Umami: Burgs & Such

Natalie, my new found FF- foodie fiend, and I did lunch at Umami Burger a few days ago. You know, I'm not in the business of featuring eateries on my blog, but this burger was too tasty not to editorialize. The ambiance is satisfactory, the service is questionable, but the burger is the juiciest, tastiest concoction I have sinked my teeth into in awhile. I love a yummy burg, and so I'm paying it forward to you.

What's your favorite burger in LA? Do tell.

By the way, Natalie's food blog, Femme On Feast, features profiles on powerful females in the culinary world.

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By the way, What exactly is Umami?

Taking its name from Japanese, umami is a pleasant savoury taste imparted by glutamate, a type of amino acid, and ribonucleotides, including inosinate and guanylate, which occur naturally in many foods including meat, fish, vegetables and dairy products. As the taste of umami itself is subtle and blends well with other tastes to expand and round out flavours, most people don’t recognise umami when they encounter it, but it plays an important role making food taste delicious.

Umami: Burgs & Such

Natalie, my new found FF- foodie fiend, and I did lunch at Umami Burger a few days ago. You know, I'm not in the business of featuring eateries on my blog, but this burger was too tasty not to editorialize. The ambiance is satisfactory, the service is questionable, but the burger is the juiciest, tastiest concoction I have sinked my teeth into in awhile. I love a yummy burg, and so I'm paying it forward to you.

What's your favorite burger in LA? Do tell.

By the way, Natalie's food blog, Femme On Feast, features profiles on powerful females in the culinary world.

-S


By the way, What exactly is Umami?

Taking its name from Japanese, umami is a pleasant savoury taste imparted by glutamate, a type of amino acid, and ribonucleotides, including inosinate and guanylate, which occur naturally in many foods including meat, fish, vegetables and dairy products. As the taste of umami itself is subtle and blends well with other tastes to expand and round out flavours, most people don’t recognise umami when they encounter it, but it plays an important role making food taste delicious.

David Phoenix: The Quintessential American Designer

So proud about the latest Decorati piece we worked on for our client, David Phoenix Interior Design. David Phoenix's work exemplifies a new breath in traditional design in an era where modern has, at times, over-saturated the editorial marketplace. What I love most about the Decorati profile piece is that it tells a great story about David's childhood, personal trials and tribulations, and ultimately his professional success as a designer.

Drawing upon the timeless design traditions of American aristocracy and the laid back luxury of the West Coast, David Phoenix’s projects are inspired by the rich, diverse landscapes of New England and California. As a native Bostonian living in Los Angeles, David Phoenix’s projects meld a dual design perspective resulting in spaces that are both relaxed and elegant for his elite clients. Known best at designing for the special concerns of our nation’s highest public officials, David Phoenix has decorated homes for the Kennedy family, former Mayor of Los Angeles Richard Riordan, and Governor Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver.

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David Phoenix: The Quintessential American Designer

So proud about the latest Decorati piece we worked on for our client, David Phoenix Interior Design. David Phoenix's work exemplifies a new breath in traditional design in an era where modern has, at times, over-saturated the editorial marketplace. What I love most about the Decorati profile piece is that it tells a great story about David's childhood, personal trials and tribulations, and ultimately his professional success as a designer.

Drawing upon the timeless design traditions of American aristocracy and the laid back luxury of the West Coast, David Phoenix’s projects are inspired by the rich, diverse landscapes of New England and California. As a native Bostonian living in Los Angeles, David Phoenix’s projects meld a dual design perspective resulting in spaces that are both relaxed and elegant for his elite clients. Known best at designing for the special concerns of our nation’s highest public officials, David Phoenix has decorated homes for the Kennedy family, former Mayor of Los Angeles Richard Riordan, and Governor Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver.

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MAGNI Spot on NBC's LX-TV

Check out my lovely client and friend, James Magni, on NBC's LX-TV. Magni, along with designers Laurie Haefele, Susan Wesley, and Michael Berman were featured to present their designs for the CASA California Showcase House in Shady Canyon, CA.

The Philharmonic Society of Orange County and California Homes Magazine have joined prestigious forces to present CASA California, a Design House of Distinction made by Finton Construction, and located in Shady Canyon. Top designers from Los Angeles and the O.C. pooled their design expertise to decorate this show house, and for a good cause: it all benefits the Philharmonic Society of Orange County Youth Music Programs. The House itself evokes the glamour and sophistication of Wallace Neff, while the exterior blends Spanish Colonial, Mediterranean and Mission styles.

Special thanks to Natalie Shirinian in our office for executing this piece!

MAGNI Spot on NBC's LX-TV

Check out my lovely client and friend, James Magni, on NBC's LX-TV. Magni, along with designers Laurie Haefele, Susan Wesley, and Michael Berman were featured to present their designs for the CASA California Showcase House in Shady Canyon, CA.

The Philharmonic Society of Orange County and California Homes Magazine have joined prestigious forces to present CASA California, a Design House of Distinction made by Finton Construction, and located in Shady Canyon. Top designers from Los Angeles and the O.C. pooled their design expertise to decorate this show house, and for a good cause: it all benefits the Philharmonic Society of Orange County Youth Music Programs. The House itself evokes the glamour and sophistication of Wallace Neff, while the exterior blends Spanish Colonial, Mediterranean and Mission styles.

Special thanks to Natalie Shirinian in our office for executing this piece!

Jenny Holzer Makes a Statement

In the late 1970's, Jenny Holzer began creating her first ‘truisms’ in a first stage as a series of one-liners on posters pasted anonymously around NYC. Later she did installations with electronic LED displays that are attentive to architecture, monuments and memorials; and since 1996, large-scale xenon projections of text on buildings and landscape. Holzer is famous for her short statements and phrases on random subjects in the form of slogans.

Her medium is writing, and the public dimension is integral to the delivery of her work. Her practice has rivaled ignorance and violence with humor, kindness, and moral courage. Often Holzer's work presents both explicit content and minimalist aesthetics that make profound statements about the world of advertising and consumer society today.

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