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Notes of toffee and apple

Posted by Robin on 1 February 2014 2 Comments

Taking a cue from the designer perfume line’s Déliria fragrance, which features notes of toffee and apple, the first course of Nova Scotia Salmon incorporates citrus-cured apple and grain mustard. The second course includes guests’ choice of Atlantic Black Cod, served with carrots and roasted garlic fumet, or the Omaha Beef Tenderloin with smoked potato mousseline and Bordelaise syrup, both of which are inspired by the saffron, whiskey, lavender, and rose bouquet found in L’Artisan’s Skin on Skin.

— Los Angeles restaurant Patina is offering a Valentine's Day dinner inspired by L'Artisan Parfumeur's Explosion d'Emotion trio. Read more at Patina Partners with L’Artisan Parfumeur for Valentine’s Day Dinner at Haute Living.

The first recorded public scent concert in North America

Posted by Robin on 19 December 2013 7 Comments

In 1902, a New York based art critic, writer and grand eccentric presented the first recorded public scent concert in North America: A Trip to Japan in Sixteen Minutes. This man was called Sadakichi Hartmann, and the concert was an unmitigated fiasco.

 — The Institute for Art and Olfaction will recreate that concert at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, January 9 through 12. Tickets are limited but free; read more here.

Timeless Scents: 1370 to 2013 ~ exhibit at Wallis Annenberg Center, Los Angeles

Posted by Robin on 8 December 2013 4 Comments

Chandler Burr’s latest exhibit, Timeless Scents: 1370 to 2013, is now open at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills. The exhibit is being held in conjunction with performances of Parfumerie, an adaptation of the Hungarian play Illatszertar by Miklos Laszlo…

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The Institute for Art and Olfaction

Posted by Robin on 18 October 2012 9 Comments

The Institute for Art and Olfaction logo

The Institute for Art and Olfaction, a new organization devoted to the art and science of perfumery, is scheduled to open in Los Angeles in March 2013:

Founder Saskia Wilson-Brown has partnered with programming director Kóan Jeff Baysa, creative director Micah Hahn, and an advisory board of thirteen experts in perfumery and public art to launch The Institute for Art and Olfaction (IAO). Devoted to multi-arts experimentation…

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Perfume meet & greet: Cherry Bomb Killer Perfume at Fred Segal

Posted by Robin on 8 December 2010 11 Comments

Maria McElroy (also of Aroma M) and Alexis Karl (also of Scent by Alexis) will be at Fred Segal In Los Angeles to introduce their new line, Cherry Bomb Killer Perfume, on Saturday, December 18…

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