Reading List: New + Old

In continuing the project of transforming my own abode, I have needed some help and inspiration to marry new and old, functional and unusual effortlessly. These reads do the trick.

1. Hand Made Home 2. For the Love of Old 3. Nomad 4. Handcrafted Modern

Reading List: Table Gathering

While looking forward to an upcoming gastronomic adventure with fellow foodies, I am on the lookout for recipes and stories to guide the way. Soon I will share tales of these gatherings in hopes to inspire others to slow down and sit regularly with wonderful company and food.  

1. Secret Suppers 2. Imbibe 3. The Cocktail Book 4. Volt Ink.

Reading List: Everyday Kitchen

Because sometimes you just need a bit of help to inspire you, push you, make you use what's in the fridge to cook and craft a bit of weeknight greatness.

1. Home Made 2. The Commonsense Kitchen 3. DIY Delicious 4. Urban Pantry

Reading List: Handmade

Eagerly awaiting the thoughtful and interesting picnic-inspired wedding of our dear friends Monica and Justin, I've been perusing the pages of books on all things handmade. Isn't everything sweeter with a dose of DIY put in?

Reading List: Spanish Essentials

These essential books about Spain are more than just recipes and food. They are travel and insight, stories and history. Delicious? Yes. Will they inspire you to buy a proper paella pan and learn about the wine regions? Completely.

1. The Spanish Table  2. Rustica: A Return to Spanish Home Cooking 3. Pintxos 4. Spain-A Culinary Road Trip

Reading List: Los Angeles

You may know your fair share about this city, but as an ever-changing, breathing, often eccentric place, there are always nooks and crannies to discover and interesting seasonal eats to make from the bounty of the abundant farmers markets. Once the smoke and hullabaloo of carmageddon clears this weekend, take next week to explore. Until then, chill out near home and read all about this metropolis.


1. L.A.'s Original Farmers Market Cookbook 2.Los Angeles, Portrait of a City 3. Forgotten Modern 4. Ed Ruscha's Los Angeles

Reading List: American Eats

On any given day, your taste isn't questioned, dear gastronome. But this weekend, you, like many, will probably find yourself stuffing your sweet cheeks full of potato chips, burgers, and beer. Should you have a moment in between, here are some great reads to make up for your foodie indiscretions and to explore the epicurean history of our nation, from the old walls of City Tavern to the maize fields of an earlier time. Happy eating (and reading)!

1. American Taste 2. Foods of the Americas  3. Harvest to Heat 4. The City Tavern

Reading List: Smart Sir

Haven't gotten a Father's Day gift yet? 

Send him one of these must-haves for his book collection. 

They're all timeless, elegant and full of good information—just like dad.

1. Ad Hoc at Home 2. Icons of Men's Style 3. Vintage Cocktails  4. Julius Shulman Los Angeles: The Birth of a Modern Metropolis

Reading List: Seasonal Eats

The farmers' market trip left me searching for seasonal recipes so I can fill my basket, but make use of the bounty. (Like many, I tend to go vegetable and fruit overboard.) Here are a few good picks for bright seasonal bites so that by the time Sunday rolls around, not a crumb is left!

1. Earth to Table 2. Fresh from the Market 3. Cooking in the Moment 4. The Wild Table

Reading List: Comida Mexicana

My mind has wandered from high tea and Paris to the charming streets of Oaxaca and the colorful array of paletas that make summer so sweet. Am I the only one who can spend all of the warm months eating coconut popsicles and fresh tomatillo enchiladas?

1. Authentic Mexican 2. Paletas 3. My Sweet Mexico 4. Truly Mexican

Reading List: Best of Britain

All the reads I need this week to brilliantly make a delicious Eton mess, a proper Blushing Monarch and scrumptious Lancashire Hot Pot all while wearing my best tea dress.

1. Bryn's Kitchen 2. Great British Food 3. Luella's Guide to English Style 4. The Savoy Cocktail Book

Reading List: Fabulous Food

With an epicurean weekend ahead, here is my current list of foodie must-reads.

1. My Father's Daughter 2. Sugarbaby 3. Chicken and Egg 4. Milk & Cookies