Bastille Day block party at Pix Patisserie
July 7, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STUFF, Neat TREAT
By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
Now that we’re done celebrating our nation’s independence by blowing up a chunk of it (we hope we never have to give up our classic “Simpson’s” quotes, but we know the cultural relevance is uh, waning), it is time for La Fête Nationale, France’s national holiday to commemorate the storming of [...]
Neat TREAT! Pix Patisserie offers D.I.Y. dessert night
May 24, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STUFF, Neat TREAT
Crafty Portlanders are always doing it themselves when it comes to the arts, but now’s your chance for some sweet do-it-yourself action in the food arts. Portland’s charming East Side Pix Patisserie will offer some decadent DIY indulgence at the Pix Patisserie Concoct Your Own Dessert Night, 7 p.m. to midnight this Wednesday, May 26.
Stop by the [...]
Physical Element “Catwalk” Fall Fashion Show photo recap
April 26, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STUFF
By Karen Vitt, NEAT editor in chief
Physical Element proprietress Jo Carter staged a sleek international “Catwalk” Fall Fashion Show Thursday night, packing the Pearl District’s sunlit Pinnacle Pavilion with sophisticated shoppers, local fashion media, producers, models, stylists, designers and one very conspicuous TV and stage starlet seated in the front row.
We were excited to see [...]
Neat TREND: French nautical fashions sail into PDX
March 2, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STUFF, Neat TREND
By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
Most people – at least those with a highly functioning ability to suspend reality – have pictured themselves sailing down the French Rivera on a yacht, wind blowing through their hair while they effortlessly evoke the sexiness of Bridget Bardot mixed with the classic style of Audrey Hepburn.
That, of course, [...]
