2013年11月26日 星期二

巷弄內的甜甜圈Doughnut Dolly @ Temescal Alley


終於美國老字號Krispy Kreme,要在台北開幕了,大家開心嗎?
妳猜到了嗎?今天的主題就是甜甜圈囉 ^^

位於OaklandTemescal Alley,小小一間店,
通常僅有2位服務人員,雖是屬於Neighborhood Doughnut shop,
我倒覺得它是間挺溫暖可愛的小店喔!
 
甜甜圈Doughnut Dolly網站:
美式日式或台式甜甜圈,哪一種妳最愛? 

iRene喜歡買杯咖非,坐在這裡享用新鮮的Doughnut,Mr.M有說有笑的,就快樂極囉! 

正在等咖啡 @ The CRO Café (Espresso Drinks & Handmade Coffee).
 
現買現吃,味道和口感最佳,iRene喜歡Naughty creamDark ChocolatePumpkin cream, Mr.M則喜歡Chocolate HazelnutBrown SugarSalted Mexican Chocolate. 甜甜圈的份量不會太大,大小挺剛好的! 
 
This store is originally inspired by Doughnut Plant in New York. Regular doughnuts have holes in the middle, Doughnut Dolly’s doughnuts are filled with special flavored cream, such as Naughty Cream, Raspberry Jam, Lemon Curd, Chocolate Hazelnut, salty Mexican Chocolate.   

週末一定要早一點到,不然,總是看到的是Sold Out標語啦! 

聽說日本雜誌,都來採訪Temescal Alley這ㄦ了喔!

挺喜歡Ali Golden家的東西^^
在這進出入的人,都有種藝術家氣息,iRene第一次來的時後,給我有種來到Brooklyn的錯覺! 

This place is rather special. There are local Oakland residents who do not know such a place existed in their backyard. The majority of stores in the alley are clothing , fashion accessories, and bookstores operated by artisans. For example, there is a handbag store where the merchandise are artisan hand-made on site. Within the past 4 month, this alley has become rather popular because it has been steadily introduced on local magazines such as San Francisco. It has even made it on to a Japanese magazine. The word is this alley is most crowded on weekends, and there are events planned for the 1st Friday of every month, like last month there was a beer tasting event. This alley has a Brooklyn art district vibe to it. 
 
這裡可說是Oakland’s little artistic heaven! 

趁感恩節假期,帶家人或與朋友,到這邊走一趟囉! 
 
Temescal Alley,位於49th Telegraph交叉口的巷子裡,這兒有plant storecoffee shop、服飾店、bookstore jewelry store…還有一間平日就超受歡迎的理髮店Barber Shop,下次叫Mr.M也來這試試,哈哈! 

Artisan in the Alley! iRene超喜歡這家Floral & garden design store,只要來這區,就常來光顧. 

 
我的小馬doll,就是這ㄦGood for the home買的! 

Mr.M很喜歡Standard & Strange這間服飾店的商品,特別是襯衫,皆是質感很扎實的美國製品! 

這是iRene週末的簡單Outfit^^ 希望妳喜歡我的分享喔!

Some pictures are from Doughnut Dolly FB.

 
 

2013年11月20日 星期三

Mid-Nov Diary


 
Amazing Turkish cuisine ^_^ (其實還有很多食物,沒拍到的><)

 
這天,一些朋友們預先一起為感恩節holiday熱身,因為大部份的朋友,感恩節假期都要遠行,有的要去Puerto Rico、有的要去米蘭和坐郵輪去阿拉斯加...,anyway大家就找藉口先來個Saturday Party. 說到主角之一:好朋友的經歷,絕對可以拍攝成浪漫偶像劇!她其實是來自土耳其,由於家人大部份都住在灣區,尤其她和姐姐感情甚佳,所以常來舊金山度假;利用一次來拜訪姐姐&姐夫的機會,到學校進修一些課程,在一次party中,和她的Mr.Right相遇,說到她的另一半,簡直是超優秀的好男人,畢業於柏克萊和康乃爾,是一位很有內涵才華的建築師,対我朋友=他老婆的疼愛和関心,可以說是Mr.M的土耳其版(哈哈~真的喔!),看到好朋友也幸福的模樣,好為她開心感動,世界上就多需要多些這樣充滿愛又單純的relationship. 
 
Party Day casual outfit ^^妳覺得如何呢? 
 
在家裡,Mr.M也預備了一份Yoga matroller給我使用, to continue the exercises at home.

