Eat. Drink. Design.

Founded in 2007

Eat. Drink. Design.

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Founded in 2007

The Fox is Black

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    Dahlia, An Inviting Lounge Space Designed by Kelly Wearstler

    When the Proper Hotel opened in Downtown Los Angeles, it instantly became one of the most beautiful hotels in the entire city. That is primarily due to the vision and hard work of Kelly Wearstler, the interior designer who is perhaps one of the most fashionable in the world. Her work always feels bold and over-the-top but in a very natural, and thoughtful way. As it turns out though, she wasn’t quite done, as she’s now designed a lounge and bar space called Dahlia, which feels like a chic, Mediterranean getaway. Now, how do I get my apartment to look like this?

    Dahlia, the lounge and bar space in the Proper Hotel Los Angeles, designed by Kelly Wearstler
    Dahlia, the lounge and bar space in the Proper Hotel Los Angeles, designed by Kelly Wearstler
    Dahlia, the lounge and bar space in the Proper Hotel Los Angeles, designed by Kelly Wearstler

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    Tasting Spontaneous Fermentations with Bizio Cider

    Knowing we’d be in San Sebastián for a fair amount of time, I had to figure out where I could score some natural wine. Thankfully I found PIRIPI, a quaint wine shop opened only two months ago by a husband and wife team, focusing on Spanish natural wines, beers, and ciders. And while browsing their great selection I found BIZIO, a group of Basque cider makers.

    BIZIO Cider, produced in the Basque county of Spain


    They use natural brewing methods (“ancestral petillant-naturel“) which means they intervene as little possible in the bottling and production process. They are made with 100% fruit, without additions –no sulphites, yeasts, or sugars– unfiltered and from spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts.

    I’m also a big fan of their label designs. It’s very much in the vein of edgy, slightly punk style that is consistent with a lot of natural wine and cider makers. The feeling with many producers is that what they do is an act of rebellion from large-scale, mass produced wine houses. So the labels themselves should communicate that this is something, quite literally, counter cultural. It’s all beautifully done by Amaia Moran and Brou Gràfic.

    BIZIO Cider, produced in the Basque county of Spain
    BIZIO Cider, produced in the Basque county of Spain

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    Tamitu Herbal Honey

    Stumbled upon Tamitu last week, an herbal honey that is made by mixing several types of herbs and spices with carefully selected pure honey, which is supposed to give a complex depth to the natural sweetness. The company was created by Mizutani Bee Garden (great name for a band, btw), which was founded in 1912 and has been producing pure honey for over a century.

    I really like that they’ve taken a contemporary approach to their branding and marketing. The look of the packaging makes me think of a fragrance, kind of like what Margiela does with REPLICA, and the bottle is kind of new apothecary feeling, it immediately gives me the vibe of “being healthy.” Paired with the photography utilized across the products, site and social, you get this really peaceful, pure feeling that seals the deal here.

    Tamitu Herbal Honey
    Tamitu Herbal Honey
    Tamitu Herbal Honey