Chasing Elegance with Cocktail Safari

Granny's Keys: A Comedy of Generational Warfare Younger folks are on a mission: they want to snatch the car keys from Granny! Why? Because nothing says "party" like a grandma behind the wheel after a few too many sherries. Imagine this: Granny's out there cruising, rocking her favorite 80s tunes, while the kids are sweating bullets in the backseat. "Just let me drive, I’m fine!" she says, while the kids are plotting to take her keys like a heist movie gone wrong. So, while t

Imagine a cozy living room filled with laughter, the clinking of martini glasses, and the rhythmic tapping of Mahjong tiles. This scene is becoming increasingly common across America, where the combination of Martinis and Mahjong is sparking a fresh social trend. More than just an opportunity for day drinking, it’s a cultural moment that brings people together, especially women, in a way that feels both fun and meaningful. Why Mahjong Is Winning Hearts Over Bridge For decades

It isn't just the icy cold martinis and Cosmopolitans- though they are fabulous but it is the vibe that makes Lucky's Montecito my favorite restaurant in the world. It is a neighborhood pub meets New York steakhouse with celeb sightings rolled Into one. Could it get any better?

Marji was the sister I wasn’t born with, but I got to have from the age of 15 on. We knew each other’s parents like our own and my parents loved her. My mother introduced her to cooking by giving her cookbooks. and maybe that’s what started her lifelong love of recipes ianccooking shows. She was my partner in crime and we shared basically everything from dishes to clothes to shampoo to lipstick. I look around my house now and I see the things like my deviled egg plate that ha

It’s spring in Montecito and the pink has come alive in my garden. Memories of carrying heaps of the freshly cut flowers in a wicker basket as I walked down State street in the children’s fiesta parade.Yes- that was a real thing – long since gone but it reminds me of a more innocent time when 8 year olds could actually walk down city streets unsupervised. How lucky I was to have grown up in a place with virtually no crime and so much freedom.

I live in the two best places in the world- Sun Valley and Montecito and when I'm not home I'm somewhere fun and exotic doing all the things I love: exploring, shopping, eating and drinking (not necessarily in that order). Card playing, Mahjong are also on my list.

F Scott Fitzgerald made pearls with a bathing suit a thing in Tender Is the Night with the beautiful character Nicole Diver on the beach in the South of France. My husband’s great grandmother was known for her diamond and pearl dog collar she wore always to the San Francisco Opera opening. How I wish I had that now but somewhere through the ages it was sold or stolen and is only seen in old newspaper clippings. Are they making a comeback? Classic and elegant- they are my new

I live in the two best places in the world- Sun Valley and Montecito and when I'm not home I'm somewhere fun and exotic doing all the things I love: exploring, shopping, eating and drinking (not necessarily in that order). Card playing, Mahjong are also on my list.