lou lou...louie

november 5 had been on the calendar for a few months. we all seemed to be counting the days until we met in la for brunch and to celebrate the joyous occasion of our dear friend, sister, daughter and her engagement to mr. moreno. lindsey lou as she's known in some circles was our guest of honor. after a picture perfect engagement in europe, it seemed only fitting to enjoy some champagne a delicious meal and desserts with a euro flare. we chose bottega louie in downtown los angeles. i had various friends who were past patrons and gave me the inside scoop on some of the dishes to order, the ideal place to sit and overall review in general. were we in for a treat!

i think we reached consensus that one of the highlights of the meal were the portabella fries! yes, fries made of mushrooms. o. m. g.! being that i am not drinking these days, i wasn't fortunate enough to participate in the veuve clicquot, however i didn't miss out by ordering a green tea mojito. it's so fun when the non-alcoholic drinks are just as fancy. another highlight was my mom's dish - a flatbread "breakfast style" pizza, with burrata, prosciutto, a baked egg and arugula - spectacular! belgian waffles with chatilly cream, lemon ricotta pancakes and salmon benedict on potato cakes were just a few other items at our table...is your mouth watering(?), because i'm not done...the macarons are their specialty item in the bakery. i ordered some to bring home to the hubby. a fine treat for spending the day as mr. mom and taking such good care of my favorite cookie! if you haven't been there and have a day planned in la, i recommend a visit.

all the girls: anna, lindsey, suzanne, tina, emily and marisa

salmon benedict

macarons: earl grey, espresso, pumpkin, cinnamon, raspberry

cakes powdered to perfection

with the bride to be: jessica and lindsey

downtown la, bottega louie