Art of the Spa

Every year I throw a New Year’s Day Resolution Bowl where we lounge and doctor our New Year’s Eve hangovers. The crown jewel of this event is the “Resolution Bowl”. As each guest arrives, he/she completes a slip of paper with a goal they want to achieve in the upcoming year. The slip goes in [...]

Contrary to popular belief, one does not starve on a spa visit. Breakfast is essential to stave off mid morning hunger pangs. Case in point, during the Spa Party at The Beverly Wilshire Hotel, we were served mango smoothie shots. It was so good we had to share our version. Recipe via My Recipes. But [...]

With Thanksgiving upon us (and a whole lotta rain here in Cali), we decided to go see Tower Heist with Eddie Murphy, Ben Stiller (always so fun!), Tea Leoni and Alan Alda. I’d classify Tower Heist as a cross between Wall Street, 48 Hours, and Night at the Museum. It’s a comedy about a rich baddie [...]

Even if you’re serving (or eating) traditional Thanksgiving fare, that doesn’t mean the table needs to be all pilgrimified! I’ve never really been a fan of the usual gratitude gala accoutrements.  I mean fall leaves?  Really?  How boring is that? Inspired by one of our favorite Moroccan spas, La Sultana, and the autumnal tones of [...]

I know I’m going to hear some boos and hisses, but “cringe” here goes anyhow. . . I do not like Turkey! It just always seems so dry and I’m not a gravy fan so I always take a few token bites on Thanksgiving, then that’s it. SOOOO, I’m always looking for alternative Thanksgiving recipes. [...]

Bad cook? Cake decorating dropout?  Well, now you can give your Thanksgiving or holiday food a bit more “polish” with Edible Food spray from Deli Garage. Yes, that lowly pumpkin or pear can resemble a Solid Gold dancer (cheesy show from the 80′s!) When I recently stumbled upon this at Trendland, at first I was [...]

Pink Fireworks Blend all ingredients except pop rocks in blender til smooth & liquidy – add pop rocks when you serve.  Snap, crackle, bang!  The perfect 4th of July drink!  For a pretty accent, decorate with skewers of blueberries, strawberries & marshmallows (red, white & blue!)   1/2 oz Chambord 1 oz Light rum 1 [...]

We’re not saying you need to massage your eggs on anything crazy like that. . . but a few spa tricks can be used to gussy up those those baskets! SpaHome Tip:  I like give Easter baskets to the adults too! Recipients are always so surprised and why should kids have all the fun? Step [...]

Have you ever wondered why people pay $4 or 5 for even a small bottle of water? Does it really taste better? Is it a packaging or marketing ploy? Is it really any better? This “watered down” version of wine party will not only answer these questions, but it’s also a fun way to help [...]

A spa salut to you all – by popular request Art of the Spa’s Spatini Martini.  Now that’s a yummy way to relax into 2011.