Like a dear friend you can always depend on, we are here with The Link Up. We hope you had as good of a week as possible and did something just for you. If you didn’t… then let’s get on that this next week, ya? Even just a walk with some music playing can do wonders. Ok, now let’s link!
This week’s home tour has our names written all of it. We clearly didn’t design it, Meghan Eisenberg and Jeff Troyer were the creative geniuses, but boy does it have everything we love – floral sofas, vintage chairs, cool art, the perfect dose of eclectic English granny, the green bathroom of our dreams, etc, etc. Just go take a look. We promise it’s stunning.
From Emily: Portland’s new best restaurant (Cafe Ollie) is also co-founded by one of my closest friends (talking about you Dirks) and is employee-owned. But most importantly it’s INCREDIBLY DELICIOUS. Ryan co-founded a restaurant with a few other highly respected Portland restaurant folks during the Pandemic with the super optimistic goal of having it be the first employee owned restaurant in Portland (and maybe even in America). Having worked myself in restaurants/bars from 15 – 25 years old, I was so curious and impressed by this business model. Basically, ALL employees will receive 50% of the profits, allocated by how much they work and how long they’ve been there. And yes this of course extends to the back of the house – line cooks, dishwashers, bussers – EVERYONE. Obviously, the goal is to democratize the restaurant industry more and pay all restaurant workers a living wage (they have a generous hourly, not tips – just a 20% service fee to all tables). So yes, I feel very good supporting it. In fact, last week I supported it TWICE because it was so good. My recommendations are the beef tartare (crazy, crazy good), the Rotini pasta (rolled up like a cinnamon roll), the spring greens/fennel salad (Sara said it was the best salad she’s ever had), and oh my lord the chocolate cake was INSANE. I’ve never really freaked out over a cake before, but we all couldn’t believe how good it was. Also, the meatballs were divine. We have yet to try the pizza, but it’s what they are known for. Basically, it was so good that I brought Brian back 3 nights later and we tried everything else. It was all delicious, great wine and cocktails and of course wonderful service. Y’all, head to Cafe Ollie if you are in Portland. Good people making straight-up DELICIOUS food. xx
Former EHD alum, Ariel Fulmer designed The Try Guy’s studio and we love it!! It’s full of color, pattern, but very cool and professional. Congrats, Ariel!
From Mallory: I strained my calf this week (booo) and basically can’t straighten my leg if my foot is flat on the ground so that means I literally have to wear heels when I go anywhere because it’s the only type of shoe that doesn’t make it hurt when I walk (it’s cool to get injured and have to wear heels lol). I’ve been resorting to my comfy clogs and I realized I missed wearing them SO much. They have a rubber sole so they don’t slip around when you walk (like a lot of clogs do) and they have a foamy lining so walking is actually comfortable. PLUS they have an ankle strap, so if you’re klutzy (or just injured) like me, this is an AWESOME shoe…I’ve had them for years and have worn them every day this week without being uncomfortable!!
From Ryann: When I work out, I want to sweat A LOT. I want to feel like I am getting all the toxins out of my body, but I don’t sweat that easily (I just turn bright red :)). For weeks, I was seeing waist trimmers all over my Tik Tok feed and since I started going to the gym for the first time ever a month ago, I decided to try one out. I love this one so much and wear it every time I work out and sometimes just around the house while I am doing chores. As soon as you put it on you can feel it heating up and when you take it off, you are soaking wet. It also acts as a back support and helps with my posture while running.
From Jess: I did a little bit of shopping last weekend and wanted to share with you what I got because I am PUMPED about them. This mesh patterned turtleneck top is exactly what I’ve been looking for. I’m a real simple, neutral top kinda gal, and while that’s great, I want to mix in some more fun. I will warn you that it’s a little more see-through than it looks on the model (which makes it a fun secret sexy top) and I have the “RED” one. It doesn’t have any red in it so not sure why that’s the name. Actually, if you read my design inspo post this week, the fact that I bought this top is real on the nose. Then I got these wide-leg cognac-colored pants and I don’t want to take them off. They are chic, super lightweight, and soft. I did need to get them hemmed but I couldn’t love them more. Oh, and when you go to the site they are less shiny in person.
From Caitlin: Airbnb waived all their fees in Ukraine, so people have been booking AirBnbs in Kyiv (and around the country) with a little note that they’re not coming and just wanted to support and those funds have been going straight into the pockets of Ukrainian folks! Pretty easy way to help.
That’s it for today. Have a great rest of your day and see you tomorrow with a fun farmhouse update!
Opening Image Credits: Design by Meghan Eisenberg and Jeff Troyer | Photo by Haris Kenjar | via Architectural Digest
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