Favors + Vendor Spotlights :: Linda & Harriett + Frankie’s Olive Oil

In continuation of supporting great local talents, we enlisted one of our absolute favorites for our paper design :: Linda & Harriett. Liz of L&H is one of the most talented stationary designers we’ve come across and we’re lucky enough that she is a local Brooklynite. For years L&H has turned out the most beautiful custom invitations + stock note cards that are whimsical and bright, artistic and unique. Recently, she has taken L&H in a new direction, and will be creating larger projects one at a time (for instance her famous calendar, and the just debuted birthday calendar).
For our paper element we needed the bar signs + labels we talked about, labels for our Frankie’s Olive Oil guest gift, and these beautiful recipe card/books. We told Liz the theme and let her run with it. She started with thick gorgeous paper and began hand dying it for that old, found in your grandmother’s attic warmth. As it turned out tea produced the best results. For a design, she incorporated a stamp she had made from handsome antique wallpaper with a floral print. We could not ask for work that sat better with our display, or was more outstanding on it’s own. It created such nostalgia, we could just see coming across it in a shop on a tiny back road of Florence, or in a kitchen stack in the hills of Tuscany. You can buy her products online here. Thank you Liz !!

Also, as our take home gift (in addition to our recipes) we gave out small bottles of Frankie’s Olive Oil. This is something fun you can do for dinner parties at home. To keep down cost, buy a big bottle and distribute it to much smaller. This particular olive oil is from some of New York’s favorite chefs – The Franks ! who own Frankie’s 457, Frankie’s Clinton Street, two Café Pedlars, and Prime Meats. Their oil is so above and beyond, they began selling it to the public. Since we used it in our dinner, we thought it was a great continuation of the theme. Now when our guests roast veggies, make tomato sauce, or just dip bread, they will be reminded of our fun cocktail party ! Definitely check out a Franks restaurant if you’ve never tasted their delectable meatballs, and you can buy their oil here.

Vendor Spotlight :: Saipua Flowers

Photography by Karen Mordechai

Incorporating beautiful floral is one of our favorite parts of every event we do. As always, local vendors are especially dear to our hearts, and local and beyond Sarah Ryhanen from Saipua is one of the most talented florists we know. The one guideline we gave Sarah was that if at all possible, we would love olive branches. Can you think of something more beautifully rustic or Italian countryside ? We certainly couldn’t, and we were lucky that Sarah could locate them. This might be a difficult item to find, but there are plenty of beautiful branches that could stand in ( look for something with that silvery hue, and perhaps a black pop in flowers to mimic the olives ). Beyond that, Sarah took the reins and arranged in some stone urns of ours and some of hers (ours from Terrain at Styers). These gorgeous touches came big and small, from statement pieces on chairs, to a sweet soft touch on the gift table. These touches gave continuity to the room and warmth to the theme. Sarah’s ability to create these organic displays with the perfect amount of movement and beauty is more than we could ever hope to create ourselves. But you can learn from the best at one of her classes, or use her services. You can visit her storefront at 147 Van Dyke Street, or her website and blog. Thanks Sarah !

Sunday Supper:: Vendor Spotlight Pour Wines

We asked Pour Wines to come in for our french dinner - to do a little wine pairing with each course. Vanessa was our Sommelier for the evening and did a fantastic job.
Check out Pour Wines, they have a very cool shop uptown, a great website (with a wine pairing tool) and when you purchase wines - they keep a little log for you of all your favorites and preferences.























All Photography by Karen Mordechai

Vendor Spotlight :: Saipua Flowers

Well, here it is - and some of you guessed it ! Saipua Flowers did a guest appearance at our French Dinner and we were so thrilled !! Sarah is such a pleasure and talent to work with, We sent her our vintage french wallpaper as inspiration and this is what she came up with ! We will be posting more about the decor & recipes soon but for now, enjoy these precious creations by Saipua.

All Photography by Karen Mordechai

Vendor Spotlight: Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory !

We paired our rhubarb strawberry cobbler with the perfect ice cream, vanilla from Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory (have you been ? it's the cute, all natural, somewhat touristy but delightful creamery in dumbo...go check it out ) we highly recommend it :)

Spotlight :: Rountree Flowers @ Sunday Suppers

We were so excited when Jessie at Rountree Flowers agreed to do our flowers for last week's brunch, and when we received them...well "holy mama"!( as casey would say !) The arrangements were made of wildflowers, garden roses, queen anne's lace, artichokes, mushrooms...yes mushrooms. They tied in perfectly with our brunch decor and we were so thrilled.

Check out the photos below...& stay tuned for more pics of the brunch & recipes coming soon !

And please check out Jessie's work- she is so talented and sweet & amazing to work with - we can't recommend her enough.
Check out her site here, she does weddings, events and gift arrangements. And she has an office in newport as well.

All Photography by Karen Mordechai