Oh honey, you know you want that designer dress, but why do you want it soooo much? Well, I meet up with rock star designer Bacca da Silva and found out why true designer clothing makes us feel like a million bucks. Who is Bacca da Silva? Darling Bacca is a native of Sao Paulo,…
One of Santa Fe’s super-fancy downtown hotels, the Inn and Spa at Loretto, is offering rooms for just $129 if you book by March 4 and stay by April 30. The rooms look very, very nice, and the spa features aromatherapy, hot stone massages, and all-natural, organic, fair-trade skin products. The Inn also has an…
On March 24 at McCaw Hall, Star Chefs will present their annual Rising Star Revue, which features some of Seattle’s most cutting-edge chefs, pastry chefs, mixologists, sommeliers, and restaurateurs. This is a tasting gala for the public – you get to try all their great signature dishes, cocktails, and wine pairings, with tickets starting at…
How cool is this 3 in 1 designer top for traveling-light? And even better…how would you like to own it at 80% off?? Then check out Made in the USA–so you can do your part to support our stimulus pkg– Bad Joan. This tempting site sells overstock from some up & coming indie designers at…
Some things remain to be true, one of them being that I was born in the wrong era. The era that I should have enjoyed my post-pubescent partying years would have been the late seventies. But alas, in 1977, I was only 8 years old. You see, it was in 1977 that Studio 54 came…
El Capitan Canyon, located just north of Santa Barbara, offers “luxury camping” and cabins in a beautiful coastal setting. Right now they’re offering three different winter packages, the cheapest of which starts at $465 for a one-night stay and two complimentary aromatherapy massages. This is no outdoorsy, roughing-it kind of place: the cabins have full…
Could anything be more exciting on a gray, wintry day than to take part in sampling thousands of the country’s best wines at the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Public Tasting? You can swirl, sip, compare, and celebrate the relationship between varietals and victuals. In partnership with gourmet food website SavorCalifornia.com, the event offers delicious…