and you thought I was done with Fish Tacos........

One

can

NEVER

have enough

fish tacos,

I decided!

Tuesday night

John and I

snagged

some

fresh

salmon at

Trader Joe's

made some guac

and salsa..

a bit of cabbage

...sauteed the salmon with peppers and onions

threw it all inside soft corn torts

FISH TACOS!

mmmhmm.....

delish!

AND THEN

Barbara

says

"Hey, let's get

lunch

at

Bayside

on

Wednesday"

O.K.!!!

So,

Barbara

Natellie, Hillary,

Stephanie, Ruby

and I

went to

Bayside Cafe

and

WE

ALL

HAD

FISH TACOS

(with fresh off- the- boat mahi mahi)

tons of guacamole

and shredded lettuce

salsa with a kick

soft corn tortillas

and

super yummy mahi mahi

Natellie loves fish tacos about as much as I do

she thought that she won the

eating contest

but,

actually

I ate

ALL

my lettuce!

Perfectly

delicious

tacos,

perfectly

wonderful friends

pee in your pants laughs

the

best!!!

p.s.

Right next to Bayside Cafe you can rent Kayaks

and cruise through

the Morro bay estuary -

otters

heron

sometimes seals

incomparable natural beauty

and

did you know that

MORRO ROCK

is the

9th sister

of the

9 sisters?

Fete d'Arte Deux

Summertime

in

San Luis Obispo

...

an

abundanza

of

fun!

Mozaic Festival for MUSIC

Luna Rustica

downtown SLO

for

shopping

New burger haunts

(The Habit and Eureka Burgers)

downtown

for

happy tummies

ongoing Friday night

concerts

in

Mission Plaza

Thursday Night Farmer's Market

walking, hiking and

biking trails

everywhere

AND

Sunday

July 24

from

12-4

Petit Soleil's

FETE d'ARTE

Remember Natellie?

of Natellie's Art and Design

I begged

to see

the

new

pieces she was making for the Fete

WOW!

...

Fabulous

...

unique

pieces

with pearls of wisdom

and

flowers

that

will

bring a room

to life

a gift for your favorite seamstress

or

for

the soul

that holds the key to your heart

Dia de los Muertos

imagery

and

glorious flowers

this is one of my favorites

..a reminder

to

shine

These are just

a

sprinkling

of

the

unique

pieces

Natellie

will

be

showcasing

at

Fete d'Arte

Also:

Eldra's one- of- a- kind quilts

scrumptious cupcakes and lemonade

in an

ambiance

that will

transform

you to

a European

Street faire.

Eldra and her Amazing Technicolor Dream Quilts

Eldra

is

passionate

c r E a t i v e

and

so

INSPIRATIONAL.

She

inspires

11th graders

to love

literature

and writing

...

to

be

compassionate

to

take

initiative

and

be

'the change'

For

seven years

she

has

inspired

11th grade girls

to run

half marathons

with their moms

and

fundraise together

to beat

Leukemia and Lymphoma

Eldra

is

passionate

about finding

a cure

for

Leukemias and Lymphomas

and

she

is

passionate

about

designing

and sewing

quilts

Eldra

is selling

a few

of her

amazing

technicolor

dream quilts

as

a

fundraiser

for

Team in Training

This

is

one

of the

quilts

will be

for sale

at

Petit Soleil's Fete d'Arte

It

is

passionately

painstakingly

and lovingly

stitched by hand

around each

little

house, window and door

look closer

Eldra's

quilts

are bright and happy

They are pieces of art, really

The

back

of each quilt

is as lovely

as

the front

They

are

amazing,

technicolor

dream

quilts

Please

join

Eldra

with artist extraordinaire

Natellie Saia

ART AND DESIGN

and her

stunning

art

at

Petit Soleil's

Fete d'Arte

July 24th

12-4

delicious

cupcakes

by

cupcakes teamintraining

Huckleberry!

IMG_1141, originally uploaded by TTT with Toulouse.

Whose bed is this?

Uncorking for July

It

has been quite a while

since

Petit Soleil

featured

"wines of the month"

..

not that it wasn't

a

great

concept,

darn,

it is a

great

concept

...but

I got lazy.

LAZY

no

more!

Back,

by request from our staff

WINES OF THE MONTH

J* U*L*Y*

Whites:

Tolosa Winery 2010 Viognier

Morgan Winery 2010 Pinot Gris

Girard 2010 Sauvignon Blanc

Tolosa Winery

is a

hop skip and a jump

from Petit..

and def

worth a visit to

the

state of the art

solar

facility

of fabulous wines.

