Pack and repeat. Car rides and unloads. Vegan gluten free and all natural food coloring. Does it make sense? I feel like it’s been ages since I wrote! I was in an LA time warp for two weeks and could not find a quiet moment when I wasn’t dozing off to write. In fact, now that I have returned I still can’t believe I was there for two full weeks. It went so fast because so much was condensed into this time.

Oh my goodness! Those days made me realize how incredibly important it is to journal. The places I go, the people I see, the creativity of developing and making food, the things I learn, everything is an experience and it’s part of a larger story I am telling. As I traveled from the Grove market to Sprouts Market and Pavilions I wondered the difference in the quality of food on the west coast versus the east. I also realized how much these people love their Trader Joes! If you couldn’t find one item at Whole Foods you have four other places to ponder which makes working in LA quite versatile for a food gal.

Although the days were packed with organizing and travel, setups and pack ups, I found light in the smaller things. Like getting to work outside under an avocado tree or decorating a kitchen with oblong- plump oranges or lemons or limes from the nearest citrus trees.

Those are the little things that make you go…oh!