One of the lovely stores we discovered on our trip to Hayes Valley, UKO is full of unique clothing, jewelry and accessories:

The whole fashion world was devastated by the loss of creative genius Alexander McQueen, but we were lucky to be left with the woman who had been his right hand…um woman for nearly 15 years, Sarah Burton. Although we are not likely to see another designer like McQueen, who was totally unique in the world [...]

Last weekend we were invited to attend a pre party for a very San Francisco kind of store. The Common, located on 1077 Mission street between 6th and 7th, is part clothing store, part coffee shop, part art gallery and also works as a venue for live music. After popping up all over the country, [...]

I know this is not exactly a food or fashion post, but if you are like Vicky and I in your love of either or both, chances are you’ve thought about ways of incorporating them into a professional career. Perhaps you’ve fantasized of writing a book, a blog, an article or just some graffiti on [...]

With fashion month coming to a close (New York, London, Milan), spring 2011 trends are firmly set and it’s time to reflect on some of my favorites. First and probably best is the return of the wide leg pants or trousers. I’m definitely a skinny jeans type of gal, but a girl needs variety. Time [...]

5801 SACRAMENTO AVENUE, DUNSMUIR, CA 96025 530.235.2725 Cafe Maddelena, hidden away in Dunsmuir, a small town in California at the foot of Mt Shasta, is a little treasure in an area that is somewhat bereft of culinary gems. We stumbled upon it a year ago on our last trip to Shasta with the help of [...]