...Back to the Coffee Shop!

As mentioned in my previous post, The Coffee Shop Mission, a few months back, I now have a couple of more places to add to the list!

One new favorite spot my sister-in-law Tracey and I recently visited, was the Harvest Moon Kitchen & Marketplace. Very mom and pop like, this place opened it's doors last year and is a great addition to our quaint, little Valley Village neighborhood. They serve gourmet coffee, plenty of healthy and organic food dishes, as well as some pretty tasty pastries. Oh, and did I mention they also have pastry happy hour on Fridays?

Harvest Moon

Another coffee shop I would also like to mention is M Street Coffee Bar & Art Gallery in Sherman Oaks, who were named best coffee shop in Los Angeles by LA's Hot List for 2013. M Street boasts some awesome artwork by local artists, making the vibe so pleasant and inspiring, and exuding a sense of community. Watching all of the patrons sip their coffee and clickety clack away on their laptops, gives the impression of some serious creative juices flowing by. I just imagine a new movie script being developed, or some unique business venture being created. Hopefully these thoughts are not terribly misguided. That would be awkward.

M Street Latte Art

-Emily

Spring 2014

'nuff said.

San Jose Del Cabo

This last weekend, Brian and I decided to be spontaneous; we booked a flight out to Los Cabos, Mexico on Friday afternoon, and jetsetted there Saturday morning, arriving just in time for a glistening sunset at Hotel El Ganzo Design Boutique in San Jose del Cabo. Being my first time in Cabo, I expected cheesy clubs, inebriated folks yelling out "cabo wabo!" on the street corners, and colorful umbrella's in every cocktail. Boy was I wrong! Or perhaps I was right, and we just happened to avoid that region, known as Cabo San Lucas. Because let me tell you, San Jose del Cabo is so adorably artsy and modern and not cheesy at all! My parents had chosen Hotel El Ganzo to celebrate my dad's 70th jubilee. And being all spontaneous, we decided to go surprise them. It worked.

Our 3 day adventure included: a private beach (private because we happened to be the only people there) accessed via water taxi across the marina, dips into the Sea of Cortez, an organic farm on deserted sand dunes, strolls through the downtown arts district, tamarind cocktails (the hotel's welcome drink, choice of tequila or rum...welcome indeed), underground recording studios, lots of tequila, and so much inspiring design (and not because of said tequila). I spent the last morning wandering the hotel with my ipad, making sure I documented every single artsy crevice for a serious pinterest-a-thon, coming soon. (I really need a new camera).

Los Cabos Marina and Hotel El Ganzo. Images found on Pinterest.

El Ganzo Resident Artists. Photoshop Altering and Collaging by Me. 

El Ganzo Library. Photoshop Altering and Collaging by Me.

Vintage Bikes, etc. Photos by Me. 

Various Art Installations. Photos by Me.

Macchiato Love. The Infamous Bird. And, The End.

-Emily