Dreams of Sweets…MY San Francisco Treat!
Miette’s owner, Megan Ray, originally started the company at a farmers market. She notes influences from candy stores in Vienna to the wild blackberries growing around her home. Her ingredients {oh the joy of living in Northern California} come from local, family owned farms and mills and are most often organic and sustainably produced.
Miette is known for many things – among them their gorgeous house-made desserts: cakes, cupcakes, tarts, cookies to name a few. In fact, unbeknownst to my love-at-first-sight {and bite}, Conde Nast named Miette one of the Top Ten Pastry Shops in the World! Sweet Goodness – what an accolade!!!
Here is some more eye candy…
Oooh…the macarons. Even though famed Paulette Macaron is less than two blocks away, I have to say Miette’s macarons were absolutely noteworthy!
A childhood favorite: Cotton Candy! The adorable boutique also creates the crave-worthy airy confection made-to-order! My favorite was the vanilla bean.
These crispy house-made graham crackers were to die for with a chilled glass of milk!
{Sigh.} Well, lucky for me {and not my thighs}, their cookies, macarons and confections are all available for mail order. Perhaps we should make it a weekly delivery?
Sweet Dreaming…
{image credits} images taken from miette website. cotton candy image from martha stewart
Bella Bell’occhio!
Social Sydney
While I would love to say how happy I am to be home, I have to be quite honest – over two weeks traveling the Sydney surroundings, exploring the outback and Ayers Rock and sunning and swimming in the Barrier Reef just wasn’t enough!
I’m sure I’ll have a few posts inspired by our travels, but I’ll focus on Sydney today…
Sydney has it all. Stunning beaches of plenty. Charming neighborhoods that make Lincoln Park seem unkempt. Rolling hills that remind my thighs of San Francisco. Lush, verdant greenery to soften every landscape. Harbors and water-views around every corner. Dining and nightlife to give every socialite something to do for a year…Other than the {possibly now understandable?} gasp-worthy price tag of everything – I am starting to think that Sydney is one of my absolute favorite cities in the world.
One of our favorite evenings of the trip was a night out, in celebration of Charlotte’s 30th. Charlotte and Rob {her dreamy husband} took us to Ivy. An unreal, multi-level collection of bars, lounges and restaurants housed in one complex. Located on George Street, in the heart of CBD, Ivy is one of the hottest and most exclusive venues for socializing.
Wheels Up…
I am so proud to introduce you to a brilliant new concept created by dear, dear friend Kate Duff along with Alexi Mintz.
3floz.com is fit for brides that are given strict packing instructions from her groom before soaring off to Capri, for girls sneaking away to Palm Beach for the weekend, for any ‘ole jet-setting frequent flier, or for anyone that simply has a hard time deciding on which product to try next.
3floz.com is an online boutique selling luxe beauty products – all in sizes of 3 fluid ounces or less!
Their website officially launches later this week, we know it will be an absolute smashing success. In fact, Star Magazine just named the boutique as one of their Hot Websites!
Congratulations, Kate and Alexi, we absolutely can’t wait to see what’s next!