A Garden Party Dinner In Downtown Los Angeles - Just Style LA

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Last weekend we were invited to a garden party dinner in downtown Los Angeles at my friend Jan McCarthy’s beautiful loft at the Eastern Columbia Building in downtown Los Angeles. Jan is a multi-talented woman, she is an entrepreneur, blogger, interior designer and painter just to name a few. When I received this invitation from Jan I knew it was going to be a memorable night. In her invitation she mentioned this was going to be a Pop-up dinner, prepared and cooked by her friend Zoe Howell. I had met Zoe at Jan’s Entrepreneurial monthly meetings and I was looking forward to tasting her amazing food. Zoe’s company is called Pollen + Nectar and her menus are inspired by fresh organic garden vegetables (from a garden she has created with other residents from the Eastern Columbia Building in the upper parking lot) The garden is an organic and biodynamic environment, and she has grown 35 varieties of vegetables in a space the size of a parking lot this season. Proof, that with careful planning, maximum returns can be achieved in small space. Zoe loves to create, succulent main dishes, and divine deserts all sourced from local farmers whenever possible. Her “Pop-Up” garden suppers are her latest concept to create new and interesting menus for invited diners most of whom have never met but leave feeling as if they’ve just shared an incredible time with longtime friends. Pollen + Nectar is also in the process of expanding its garden salad delivery concept. Where she incorporates market fresh ingredients to create.

Please contact Zoe Howell for more information: zoe@pollenandnectar.com or visit here Instagram feed: @pollenandnectar

Needless to say the evening was a big hit, it was an incredible culinary experience and the food was absolutely delicious. We started the night with cocktails and appetizers on the roof of the Eastern Columbia building with beautiful views of downtown LA. Then we were all treated to an informative tour of Zoe’s organic garden from Zoe herself. Then last but not least we were taken to my friend Jan’s beautiful penthouse where she had set up an amazing dinner table for all of us to sit and enjoy. It was just perfect and we saw some old friends and met some new ones. Below you can see some pictures.

For this special dinner party I decided to wear my brand new blazer, graphic tee, and waxed skinny jeans from Zara that I purchase a couple of weeks ago. Normally I never wear the same brand from head to toe, but somehow this whole look worked so well together so I couldn’t resist. I love this structured blazer for the beautiful pleated shoulders that give it an architectural and structured look. As far as the graphic tee, you probably already know I have been into this graphic tee look under blazers for a couple of months now.

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The Roof Top At The Eastern Columbia Building

The Roof Top At The Eastern Columbia Building

 

The Garden Tour With Chef and Lovely Zoe

The Garden Tour With Chef and Lovely Zoe

 

Lovely Jan And Myself On the Eastern Columbia Roof

Lovely Jan And Myself On the Eastern Columbia Roof

 

The Amazing Mary Fagnano and Myself

The Amazing Mary Fagnano and Myself

 

Looking Towards Santa Monica From The Eastern Columbia Building

Looking Towards Santa Monica From The Eastern Columbia Building

 

The Stunning Dinner Table - So Beautiful

The Stunning Dinner Table – So Beautiful

 

Our Place Settings - So Nice

Our Place Settings – So Nice

 

We Met Some Wonderful New Friends - Hope To See You All Again Soon

We Met Some Wonderful New Friends – Hope To See You All Again Soon

 

Fresh Tomato Basil Soup

Fresh Tomato Basil Soup

 

The Delicious Organic Vegetables Dish

The Delicious Organic Vegetables Dish

 

Slow Roasted Pork Loin With Apples And Fresh Herbs

Slow Roasted Pork Loin With Apples And Fresh Herbs

 So what do you like to wear for dinner parties, do you like this look?

Blazer – Zara

Waxed skinny jeans – Zara

Graphic tee – Zara

Sandals – Gucci

Clutch – Banana Republic

Belt – Ferragamo

Sunglasses – Prada

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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