oh california!

i've been in california all week- SF for work and LA for pleasure. i must say, the more i come to SF the more i want to move out here. i got off the plane and an automatic smile hit me- spring fever? perhaps especially since i left NY with snow on the ground, but the weather is fantastic. i could actually wear boots one day and then switch to flats (sans socks) another. i wrap a pashmina around my neck with a blazer and off i go. the food, especially the sushi is great. there is this place i love to go tokyo go go. it's on 16th street between Guerrero and Valencia. has a mouth watering miso black cod and a mind altering lychee margarita. now i'm on a mission to find a lychee margarita in NY...so if anyone knows of a place please let me know.

i stayed at the hotel monaco this time rather than the westin st. francis. the monaco is just like a NY boutique hotel. you get a closet size room with really great decor. i must say though the hotel restaurant, grand cafe, had great french fries cooked in white truffle oil.

well, now i'm in LA visiting one of my best friends (lalasmiles) for the first time since she's moved out here. she already took me to such a cute street called Abbott Kinney Blvd in Venice. we went to this little paper boutique called urbanic. i loved it.



we ended the night at wabi-sabi which was across the street from urbanic. once again a great black cod, tuna tartare, and lychee martini.

i heart CA. now all i have to do is convince mr. sleepy to move and i'm packing my bags. well, move to SF at least and then it's just a quick hour flight down to LA. keep your fingers crossed for me!