next SF trip in just a couple of weeks!

For more information, visit http://www.mrholmesbakehouse.com/.

=RUMOR HAS IT: THEY ARE COMING TO L.A.=

Studio Life: Coffee Table

July 10, 2015July 9, 20151 Comment

I recently moved out and into my own studio apartment. I have barely made time to keep my refrigerator stocked, let alone finish decorating. However, the one thing I made time for (after my coffee/bar cart and vinyl collection) was my coffee table. I’m obsessed with coffee table books, candles, and pretty things, so obviously, my coffee table needed to included all of these things.

I am obsessed with my succulent from Organic Designs by Aggelige, and all of their designs for that matter. Their airstream at The Camp in Costa Mesa is a mini-oasis full of beautiful succulent arrangements, vases, and more! I don’t have the best green thumb, so I’m hoping that this survives for awhile, but only time will tell.
Voluspa candles are the best mid-price option when it comes to featuring them throughout your home. They all smell different and amazing while lasting a long time. If you live in a small space, like I do, you don’t even have to burn them for the scent to linger. Mokara and Persimmon are my two favorite scents, and I highly recommend them!
If I didn’t live in Southern California, the only other place I would consider living is San Francisco. I became enchanted with that city a few years ago, and my heart’s been there ever since. I was stalking people on Instagram before it was cool, and one of my favorite accounts was, and still is, SFGirlByBay. Her book, See San Francisco, came out earlier this year, and I knew I had to have it. It’s a fresh and colorful look at my favorite places in SF and the perfect coffee table for anyone who has a special place in their heart for the city by the bay.
Since half of my wardrobe consists of florals, these tulips are my attempt at bringing that obsession to life. They are very temporary considering my less than stellar ability at keeping things alive, but I will always try and have tulips, peonies, or daisies somewhere in my apartment at all times.
Not pictured: I plan to add the Lemonade Cookbook, Life and Thyme‘s quarterly publications, and Follow Me To: A Journey around the World Through the Eyes of Two Ordinary Travelers, to my coffee table collection

The Yeastie Boys Roll through the LBC

July 7, 2015Leave a comment

The hottest new fad food truck has swept Los Angeles! The Yeastie Boys Bagel Truck is all over the map throughout the week, and it is the definition of bomb dot com. Plus, they feature my favorite food groups: bagels, cheese, and bacon.

I caught them on a Sunday when they drove down to Long Beach’s neighborhood favorite, Lord Windsor Roasters.

This Game Over is a game changer! It’s their not-so-traditional take on a bacon and egg sandwich. It has perfectly cooked scrambled eggs, crispy bacon, sliced tomatoes, beer cheese, avocado, and the best jalapeno spread ever…and I’m not the biggest fan of jalapeno anything.

Their Lox is a sandwich made with lox, dill spread, shaved Persian cucumber, radish, and caper pesto. I didn’t think I was going to love this one, but I LOVED this one. Those Persian cucumbers are out of this world crunchy and the perfect compliment to the spread.

For more information, click http://yeastieboysbagels.com/

Peep some of their press mentions:

–LA Weekly

–LA Times