體驗瑜珈課之心得

Vinyasa Yoga class,
過程很重視呼吸,老師也強調,每個人有不同lifestyle and healthy history,所以今天課堂上8個人,就會有8種不同的感受!我們的instructor是一位Greek American,他真的好幽默,每次上課後,都有種身心𩆜洗滌了一次,全部都在很calm的狀態下,真的很不錯!
教室裡頭,都有提供yoga matPilates mat及一些專業輔助的器具,而且課程結束大家離開前,都要噴disinfecting spray然後擦拭後,捲起來放置整齊,才離開這個space,我覺得這是很好的routine,自動自發而做,維持教室的清潔!
每當Yoga Class快結束時,老師會要每個人做一個happy baby pose,回家我都會跟Mr.M分享,他綐會開玩笑地說,為什麼不是angry baby pose 呢?然後他又會笑笑地問我:今天整天,我的寶貝是happy honey還是angry honey呢?哈哈!

Cleaning supplies,感恩節前一週的打掃,阿姨囑咐下次要再補買soft ScrubTilex! 
 
買禮物的好季節^^
Shopping season starts with感恩節前夕 and continues up until Christmas time!

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About Michael Kors Miranda
其實這款包一出來,我就挺喜歡喔!
iRene對這款包的感受是:
Classic and expensive looking, especially in certain 2 tone color combinations.
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Heidi Klum/Alessandra Ambrosio, Jessica Alba…等明星,早已經提Miranda亮相過囉
 
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不少部落客也都有這咖 Miranda,如知名的Song of Style…!
(現在Neiman Marcus有在折扣,若有喜歡的,可以選擇此時入手ㄋㄟ) 
Miranda包款,可以很casual的搭配也可以dress up. 
Please go away cold virus!!!

好不容易可以出門透氣了,平常出門前一定要照全身鏡才行的,今天只照了一隻腳就溜出去囉!
<嘿嘿, 真有這麼迫不及待嗎?其實,是希望自己可以打贏感冒病毒的一種方法啦!> 

2013年11月14日 星期四

{ Loyal Friend } 寫給好友的一封信

Holiday Season越靠近,想念朋友的情緒,就越濃郁!
自從8月份,好友搬回巴黎後,我們一直有書信的往來,
面是iRene寫給她的其中一封很簡短CasualEmail.
Dear friend:
I am so happy to hear from you. I really miss you ^^ How is everything going? Is your family doing well? How about your work? Hope everything in your life is wonderful.
I haven’t attended baking and cooking class regularly since the middle of September because you are not there and also I started taking Pilates and Yoga classes for health reasons. If everything goes well, I will be visiting Paris early next year. Could I meet up with you? Could you give me some recommendations regarding caferestaurantHotel and must-visit places in Paris? (About café and restaurant, can you tell me what you like because I want to feel what it’s like to live like a local and try local foods, instead of only visiting tourist places.)
Any plans for Thanksgiving? What do French people usually do for this holiday? The cupcake recipe you gave me awhile back, I am still making them from time to time. I think of you when I am making those. I have gotten a lot of complements because they taste so wonderful. 
 
Keep in touch. Hope you will have a great holiday season.  
Sincerely,
iRene
 
 
<這是按照法國人口味的Recipe完成的muffin>
<回憶起這天,iRene穿著老爸的休閒服,和好友來吃午餐^^>
一開始我們只是在課堂上點頭Say hi的關係,後來在一次的午茶邀約後,因為有深入的談話和互動後,變成無話不談的好朋友囉!我們之間,不用太多甜言蜜語,只要一個微笑,拍拍肩膀,就可以感受到那份支持彼此的力量!
,是個很有個性又溫暖的女生,是一位Freelance writer, 總是不吝惜分享許多知識和資訊給iRene,讓我學習之餘,也可以窺見自己的內心,來加以思考反省,她教了我好多事情;更慶幸的是能再度感受到人與人之間的溫度,真心的交流,使生活中即使是小事情,都更加豐富了起來, 讓我也能用更柔和的眼光來看待身邊的人事物…,連她去度假時,還特地寫卡片寄照片跟我分享…!
在人生的旅路上,千萬別失去原有的初衷,好好地扮演自己的角色就好!讓我們一起學會欣賞自己,且「存心謙卑,各人看別人比自己強」,保持平常心,不吝惜表達讚美比自己優秀的人,也不隔絕比自己更棒的人喔!
Would you like to become my friend and share with me your everyday thoughts?