Okay so now the secret is out for all of New York and beyond to read all about it.  Martha Stewart went and discovered Buvette and Chef Jody Williams and now nabbing one of the 10 seats at the bar is going to be hell.   I’ve been following chef Jody Williams from Morandi’s to Gottino, and now Buvette.  She creates her magic in a tiny jewel box of place where you can find me oft times at the bar or in a dark corner enjoying a glass of Muller Thurgau with one of her many special plates.  It’s the perfect place – definitely definitely definitely date night, catch up with the girls, boys spot, roll in for breakfast – its the perfect every occasion place.  It’s so special that I am not surprised that Martha had to tell the whole world.  It’s so fitting that Martha would choose the February L-O-V-E issue to do a 6 page spread on Buvette.  Well Done!  If you don’t have plans tonight – just go!  Jody will make your Valentines Day just right with her Duck Cassoulet followed by Mousse au Chocolat.  I promise you will leave with a smile on your face.   Reservations never required!

Ticket now for the The Wedding Party at The New York Palace Hotel hosted by The Wedding Library are now on sale.  Buy your tickets here!  This event is being held on Sunday,  January 29th and it is N-O-T to be  missed. W-h-y you ask? Well ….

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Wouldn’t It Be Nice…
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If you or any you know getting married in California  please vote for them or for yourself.  I am totally going to enter all my California Brides.  Good Luck!

Each so different each with perfect design elements.  Graphic, Naturalist, Mad Hatter, Oiseau, Paper Moon, Slate Garden.  I adore all of  them all but my favorite these days is Paper Moon!  To purchase these design elements visit www.bhldn.com. Which one are you jonesing for?

Last week my daughter celebrated her Sacrament of Reconciliation.  We celebrated with a family dinner at home and of course I  pondered where will I get her cake from.  I knew  I wanted it to be sweet and special and immediately thought of Two Little Red Hens. This bakery was introduced to me by a dear friend who lived on the Upper East Side and since then,  I would never dare order anywhere else.   But of course, I had a flickle heart!    Over the years, I’ve ventured off to see what other bakeries have to offer.  Oh, I did find tasty ones, pretty ones, moist ones, and everything in between.  On this occasion, I decided  to go back to my old trusty because I knew they would be no guessing involved - I knew I would get a great cake.  I ordered a sour cream chocolate cake, with strawberry buttercream and fresh raspberry fruit filling, with strawberry buttercream frosting, covered with pale pink and white flowers.   When I picked up the cake I was floored – it was so so so beautiful – they even added crystal sugar on top so that it was sparkly all over.   They actually puree fresh fruit in the buttercream –  I  literally ate the buttercream without the cake it’s just that good.  Two Little Red Hens, I will never cheat on you again!

This is so new and super cool.  In its newest ad campaign Coca Cola has printed 150 of the most  popular names in the down under.  Your name might just be featured on a can of coke somewhere … that is provided that you have a popular name.  Somehow, I can almost guarantee that I won’t find a can with my name on it!  But anywho, I can’t wait until this hits the US.   Until then, visit Coke’s AU facebook  page to see if  you have been named. The creative behind this ad is none other than Ogilvy Public Relations WorldWide.  Thanks to my bestie and Ogilvy exec, I just got the inside scoop.

Every now and again I see something so magical that I get so excited and I can’t wait to share.  I almost fell off my chair when I saw this.  It’s a cinematograph – not quite a picture but not quiet a video.  I just  love  this.  Imagine a moving picture for your wall or on your desk.  How Fun!  The inventor of this technique is fashion photographer, Jamie Beck and please check out her amazing work at From Me to You  blog. For all you creative souls out there,  after some quick research I found  some in depth tutorials on how to get this affect using a camera with a video feature and photoshop.  Get snapping!

Petite-Fete  has been featured in the second issue of Baby Lifestyles!   Please check out our 4 page spread on pages 90-93 edited by Lauren Halperin, the editor of  Baby Lifestyles!   Thank you so much to Melissa Lynn of BeImaged  who captured the day with her beautiful photography.  So overjoyed to be featured alongside so many other creative designers.  I have included the full magazine here so that you can see all the fabulous baby candy.  I especially love the nursery spread “Ruby and Scarlet Nursery Twins” also by lauren -  such brave use of color!  For those of us who are too lazy I am including the break out pages of our spread.