Laura and Blake are siblings with similar tastes and the same middle and last names. Entertaining, Cooking, Gardening, Photographing, Designing, and Making simple & aspirational lifestyle content for family, friends, fans, and our small roster of uncompromising, world leading clients. los angeles new york email@adairbachman.comTumblr (3.0; @adairbachman)http://adairbachman.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzcmcnlyKp1r1vl27o1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>Friend Jason Shorr painted this “strapping” gal <p><a href="http://jasonshorrillustration.tumblr.com/post/17564337378/vickie-in-steampunk-aviator-gear-2012-oil-on" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">jasonshorrillustration</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Vickie in steampunk/ aviator gear.</p> <p>2012 oil on canvas. 14x20</p></blockquote>http://adairbachman.com/post/22709733972http://adairbachman.com/post/22709733972Wed, 09 May 2012 03:22:20 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3ijhko9P91qa6md5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>made laura an #organic #ginger #carrot #cake with #cocoa #spelt #chia #molasses #agave #stevia #cayenne before she left (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p>http://adairbachman.com/post/22394683062http://adairbachman.com/post/22394683062Fri, 04 May 2012 12:29:44 -0700molassesorganicsteviacarrotgingercocoaspeltagavecakechiacayenne<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3h4guFwgX1qa6md5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Sauté #organic #onions #shred #carrots add #chicpeas then #lager #beer #cheap organic #fantastic w #chili #salt #pepper maybe dash of #mustard #anchovy paste & #bay leaf (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p>http://adairbachman.com/post/22355673343http://adairbachman.com/post/22355673343Thu, 03 May 2012 18:07:41 -0700lagerfantasticanchovyorganicmustardchicpeassaltcarrotscheappepperbaybeershredchilionions<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3bkhdiivU1qa6md5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#favabean #noodles w #nettles & #escargot literally rocked my world #lunch @avocenyc can’t wait to talk to the #chef (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">Instagram</a> at A Voce Columbus Restaurant)</p>http://adairbachman.com/post/22161592012http://adairbachman.com/post/22161592012Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:08:01 -0700favabeancheflunchescargotnettlesnoodles<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m31tb0Cm641qa6md5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>@alicewaters #washing #salad #lettuces for #lunch & #dinner (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">Instagram</a> at Monticello Vegetable Garden)</p>http://adairbachman.com/post/21793220561http://adairbachman.com/post/21793220561Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:42:35 -0700lettucesdinnerwashingsaladlunch<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2ykvuwGXL1r0duf9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.livingmactavish.com/post/21684178168/walnut-pesto-make-it-the-exact-same-way-youd" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">livingmactavish</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Walnut pesto. Make it the exact same way you’d make your typical pesto but instead of pinenuts use walnuts. Far less spendy. I find this begs for more salt than I’m typically inclined to add when making pesto.</p></blockquote> <p>Try it with #sprouted #Walnuts / had em for the first time in #Virgina last week</p>http://adairbachman.com/post/21717303296http://adairbachman.com/post/21717303296Tue, 24 Apr 2012 08:34:58 -0700“Anxious to make red & white #grapes #pickled in #tarragon #vinegar! Amaze with #pork, #ham, #chicken, #watercress ! #summer here we come !”http://adairbachman.com/post/21717115899http://adairbachman.com/post/21717115899Tue, 24 Apr 2012 08:29:51 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2zoflYxJX1qa6md5o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>#entertaining this #spring ? Use #potted #herbs for #party #decoration / plant in #garden or #windowbox afterwards / or simply leave in the decorative pots… Choose #containers that are just larger than the pots the #plants come in so you can just drop in. </p> <p>#Decorating for a #club #group #school #church #event ? Consider loaning the herbs for the party and then #planting at #home or #donating to a school garden.</p> <p>Laura made these up last weekend for a client entertaining heavily the next couple of weeks.. We use the herbs outside and in warmer parts of the house to accent #flower #arrangements and tall #vases filled with spring #branches</p>http://adairbachman.com/post/21716145630http://adairbachman.com/post/21716145630Tue, 24 Apr 2012 08:02:09 -0700<a href="http://www.monticello.org/site/press/alice-waters-monticello">Always nice to be acknowledged in a press release. Dinner with Alice Waters at Thomas Jeffersons Monticello.