Weekly Wrapup: The ultimate pizza party and more
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In the still-kicking, hold-in-your-hands, costs-less-than-six-minutes-of-minimum-wage-work edition of the Sept. 5 Los Angeles Times Home section:
Alfresco entertaining: R.J. Cutler, ‘The September Issue’ director and Anna Wintour survivor, hosts friends for a pre-premiere party in his new outdoor dining room and kitchen, complete with pizza oven. Join the celebration via Debra Prinzing’s story and expanded photo gallery.
Digging the scene: The Home section aims for a little offbeat fun, checking into the Southern California music scene and homes with as much personality as the people on stage. It’s a series we’re launching called Backstage Pass, and first up is Cali DeWitt and Jenna Thornhill, whose punk band Mika Miko is playing at FYF Fest in L.A. on Saturday.
Guilty-pleasure shopping: David A. Keeps comes out of the post-grad closet and declares his love of some cheap-chic furnishings aimed at college kids, including PB Teen camo rugs and the hefty metal Pixilated table from Target.
Gardening with a conscience: In case you’ve missed the last two installments of Emily Green’s drought-tolerant gardening column, check out her discussion on how saving water also saves energy, and her review of a compelling new book that may make you see lavender in a different light.
Plus: Hot Property columnist Lauren Beale details pop star Natasha Bedingfield’s new Los Feliz house, and Man of the House Chris Erskine reveals his connection to Abraham Lincoln.
-- Craig Nakano
Photos, clockwise from top left: Sprinklers gone wild; a masked Jenna Thornhill and Cali DeWitt; Abraham Lincoln; R.J. Cutler’s party scene; Cutler’s 16-foot outdoor trestle table; PB Teen’s camo rugs; Target’s Pixilated table; lavender.
Photo credits, same order: Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times; Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times; Alexander Gardner; Ringo Chiu; Ringo Chiu; PB Teen; Target; Getty Images.
