Aesthetic Girl Summer — July 2024 Vol. Nº10
Falling in love with summer is an effortless experience. So effortless, you don't even notice that it is happening. Suddenly, you just slip into a golden hour spell and find yourself sporting fabulous sunglasses, sipping a spritz on the patio and eating burrata with heirloom tomatoes and perfectly ripened berries and stone fruit. It is the time of year when the only ingredients needed for a fabulous feast are vibrant farmers market produce, some good olive oil and a pinch of finishing salt. The flavors, colors and textures synonymous with the season are unlike any other and should be savored and relished in for as long as possible. With seasonal goodies, vintage sundresses, great friends and a flirty cocktail or two, summer has never looked so good. Xx
Get Inspired
Elevate your Fourth of July festivities with a crabdog and gremolata fries. This is one summer menu that will not disappoint!
Indulge in some dining chair travel and venture to the Amalfi Coast via a killer summery worthy menu, great friends and plenty of Mediterranean allure.
From the tried and true classic to bougie twists with roasted strawberries, this summertime staple is about far more than sugar rushes and sticky fingertips.
Worthy of its own golden hour moment, this elevated ice cream takes dessert to a whole new level.
Inspiration from summers’ past
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Restaurants are out and al fresco dinning at chez moi (or chez friends) is in! A spread of seasonal dishes and endless glasses of aperol spritz... what could be better?
Create your own summery romance with a dreamy tablescape, wonderful friends and a killer menu. Who says you cannot fall in love with a dinner party?
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Fall in love with silky Chamomile panna cotta. The perfect, no fuss dessert to end a summertime feast. Recipe by Chef Amber
For an effortless yet impressive apéro vibe, serve up some beautiful tins of flaky fish and chilled anchovies. Paired with some farmers market finds, you have the perfect last minute summertime hang.
“It is easy to forget now, how effervescent and free we all felt that summer.”
“A tomato may be a fruit, but it is a singular fruit. A savory fruit. A fruit that has ambitions far beyond the ambitions of other fruits.”
The Beauty of July
Treat your dinner party guests to an evening on the Amalfi Coast, discover the art of bougie s’mores and sip on a cocktail that tastes like a sun ripened tomato. Le Supper Club is thee place for seasonal inspiration and lifestyle
Amalfi Coast Dinner
Dinner parties, for me, are all about transporting oneself from the basic and the mundane to something extraordinary and enchanting. From the setting to the cocktails, every detail comes together to create a magical moment to be shared by loved ones around the table. It is a bit of armchair travel but around the dining table. And I live for it.
For this month's soirée, I opted to transport myself and my guests to an evening on the Amalfi Coast. If I close my eyes and imagine the Italian version of a dream summer holiday, this dinner hits all of the right spots. Bright and airy with plenty of Mediterranean allure. All ingredients prepared simply to show off their natural and wondrous flavors. Nothing too fussy on the table, just some incredible seasonal ingredients, wonderful conversation and a giant bowl of pasta.
Basil Ice Cream with Blueberry Swirl
Is there anything better than an ice cream treat at golden hour? I think not. As we enjoy the longest days of the year and the light lingers in a cotton candy state a little bit longer, it is simply the best time to indulge in a summertime staple — Ice cream sandwiches. Far from the versions you grew up with, this homemade ice cream takes the art of frozen dessert to the next level. With a subtle basil infusion to the silky ice cream base and the jewel toned swirls of a blueberry compote, this ice cream is about to rock your world. I truly think that basil ice cream is my absolute favorite. A unique take on a classic vanilla vibe, this ice cream is delicately sweet and so perfectly creamy, I could just melt along with it in the sun.
A Festive Summertime Fête
I woke up a couple of weeks ago and decided that the July edition was going to need a little more pizzazz, so I called up my friend, neighbor and chef extraordinaire, Amber, and talked her into a collaboration for a festive little dinner party for a much needed summer holiday aesthetic.
After bouncing some ideas around we landed on the idea of a crabdog. Sure you could call it a crab roll, but what fun is that? The recipe is simple, the favors are popping and it is so darn good. We paired the crab creation with a fresh take on fries, seasoning them with the magic of gremolata. So bright and zesty, the perfect duo for a summery feast! Plus these savory elements would all work wonderfully with my obsession to do a TomatoTini, a hot weather worthy cocktail featuring one of the absolute best summertime ingredients around… tomatoes. And it was absolutely *chefs kiss* perfection.
S’more Nostalgia
I was lucky. I grew up in the emerald greens and sapphire blues of SouthWest Washington. A place full of towering trees, endless pockets of lakes, rivers and waterfalls, and rambling blackberries that demanded picking. For me, summer was all about mini adventures and as much water as possible. We might not have done the big family trips with souvenirs to show off when school began in the fall, but we did have a local athletic club equipped with a high dive, a massive water slide and a junk food snack stand stocked with nachos and hot dogs and artificially dyed snow cones. It was truly a childhood paradise. These long days of summer are cemented in my mind as some of the most happy and carefree moments of my life. It all seemed so simple. Dial-up internet was nouveau tech and disposable cameras were tucked in backpacks ready to snap a photo that would maybe, one day be developed, exposing blurry memories of the ‘best summer ever!’ I long for the joy of sticky fingers, otter pop dyed tongues and awkward tan lines from the 90’s one piece that stylishly sported huge cut outs on each side, because I was not yet allowed to wear a bikini.
Discover the art of s’mores. Twists on the classic + recipes
“Ah, summer – that long anticipated stretch of lazy, lingering days, free of responsibility and rife with possibility. It’s a time to hunt for insects, master handstands, practice swimming strokes, conquer trees, explore nooks and crannies, and make new friends.”
TomatoTini the perfect summer cocktail.
Clarified TomatoTini
By Moi
6 oz tomato juice from about 5 medium/small tomatoes
1 1/2 oz simple syrup (I made mine using 1:1 ratio of water and avocado honey)
A few cracks of fresh black pepper
Pinch of kosher or sea salt
3 oz lemon juice
15 oz gin
6 oz whole milk (this cannot be substituted)
Purée your fresh tomatoes and strain the juice through a fine sieve. Pour 6 oz of tomato juice into a large mason jar, add the simple syrup, salt, pepper, lemon juice and gin. Give the mixture a nice mix and add in the whole milk, gently stirring. Cover and place in the fridge for a few hours or overnight. Using a fine sieve lined with a paper towel or coffee filter, allow the mixture to strain through the fine filter. This will remove any of the milk solids, leaving you with a beautiful, savory and smooth batch cocktail.
Shake or stir over ice until well chilled, pour into a martini glass, drizzle a bit of olive oil on top and serve with garnish of cherry tomato and mozzarella pearl. Cheers!
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The July articles are sizzling. From hot hosting inspo to recipes that will heat up any seasonal soirée, summer is about to get a bit of that Le Supper Club sparkle. Xx
Estate dell'amore! An escape to the Amalfi Coast where the ingredients are beautifully simple, the dinners last well into the night and the wine is ever-pouring.