Last night I went to see Love, Loss and What I Wore, at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles. It is an intimate collection of stories written by Nora Ephron and her sister Delia. It is read by five actors. We saw Rhea Pearlman as the lead in this show that opened last year on Broadway, and I predict will be all over the country by next year. It is just a wonderful, fun evening for women, much like The Vagina Chronicles was a decade ago. The audience was wild about it. Even the eight men in the audience were amused.
In the program was an add for the chefs picnic club, and I thought many of you might find this of interest. Picnics and outdoor concerts go hand in hand, and we have many outdoor venues for music and theatre which are perfect for picnics. The 15 chefs involved in this club send out an e-mail every Monday with recipes and ideas for picnics. These are the hottest chefs in LA: Nancy Silverton, Joachim Splichal, Celestino Drago, and Thomas Keller just to name a few. All you do is go to the web site and sign up (free) and wait for weekly picnic and recipe ideas. So far I have gotten menus from Joachim Spichel (Patina) and Thomas Keller (Bouchon) They're full menus, but things you could bring for a picnic. I don't know if I'll make any of these recipes, but I definitely enjoy reading them and seeing what the top chefs are thinking about. Go to wherela.com/picnic and sign up. Give your summer concerts a good beginning with some new picnic ideas, and by all means, as soon as you see the above mentioned play in our area, get tickets.
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