The

2010 Viognier

is

dry

citrusy

and totally lovely

for a

summer's eve.

Morgan Winery

is in

Monterey -

a cool growing region

perfectly suited for

Pinot Gris -

complex, rich

tropical flavors

..perfectly balanced.

Girard Winery

is in Napa - nope, not local,

but

I really just love this

crisp

fresh grapefruity

Sauvignon Blanc.

Rose'

2010 Curtis Winery

Heritage Rose'

one word,

LOVELY!

bone dry,

mouthful of

strawberry

nuances

Local boy,

Chuck Carlson, rocked this one!

Reds:

Perrin & Fils 2009 Cotes du Rhone Villages

M. Chapoutier 2008 Petite Ruche

Piedra Creek 2009 San Floriano

Perrin & Fils

renowned winemakers

from the southern Rhone region

of France

vinted

this Cotes du Rhone blend of

50% Syrah and 50% Grenache

cherries,

licorice

...

elegance

If you have stayed

at Petit,

you have probably

had either

Petite Ruche Blanc

Petite Ruche Rose'

or this

rouge.

This fresh

easy drinking Syrah

from the

vineyards of Crozes-Hermitage

will

pair with almost any food

and it delicious

all by itself

..Love Chapoutier wines

Piedra Creek

winemaker

Romeo Zuech makes flawless wines...

a retired

rocket scientist (really!)

Meo has

has a

passion

for making

magnificent wines.

San Floriano is a

blend of

the herbaceous Langrein grape

fruity Syrah

and smooth full bodied Merlot grape.

Combined,

this wine is

rich and velvety

yet light enough

to pair with fresh fruit

and totally

delicious!

By

featuring

Wines of the Month

we will

always

have

bottles

available

to taste,

knowledgeble staff

and

and we will pair

the wines

each

evening

with tasty bites

fresh from

our kitchen

a` sante

Summer Breeze Makes Me Feel Fine

breezes

blowing

in

from

Los Osos

you know

Summer

is

here

at our house

it

took

a while

for

Summer

to get here

but

as of June 25,

it is

here

and it is

so

lovely!

our new friend,

Walt,

(birdhouse maker extraordinaire)

just

posted

the

birdhouse

that

welcomes

us

home

the

dahlias

are

glorious

little

apples

Pluots

still have a

couple of weeks

more apples

a gazillion

apricots..

I am

dreaming

of

apricot tarts,

clafoutis

or

apricots simply

sprinkled

with chevre, toasted almonds and a drizzle of honey

dark

sweet plums

looking

like

it is

going to be a

delicious

summer!

A Hop Up to Portland

being

spontaneous

isn't always

easy

when you

have

Petit Soleil

and

three dogs

but being

spontaneous

can be really fun!

I

came home from

pilates

at 6:30

Thursday night

and

John says

"Hey,

you want

to go

see

Flogging Molly?"

Hello.

duh!

YES!

"They are playing Tuesday night in Portland"

Covering all the bases:

Andrew and Annie

in charge of Petit - check.

1000 Hills

in charge of

Nottie, Huck and Phinn - check.

drive to San Jose,

fly to Portland...

We

arrived

into PDX

checked into

the Hotel Monaco

and cruised out to

get a bite to eat

at

Urban Farmer

we had

marvelous

deviled eggs with maple bacon

charcuterie

homemade potato chips

and

king salmon tartare

satiated

and excited

we cruised over to the

Roseland Theatre

where

I

danced

and

sang

with

Flogging Molly

.SO.

.MUCH.

.FUN.

the next day

we shopped

(cool cork display at Anthropologie)

Cargo

in the

Pearl District

we walked

and shopped

and ate

and took

pictures

and

inhaled

the

fabulous

urban

edginess

of

Portland

Brix Tavern

and

Brix Chips

(pulled pork, chipotle, cheese and home made tortilla chips)

eeeek

DE licious!

On the

way back

we

stumbled

into

a gallery opening

and

the most amazing artist

she

"tags"

on huge

canvases

and

jagged

pieces

of concrete

making social

and

political statements

the

colors

and

the energy

of her

street art

knocked me off my feet

this huge

heart

made

of

crushed spray cans painted white

and

encased in

lacy copper wire

was

fabulous

I want it!

If you

happen

upon

Kirby Kendrick

inhale

her

Ka-Pow

collection!

Portland

is

a

clean

fun

city

..good restaurants

fun bars

shopping extraordinaire

art

and lots of green

(due to lots of rain)

..

a

really

perfect

getaway!