Eater LA Dispenses a Huge Compliment

Honored to be in the company of these amazing eateries!!

Virginia Wedding, California Ham

So this company Son Ridge (see them here) very generously sent us one of their German engineered, insulated thermo boxes made out of really lightweight polypropylene. I had originally intended to use this container for cakes to avoid wasting disposable cardboard boxes and then... Matt swiped it. He brought the Thermo Box to the wedding he did in Virginia last week, packing a house-cured ham in it. Turns out he didn't end up using the ham, but promised it to the bride who was leaving on her h-moon and wouldn't be back in California for a few weeks.


No problem.


Matt just packed it back up to check in as baggage on United without any dry ice because the ham was cured and his flight was only five hours . Well.... this ham did not make it on Matt's flight and arrived two days later. The amazing news to report here.... the ham was still cold. And recall I said it was packed without any dry ice!


Matt has now claimed it as his own. So much for my cakes!

Mr. Gold Shouts It Out

 

 

Kavita + Rick

H e r e   W e   G o   T o   T h e   S m o g   S h o p p e

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F A R M E R ' S   M A R K E T   S A L A D

D I N N E R  I S   S E R V E D !

H O U S E - M A D E   I C E  C R E A M

L E F T - O V E R S   G E T    T U R N E D   I N T O   L A T E   N I G H T   T A C O S ! !

Photos by George Simian

and

Beata Bernina

Chow Balla Talks About the Menu

 

Silverlake Wine Ten Ten Ten

Matt Sauteed Golden Beets in Brown Butter and Marjoram

The Menu Served with Wines from Ojai Winery

Yes, we had a couple weddings on 10-10-10, but we also managed to squeeze in a Sunday SLW Tasting because it's hard to stay away for too long.

Satya + Jeremy

 This Was Such a Fun Wedding!!!

This was our first in-house wedding. We did the food (but of course!), the flowers, the photography, the table settings, and Tal was the official wedding coordinator. We asked Cake Monkey to do the beautiful cake that we added to our dessert table, and the bride designed the dress herself. As the photographer on this one, I must say it was very hard to shoot the ceremony because I was laughing and crying throughout the whole thing as the couple exchanged their vows describing how they met in high school. "Actually," the groom corrected, "It was junior high. I was just a huge nerd that Satya never noticed." I'm so glad she finally did because this is a couple that is most assuredly meant to be.

Lasagna Cupcakes Open Doors

We go to the Farmer's Market in our van now, with a cart. We've given many vendors Lasagna Cupcakes so they know what we're doing with their produce. Now they give us first dibs on some righteous produce. That's me back there telling the fabulous Beata Bernina that Lasagna Cupcakes can be better than money in certain situations. I'm not sure if she believes me, but I do know that she likes Lasagna Cupcakes and that's all that really matters.

That's McGrath Farms up top with the killer heirlooms, and Weisser Farms below which is where we get our Banana Fingerling Potatoes and Melons (and mulberries!) which are to die for.

Photos by George Simian

Anina + Nat

And while the lovely bride (check out her dress, LOVE IT!) and her groom exchange vows, we are behind the scenes at The Adamson House gearing up for their hungry, well-dressed throng of guests....

We Converge

We Set-Up

We Strategize

A n d  W e  F i r e!!

Halibut and Jidori Chicken Roulades Are Finishing,

Salads Go Out,

Shan't Forget Lasagna Cupcakes,

Boom!

Photos By:

George Simain

and Beata Bernina

No Frozen Berries Allowed

This is our version of the very popular Sweet Lady Jane Berry Cake. We use (well, I use, who else is going to make dessert!) fresh (not frozen like....) Pudwell Farms Berries, Buttermilk Cake, a White Chocolate, Vanilla Bean Filling and a Marscarpone Cream Cheese Frosting. Purty Good. Especially with Peaches and  Cream Fraiche Ice Cream. An extra Triple Chocolate Cake doesn't hurt either.

Chad + Kelly

Here's a Malibu Wedding we did that was just featured on Grey Likes Weddings. Check it out here

Flowers by our friends over at Gilly, btw!

Photos by: He and She Photography

Multi-Taskers

We're Gearing Up For A Bunch of Weddings This Weekend!!

Here's Matt with one of the Grooms-To-Be. 

Miguel and I get to go to his Wedding tomorrow, Can't Wait!

We will put out Amazing Food, 
We will hug the Brides,
We will clean up,
And We will Have Fun at the same time!!

Photos by:

George Simian

&

Beata Bernina