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Moms won’t turn down a bouquet of hand-tied flowers from Bloom & Plume or a pretty potted monstera plant from Queen plant shop, but the reality is that most don’t want gifts for Mother’s Day. What they really want is to spend time with their kids (well, unless they’re within the terrible 2s-and-age 3 range. Then they’ll undoubtedly accept an all-day pass to relax at one of L.A. s Koreatown spas).
Instead, why not bring moms and plants together for a good time?
They’re an optimistic endeavor most of the time, and L.A.’s plant stores are often happy places where you can shop for plants and gifts as well as visit and enjoy time with your mother. “We get people coming in here all the time with their moms,” said Annette Gutierrez of Potted in Atwater Village. “I really love it when these young Gen Zers come in to buy their moms a plant present. They get so excited.”
Ted Danson, Kristen Bell and Darius Rucker Join Virtual Fundraiser for LA Family Housing COURTESY OF LA FAMILY HOUSING Don t believe the lie that homelessness is an unsolvable problem. It is completely solvable, said event co-chair and veteran marketing executive Blair Rich during Thursday night s Home Together event.
Stephanie Klasky-Gamer said that if someone told her a year ago that LA Family Housing would be hosting its second annual virtual fundraiser Home Together this week, she would not have believed them. But facts are facts and since the COVID-19 pandemic is ongoing and homelessness in L.A. is worse than ever, the organization once again took its marquee fundraiser online.
Listen 10 min MORE Gino and Elizabeth Angelini met while the chef was in Los Angeles on sabbatical from Italy. Together they opened the osteria a longtime dream of the chef’s. Photo courtesy of Angelini Restaurant Group.
Angelini Osteria is an Italian institution in Los Angeles, celebrating its twentieth year on Beverly Boulevard. Chef Gino Angelini met his future wife, Elizabeth, when he was on a three-month sabbatical from Italy. They followed their hearts into the kitchen, opening a communal dining room. Their delicious food attracted major Hollywood celebrities, plus neighbors around the corner who became regulars. Porchetta, tripe, and oxtails have been staples on the menu. Determined to keep the doors open, the team has not closed the restaurant for one day during the pandemic.
Gino Angelini’s Artisanal Pasta Sauces. Chef Gino Angelini s array of sauces will easily delicious up your favorite pastas and more
Because Chef Gino runs Angelini Osteria out there in the Golden State of California, see, and it’s L.A.’s most celebrated destination for authentic Italian cuisine. And, lucky for the world, the acclaimed chef’s
released his pasta sauces to the grocery trade. And, lucky for Austinites, the excellent noodle enhancements (also, word to the wise, the best friend to various cuts of chicken and beef and pork and veggies) are available at Central Market.
[Note: It’s not just the usual red sauces (the marinara, the arrabiata, the amatriciana, the pomodorini) that Angelini’s does so well that await you on those C.M. shelves. It’s that bestselling