Oh Joy Eats

ice cream cupcakes in {long beach}...

...at Frosted...

{photo by Frosted}

chile & chocolate in {brooklyn}...

This Saturday, October 3rd is the Chile Pepper Fiesta at the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens in Brooklyn, NY. From 12-6:30pm, enjoy music and dance from chile-loving regions around the world. Indulge at the Chocolate Chile Cabana, where you can sample goodies and meet some of today's most exciting, red-hot chocolatiers including a few of my faves Mari's New York, Whimsy & Spice, Kumquat Cupcakery, Mast Brothers, and more...

fishing for groceries...

...with these Fishnet Market Totes by Built...

the flavors of ladurée...

...this flavor chart looks delicious! a fun representation of the real thing...

Happy Tip: for macarons stateside, my favorites are: Miette in San Francisco, Paulette in Beverly Hills & SF, and Miel in Philadelphia.

put a {bunny} ring on it...

...the sweetest napkin rings by jonathan adler...

mì favorite sandwich in {san diego}...

After watching an episode of The Best Thing I Ever Ate (sandwich edition) during my first few weeks in San Diego, I went on a hot pursuit for the best bánh mì sandwich this city had to offer. My current fave is  Bale French Sandwich Shop in City Heights. My usual is the classic #2 - Vietnamese ham, paté, pickled carrots & daikon, onions, cucumbers, jalapeño peppers, and mayonnaise on a french baguette creating a mix of all the right flavors...savory, sweet, sour, pickled, crispy, and crunchy.

{Happy Tip: You'll likely be able find a bánh mì shop in your area wherever there's a concentration of Vietnamese restaurants. The sandwich shops are usually understated hole-in-wall stops separate from sit down Vietnamese restaurants. Photo by Oh Joy.}

flowers & food...

...two of my favorite things in one pretty package...by  Jiseon Park & Eunho Kim

{via AT:LA}

happy lady says...

mean beans...

I first discovered Rick's Picks a few years ago during a rooftop party at Mari's house and have been a die hard fan ever since. While my heart melts for traditional pickles, my favorite of Rick's Picks are these Mean Beans. Serve with a burger or with a medley of other treats on an antipasti plate...umm!

Available here or at your local Whole Foods.

welcome fall...

Serve up some woodsy style for your next fall gathering. Capture nature at it's best with a natural wood plank table, offer guests a whirlwind of flora at their fingertips, and pass the salad with servers that hint at campfire roasts but with more grown-up charm.

1. rosewood salad servers from horne, 2. mariner's globe pendant from anthropologie,
3. roost copenhagen carafes, 4. dwellstudio hedgerow placemats, 5. skagerak of denmark plint set, 6. darjeeling table from cb2.