Growing up I loved watching Disney animated films. They were so colorful and entertaining and I loved being immersed in their magical worlds, but I never really thought beyond what was on the screen. I never once considered the inspiration behind them beside the classic […]
In a quiet corner of Pasadena lies the largely residential Arlington Drive. It could easily be confused for a simple neighborhood street were it not for two unique spaces that draw the eye. Directly across the corner from each other they each feature a landscape […]
It’s no secret I’m an Anglophile. The Repair Shop, Paddington, Cath Kidston, Sherlock Holmes and Jane Austen…I love it all. But when it comes to British art I do have a blindspot. Sure I know Gainsborough’s Blue Boy, Whistler’s Mother and Morris prints but anything […]
In the before times (pre-covid) Masters of Taste was one of my favorite food festivals and I would look forward to it every year. Unfortunately, the last two years saw it cancelled (for obvious reasons) and I missed hanging out with my friends noshing on […]
When thinking of the Huntington the main image that comes to mind is of lush gardens filled with beautiful flora, but the institution is so much more than that. After all, its full title is The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Garden and its […]
Thanks to Southern California’s multi-cultural landscape there’s an abundance of institutions devoted to the unique cultures that make the area so special. One such place is the Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena. Currently celebrating its 50th anniversary, the museum recently debuted its latest exhibition Intervention: […]
