One of my best friends Judy celebrated her pregnancy this past weekend as her mother (in Korea), another girlfriend and I hosted a intimate baby shower for her. Judy is having a girl, yeeeaaah…someone for my Maddie to play with. Evan Cate will be her name.   As I got older, I realized that I steered clear of shower games since I had my fair share and just honed in on good food. We reserved a portion of the patio at Jin Patisserie in Venice. Quaint pastry tea house…always packed with locals.  Owner Kristy makes the most beautiful food. It’s so pretty, that you don’t want to eat it. My favorites that day were: the egg salad sandwich, buttery scones, lavender chocolate cake and the endless cups of green tea.  Hand calligraphy place cards (Lettering by Leslie) reserved seats for each guest.  I am a believer of place cards when it comes to who sits where at one long table, and not necessary for groups of 100+ at multiple tables. Thanks to White Lilac who created the floral party favors and delivered them to LA for me, phew!  Everyone loves to take flowers home!