Hello 2024!

Goodbye 2023...

One of my favorites from 2023: The light hitting the stained glass windows of Eglise St Germain de Prés, Paris

By way of introduction, here are some of my favorites from 2023. While I loved traveling on my own, most of these were especially memorable because of the amazing friends (old and new) I got to experience them with…

Events:

• Fog Fair at Ft Mason

• Getting my story suggestion on My Favorite Murder

• Art Bash at SFMOMA

• Road trip to Palm Desert & return through LA & US 1

• Fillmore Jazz Fest

• Meeting Andre Iguodala and Evan Turner

• Patti Smith at Stern Grove Festival

• Paris Writing Class

• Vogue World London

• Helping behind the scenes of NextGen Purpose’s new documentary

Meals:

• 5 Acres (NYC)

• Saltie Girl (Boston & West Hollywood)

• Fountain Coffee Room - Beverly Hills Hotel

• Cecconi’s West Hollywood

• Loquita (Santa Barbara)

• Bell’s Los Alamos

• Deetjen’s Restaurant (Big Sur)

• Kin Khao (SF)

• Loulou (Paris)

• Chez Janou (Paris)

• Relais de l’Entrecote (Paris - St Germain)

• Dishoom King’s Cross (LDN)

• Ave Mario (LDN)

• Musso & Frank Grill (LA)

• Mr Chow (LA)

• Flour & Water Pizzeria (SF)

• Blue Whale (SF)

Cocktails:

• Pebble Bar (NYC)

• Martiny’s (NYC)

• Hemingway Bar (Paris)

• Bar du Marché, Rue de Buci (Paris)

• The Fumoir, Claridge’s (LDN)

• Booking Office 1869 (LDN)

• Balboa Cafe (SF)

• Spruce (SF)

• Boulevard (SF)

Museums: Have to admit that I had never visited any of these before this year (I know!), and I’m so proud to have seen so much great art and design in 2023.

• Sunnylands - Palm Desert

• LACMA

• The Broad

• The Getty Center

• The Getty Villa

• Santa Barbara Museum of Art

• Ganna Walska Lotusland - Montecito

• Hearst Castle

• Coit Tower Murals

• Maison Victor Hugo

• Atelier Brancusi

• Centre Pompidou

• Musée de Carnavalet

• Jeu de Paume

• Tate Britain