</a>http://adairbachman.com/post/21652206650http://adairbachman.com/post/21652206650Mon, 23 Apr 2012 09:50:00 -0700thomas jeffersonmonticelloalice watersdinnervirginiaadair bachmanblake bachman<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2xxjdhPFf1qa6md5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>@alicewaters in the @tjmonticello #garden #pavilion as we map out different #serving #tables for #reception prior to dinner (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">Instagram</a> at Monticello Vegetable Garden)</p>http://adairbachman.com/post/21651053766http://adairbachman.com/post/21651053766Mon, 23 Apr 2012 09:23:36 -0700tablesservingpaviliongardenreception<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2xwagaxzH1qa6md5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>And you look to your left.. @tjmonticello w the #canvas #dinner #tent underway #peonies under foot (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">Instagram</a> at Monticello)</p>http://adairbachman.com/post/21649918422http://adairbachman.com/post/21649918422Mon, 23 Apr 2012 08:56:40 -0700peoniescanvasdinnertent<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2xw57m5sW1qa6md5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>walk up the hill you arrive @tjmonticello #vegetable #garden - I cried #beautiful time \ place \ #organic #abundance (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">Instagram</a> at Monticello Vegetable Garden)</p>http://adairbachman.com/post/21649794482http://adairbachman.com/post/21649794482Mon, 23 Apr 2012 08:53:30 -0700vegetablebeautifulorganicgardenabundance<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2l6hwhwLF1qa6md5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#viburnum #tintus up against a #degournay screen #wedding #shower .. See how the blooms are pointed down? I should have known that were going to crash and burn by the morning.. Turns out the entire crop was harvest incorrectly #upstate #ny - like #lilacs viburnum is a #flower #bush - immediately after #picking you need to put the stems in almost hot water to drive air trapped in their stems out.. Otherwise you wake up to what looks like a melted #arrangement #entertaining #gardening (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p>http://adairbachman.com/post/21220803559http://adairbachman.com/post/21220803559Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:08:19 -0700flowergardeningviburnumdegournayentertainingarrangementshowernybushtintusweddingpickinglilacsupstate<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2k2zt48yC1qa6md5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Spent the day with Chef Mona Talbott fine tuning production schedule for dinner at Thomas Jeffersons #monticello plantation this Friday. Pickup Mona’s new #cookbook #Zuppe inspired by her time heading up the #Rome #Sustainable #Food Project - it’s under $20 and packed with delicious #Soup for every season (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p>http://adairbachman.com/post/21197747613http://adairbachman.com/post/21197747613Sun, 15 Apr 2012 21:55:05 -0700foodmonticellosoupromesustainablezuppecookbook<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m29y69Cx081qa6md5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>mountain #violet #heirloom #sticky #rice R U KIDDIN ME? #color #purple #gorgeous #grain can you imagine the #dessert s you can make w this - most prized sticky rice grown in remote terraces of #Luzon #philippines #fairtrade for $100 you can adopt-a-terrace for farmers to reclaim farmland <a href="http://www.heirloomrice.com" target="_blank">www.heirloomrice.com</a> - otherwise this and other rices from Eighth Wonder are $4.99 a lb. @wholefoods (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p>http://adairbachman.com/post/20849520725http://adairbachman.com/post/20849520725Tue, 10 Apr 2012 10:34:56 -0700fairtradeheirloomcolordessertphilippinesgorgeousstickypurplegrainvioletriceluzon<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m28vuwvBQw1qa6md5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#rose #lime #chili #vodka rita #margarita #pink yves Piaget #organic #aphrodisiac #edible #flowers #entertaining #wedding #engagement (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p>http://adairbachman.com/post/20824918718http://adairbachman.com/post/20824918718Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:47:19 -0700pinkvodkaflowersorganicedibleroseengagementweddingchililimeentertainingaphrodisiacmargarita<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m28vq7hjO61qa6md5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#carrot #orange #fig #almond #juice #addicted #fruit #vegetable (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p>http://adairbachman.com/post/20824764653http://adairbachman.com/post/20824764653Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:44:31 -0700vegetableaddictedalmondfruitjuicecarrotfigorange<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m238wqU0Uz1qa6md5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Jessica Latham is major on mullholland ! #rooftop #entertaining #party #greenroof #sandbox #cliffside #architecture #hollywood #hills #losangeles (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p>http://adairbachman.com/post/20628593930http://adairbachman.com/post/20628593930Fri, 06 Apr 2012 19:43:38 -0700losangelesrooftophillsgreenroofsandboxarchitecturecliffsidepartyentertaininghollywood<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m21hp9E0eZ1qa6md5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#french #filibusters #pirate #flag #party #inspiration (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p>http://adairbachman.com/post/20570617649http://adairbachman.com/post/20570617649Thu, 05 Apr 2012 20:58:21 -0700filibustersfrenchflagpartypirateinspiration“A fête champêtre means “rustic feast” generally thrown outside as a decadent yet carefree picnic with all the appointments and accompaniments of a formal function.”http://adairbachman.com/post/20517967419http://adairbachman.com/post/20517967419Thu, 05 Apr 2012 01:12:45 -0700