Elliott and I went to Rustic Canyon on an incredibly clear day, and this is what we found. LA is certainly not want for surprises.

Spring in Los Angeles means many things. Open windows. Musky Jasmine blossoms. Rogue beach days. But for me, it always stirs a need deep in my soul to return to the desert. Lucky for us, we don’t have to go far. Weekending in Palm Springs is the norm, but this year Spring offered a spiritual respite [...]

We got our engagement photos back, and I can’t say how nice it is to finally have some photos with the two of us in the same frame. I’m in love with the way Leila and Ron captured the landscape. Second only to my desire to finally have some decent photos of the two of [...]

We drink from time to time on-air while we record The Table Set podcast, but our St. Patty’s day episode was next level (is Andy.. drunk?). Irish stout bottles littered the table between our microphones like the aftermath of a long night at Tom Bergin’s Tavern. But what’s that? A Prosecco bottle? Why that’s because [...]

How is it that I still haven’t written about Trader Sam’s?? No stranger to drinking at Disney Parks, when this Enchanted Tiki Room —that’s actually a full-functioning tiki bar— opened poolside at the Disneyland Hotel last year one boy’s dream literally came true. (Hint: Mine.) Repeat visits have proven the drink menu, nosh offerings, interactive [...]

How is it that I still haven’t written about Trader Sam’s?? No stranger to drinking at Disney Parks, when this Enchanted Tiki Room —that’s actually a full-functioning tiki bar— opened poolside at the Disneyland Hotel last year one boy’s dream literally came true. (Hint: Mine.) Repeat visits have proven the drink menu, nosh offerings, interactive [...]

When I read Molly Wizenberg’s A Homemade Life back in 2009 – long before I was engaged or even close to it – I made my mind up about something. I would bake my own wedding cakes. Her ‘winning hearts and minds’ wedding cake – which she, of course, baked herself – is the the [...]

How is it that I still haven’t written about Trader Sam’s?? No stranger to drinking at Disney Parks, when this Enchanted Tiki Room —that’s actually a full-functioning tiki bar— opened poolside at the Disneyland Hotel last year one boy’s dream literally came true. (Hint: Mine.) Repeat visits have proven the drink menu, nosh offerings, interactive [...]

How is it that I still haven’t written about Trader Sam’s?? No stranger to drinking at Disney Parks, when this Enchanted Tiki Room —that’s actually a full-functioning tiki bar— opened poolside at the Disneyland Hotel last year one boy’s dream literally came true. (Hint: Mine.) Repeat visits have proven the drink menu, nosh offerings, interactive [...]

How is it that I still haven’t written about Trader Sam’s?? No stranger to drinking at Disney Parks, when this Enchanted Tiki Room —that’s actually a full-functioning tiki bar— opened poolside at the Disneyland Hotel last year one boy’s dream literally came true. (Hint: Mine.) Repeat visits have proven the drink menu, nosh offerings, interactive [...]