Unwrapped is Wrapped

Another season on Unwrapped comes to a close...while there may not be any more episodes in production (for now), there will always be more food adventures.



Need shots of people drinking champagne? Flipping out gelatin molds? Cracking chocolate balls? Making eyeglasses out of Samoas? Steaming pot pies? Gingerbread cookie-making? Close-up of bunny pasta? WE GOT THAT B-ROLL!

Way to go, team! Coming to you live from the Lacie nook in the new office!

Chop Chop, Boba Shop! :)

HGTV'd

Working on set of a new show this week--HGTV'd. Can you imagine getting a jaw-dropping room renovation by top designers? Too bad I can't show you--it's SPECTACULAR.

Mental Map

My friend Jax is going to Korea!!! Oh, how I wish I could join her! Since those long lost summers teaching English in Korea, I've been dying to return to make travel videos.

Jax asked me what she should do while she was there...and MAN, it's super hard to explain...for one thing, directions are skechy. The side streets have no names. How can I explain how to find Kogi Kogi or the gold bowl potbingsu place or the soju bar that serves drinks in watermelons? I remember where some of the BEST shopping boutiques are, but I have no clue which subway exit it's at or what the freaking name of the store is, but I could lead you there!

This was the best I could do. How'd I do?

Davemito in Town!

There's nothing like a good friend! Dave popped in from NYC for the weekend. We hit the ground running...skiing in Vail (yes, SKIING), dining in Denver (Hello Denver Restaurant Week--How I've been dying to try you, Lobster Ramen), and strolling in the old hood (house, house, house). It was a much needed visit--wish we could do it more often!

President's Week in Vail

It was quite the weekend in Vail with the presidential presence in town. Michelle Obama and her kids spent the holiday weekend skiing over President's Weekend, while I guided my private clients around those same surroundings.



Unlike most President's Weeks, I enjoyed NOT lugging my gear over to Beaver Creek. Instead, I felt Thankful to find myself teaching on home turf, in Vail.


I made the usual stops: Corona's and pizza at Mez--shout out to Jodi and Jason who still bartend at our regular hangout.


A nice stroll through Vail Village...

a much needed girls night...


and a few beats at Whisky Jacks...Since DJ Latenight stepped down, DJ DoBoi (Francis, not pictured) and DJ Bermudez have stepped up to the plate.

We danced up a storm, and worked our mid-sections through belly dance.


Cheers to Vail!

Same same, but different.

Wee Davey's Ceilidh Returns!

A winter snowboard season in Vail would not be complete without the Ceilidh--it's a silly excuse for the men (and women) to put on skirts and dance around to the tunes of bagpipes and accordions. My friend, Wee Davie, has been putting on this Scottish party for six years! So, you can imagine, we're finally starting to get these dances down! Think of square dancing--big group dances, people trotting around in circles, jigging in groups of three, stripping the willow, you get the point. Sound like fun? It totally is. Don't you just want to put on some plaid and jump in?

The First Ceilidh - 2006



2007




2008



2009



2010 - Sad year. No Ceilidh.

2011 - The Ceilidh Returns!

Dozens of attendees sported Scottish style kilts!


(while others welcomed other European fashions)


Thank you Davie and Jen for keeping the tradition alive and thank you to all the friends who have celebrated with us over the years!!!

Slainte Va!