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Help, Internets! I NEED this dress.

Is this a screen capture from 1973? Maybe. But I NEED this dress for the 2015 Kentucky Derby. WHICH I WILL BE ATTENDING. I’ll let that sink in; I know it hasn’t for me yet. Yes, I’m attending the Kentucky Derby. Like, in seats. Like, a celeb. So, hat and dress shopping begins now. Post…

Popovers at Trio in the Four Seasons

So we all know Trio is an amazing restaurant in the Four Seasons. Some people knock the decor (red and orange tones) or say “it’s not that good,” but really, when they say those sorts of things, it’s because they’re jealous. Trio has food, service, and wine down pat. Ha, that’s a trio. But I…

Crushed Ice

… so maybe trying to get pre-crushed ice the day before the Kentucky Derby, when everyone and their grandmother is serving mint juleps to parties-full, is a bad idea. Nonetheless, I set out to fulfill my needs at Party Barn–a place I had never been, but drove past often. Party Barn is just that: a…

Costco Liquors vs. Spec’s

I’m hosting a Kentucky Derby party on Saturday afternoon–more because it was a good excuse to get dressed up than because I’m super-into the Derby itself–so I set out on my buying liquor mission yesterday. Before Spec’s came to town, Costco Liquors was THE cheapest place to buy liquor (and a small selection of beer…