Monday, August 31, 2009

Wolfgang cooks Julia / Birthday Party in the Hills!

So ever since I saw Julie & Julia I have been CRAVING frog food - in particular Boeuf Bourginon (Beef Burgundy).

So when Kristy asked where we should eat I immediately said "La Dijonaise!"

When that option was too out-of-the-way, we settled on Monsieur Marcel at the Grove.

OMG FrenchBurger



OMG Boeuf Bourginon.



OMG So Happy!



So the Boeuf Bourginon @ the Grove was delicious...but the portion was teeny tiny (that picture above is an extreme closeup, the actual beefcubes were like half the size of a hamster) and the chef would not allow me to order it with pasta, so it left me still a bit hungry.

Of course the second I got home, Matt called and told me we had to come meet him, first at another L.A. Models Party, followed by a party at his awesome boss Richard's house celebrating the birthday of legendary photographer GregGorman.

We were exhausted and had been planning to just spend the night watching awful movies.

Matt said Leo Dicaprio and Luke Perry were expected to be there. Within minutes we were getting ready.



By the time we were ready Matt & Kelli were leaving the models party and heading straight up to Richard's house (also the site of Matt and Kelli's wedding reception)...

We arrived and the birthday party was in full-swing.



As was Matt...



There were A-gays everywhere!



AND....

OMG ... there was a full Julia Child-themed birthday buffet catered exclusively by birthday boy Greg's good friends Bruno and Wolfgang. As in Wolfgang Puck.







It was surreal. These guys are superstars of their respective industries.

(Below: Kelli, Mr.Gorman, Kelli's sister Collette, and Mr.Puck)



Gnomgnomgnomgnom.

........................................

Grey Goose sponsored the event, so after stuffing our faces, we drinked.




There were mega-sized bottles of alcohol everywhere.





And snackies.



The garden was all lit up.



Richard and Adam are such wonderful hosts.



The view...



Breathtaking.



Fierceface sisters!



And then Matt found the Patron.




So what happens when you have an epic party full of free giant boozebottles?

You get randoms passed out in your garden.



And supermodels taking off their clothes.





And swimming!








Leo and Luke never showed up, but it was still a great night of impromptu epicness.



And now I'm in Minneapolis on my layover heading back to NYC.

And guess where I just had lunch?

Sunday, August 30, 2009

Back to LA

I arrived back in LA Thursday night.

Hot Danny picked me up from the airport and immediately whisked me back to WeHo to reunite with Roommate Danny.



We hit Fiesta...



...where they now offer beer pong on the roof.



Smileyjohn and I played the most terrible game ever.



Actually we all did. After about 8 straight turns of neither team making a single shot with a bevy of bar patrons looking-on, we decided that this was just embarrassing and we should give up, pretend someone won, and drink everything in sight.




The place was packed.



So happy to be back!



Saturday, August 29, 2009

SF FOOOOOOOD

SF is beautiful.

I was staying with Steph and Hua who live in the Embarcadero, right by the water...



And more importantly...right by the Ferry Building.



Similar to Quincy Market in Boston, the Ferry Building is a giant hall filled with FOOD.



A super diverse mix of food and people.



For appetizers we opted for Korean Beef Tacos...




Kimchi fried rice with bacon topped with egg (OMG OMG OMG)



Followed by meat sammiches...




MARIN SUN FARMS PORCHETTA
with elephant heart pluot mostarda and mustard greens...



MARIN SUN FARMS RARE ROAST BEEF
with genoevese basil pesto, beefsteak tomatoes and dandelion greens....



And for dessert we had super special sorbet.



Mine was Vanilla-Almond and SO FREAKIN' GOOD.