milo + olive pizza place & bakery opens!

January 3, 2012

milo + olive is finally open!  The neighborhood bakery and pizzeria brought to you by the team behind Rustic Canyon, Huckleberry and Sweet Rose Creamery. Owned and operated by Josh Loeb and Zoe Nathan, with a kitchen helmed by Rustic Canyon Executive Chef Evan Funke, Milo and Olive serves a menu of fresh baked morning [...]

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amy chau: tiger mom’s long distance cub

December 27, 2011

If you are like me you devoured Amy Chau’s book ‘Tiger Mom’ and wondered how that parenting transfers across state lines?  Meaning, how does she do it with her daughter away at college?  I couldn’t end the year of ‘tiger parenting’ without hearing one last word from Amy herself.  So hear goes, she writes in [...]

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25% off daily threads kids clothes

December 27, 2011

Daily Threads a local kids clothing designer (and fellow mom) has just ‘gifted’ gurumommy with 25% off all orders through January ’12 (minimum $50 purchase and shipping is free) just use the code ff25off at checkout!  All of their products are proudly designed and carefully manufactured in the USA and are of superior quality that [...]

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happy holidays from gurumommy

December 20, 2011

From my family to yours, here’s wishing you a happy & healthy holidays and new year!! Thank you for all your loyal support!

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brattle – that should be a word!

December 13, 2011

This funny little column in the NY Times last week written by Lizzie Skurnick made me laugh!  She coins the word:  Brattle, v.,  to discuss one’s children, often at length. “Anne hid in the basement to avoid the cocktail brattle.” See also: spamily (Facebook or Twitter updates about kids); spawntourage (a group of approaching strollers).  [...]

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25% off, 1 Day ONLY!! Marea at the Brentwood Country Mart

December 13, 2011
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Happy Holidays from gurumommy!! I am so excited to introduce my readers to this awesome pop-up shop at the Brentwood Country Mart and offer an exclusive gurumommy discount of 25% off the entire store for 1 DAY ONLY (Wednesday, December 14th), just mention gurumommy for your discount.  This shop is brought to you from the [...]

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Chic Shop teacher gifts

December 6, 2011

Hillary Thomas a fabulous local interior designer has opened the cutest shop, aptly calling it ‘chic shop‘ on San Vincente in Brentwood.  Hillary’s styles with an eye on the past and a vision for the future, she seeks to bring the unexpected joys to life through great, attainable design.  Recently I shopped Chic Shop for [...]

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