Lavender Design + Cuisine

Lavender Design + Cuisine Real Estate Enhancement:
Expert home staging to maximize your property's appeal. Perfect for individuals, couples, or small groups of up to 10. Ellie Lavender

Curator of Beautiful Spaces | Plant-Based Soul | Rooted in Rebellion | 🇫🇷🇮🇹🇪🇸🇲🇦 Avant-Garde Gastronomy | Author: Lemon, Love and Lavender (Late 2026)

Instagram: .design.cuisine Lavender Design + Cuisine offers the following Services throughout Santa Cruz County & the South Bay:

Home & Space Transformation:
Decluttering, Organizing, Interior Design and Feng Shui for home, office and ga

rage. Declutter Your Life Workshop:
Hands-on workshop to empower you to declutter your home and mind, fostering a sense of calm and organization. Personal & Group Culinary Journeys:
French, Italian, Spanish Plant-Based Cuisine Personal chef and catering (up to 10 guests)

Private In-Home Cooking and Wine Pairing:
Elevate your culinary skills and explore the world of wine pairing with my exclusive in-home classes. Culinary Team Building and Corporate Cooking Classes are engaging activities that foster collaboration, communication, and problem-solving skills among employees while enhancing team morale and creativity. Public & Exclusive Winery Events: Plant-based Mediterranean Tapas, Artisan Chocolate, & Wine Pairings. To learn more and take the first step towards a more organized and delicious life, contact via email.

The Architecture of Light: Reimagining Vintage Copper 💡✨There is a profound, strategic beauty in arresting the decline o...
08/30/2026

The Architecture of Light: Reimagining Vintage Copper 💡✨

There is a profound, strategic beauty in arresting the decline of a storied object and rewriting its function. If you have a vintage copper teapot gathering dust, it holds the raw architecture to become a stunning focal point—a plug-in pendant light that casts a warm, metallic glow over your kitchen island, stove, or sink, entirely free from the constraints of hardwiring.

The structural evolution is remarkably seamless:

Deconstruct the base: Remove the bottom of the teapot to open a clean downward pathway for the illumination.

Thread the current: Displace the lid's top k**b, guiding a plug-in pendant cord through the threshold to suspend the bulb within its patinated copper home.

Suspend the vision: Mount a secure ceiling hook, dictate your ideal height, and plug the cord directly into a standard outlet to activate the space.

Subverting the original purpose of old material to optimize visual balance brings a beautiful, rebellious frequency into a home. It is spatial curation in its purest form—where raw roots meet deliberate, functional art.

— Ellie | Curator of Beautiful Spaces & Avant-Garde Gastronomy

This afternoon in my garden 🫜🌿💚. Chef-Gardener Ellie
08/30/2026

This afternoon in my garden 🫜🌿💚.

Chef-Gardener Ellie

Bienvenue to Curated Spaces & Avant-Garde Gastronomy 🍋🛋️✨I am Cheffe Ellie de Lavande—curator of beautiful spaces and th...
08/30/2026

Bienvenue to Curated Spaces & Avant-Garde Gastronomy 🍋🛋️✨

I am Cheffe Ellie de Lavande—curator of beautiful spaces and the author behind the upcoming cookbook, Lemon, Love and Lavender. 📖💜

For two decades, my world was defined by a different landscape: the fast-paced matrix of high-tech strategy. I managed complex systems, cultivated executive relationships, and translated abstract corporate visions into operational realities.

Today, I channel that precise strategic acumen into a completely different kind of architecture.

In 2011, I founded Lavender Design + Cuisine to live at the intersection of a plant-based soul and a spirit rooted in rebellion. I took the system-thinking skills from my tech career and applied them to sensory design—crafting harmonious, sustainable environments and curated, immersive culinary experiences. Grounded in the principles of Feng Shui and inspired by the rich culinary heritages of France, Italy, Spain, and Morocco, my mission is to elevate everyday life.

My work exists where l’art de la table meets avant-garde gastronomy. It is a soulful, rebellious collision of raw soil intuition, precision French technique, and un style impeccable. 🇫🇷

Today, that philosophy comes alive on a beautiful Provençal tablecloth, set intentionally with les verres à vin de ma grand-mère (my grandmother’s vintage wine glasses). From the plate to the room, raw roots and deliberate curation feed the soul. ✨

The Pillars of Lavender Design + Cuisine

Spatial Curation: Designing high-end, sustainable, and biophilic spaces that optimize wellness, functionality, and aesthetic balance.

Immersive Dining: Hosting highly personalized, multi-course plant-based dining events for exclusive groups of up to ten guests.

The Next Chapter: Wrapping up my upcoming cookbook, "Lemon, Love and Lavender," arriving late this year to bring this sensory philosophy directly to your kitchen.

To my tech network, colleagues, and friends here: thank you for being part of my journey. Let's co-create a more beautiful reality. Follow along for un voyage sensoriel. 🌟

— Ellie Lavender | Curator of Beautiful Spaces & Avant-Garde Gastronomy | Lavender Design + Cuisine

Le Lien Sacré du Sol: Grand Marnier and Garden Roses. 🍊🌹💎A composition of slow time, memory, and raw botanical friction ...
08/26/2026

Le Lien Sacré du Sol: Grand Marnier and Garden Roses. 🍊🌹💎

A composition of slow time, memory, and raw botanical friction au sein du studio. Sitting on the canvas is an unopened bottle of Grand Marnier—un cadeau délibéré from un ami brut who maps my exact affinities—juxtaposed against the sharp light of blue glass and heavy pink roses pulled straight from my morning soil.

True connection is not a superficial transaction; it mirrors the physics of the garden earth itself. The terrain is dark, deep, un-padded, and silent—yet it functions as the absolute foundation feeding the roots so that complex geometry can rise into the light.

This bottle carries that exact architectural discipline. En 1880, Louis-Alexandre Marnier-Lapostolle disrupted French society by fusing distilled Cognac—deeply rooted in the Charente soil—with bitter Caribbean oranges. It was a defiant, border-shattering intersection of culture and soil that his friend César Ritz famously crowned as "Grand." L'amitié brute operates on that same quiet depth and historical weight. Pour finir, it is a shared soil that anchors us, completely un-compromised by external algorithmic static.

A study in amber warmth, cultural alchemy, and garden geometry. 🎨✨

Bon Mercredi à tous—Embrace the roots of connection. 🌟

— Ellie | Curator of Beautiful Spaces & Avant-Garde Gastronomy

L'Autonomie Botanique au Crépuscule 🌿✨Ce matin dans le jardin 💚 — French lavender and vibrant lemon verbena blooming exa...
08/14/2026

L'Autonomie Botanique au Crépuscule 🌿✨

Ce matin dans le jardin 💚 — French lavender and vibrant lemon verbena blooming exactly when and where they decide to. Out here dans la terre, nature is a masterclass in independence. The garden nourishes my soul—un sanctuaire of birds, bees, and incredible sérénité, completely unapologetic about its own nature.

From the soil to the kitchen, we set our own baseline, loin du monde commercial.

— Ellie | Curator of Beautiful Spaces & Avant-Garde Gastronomy

This afternoon in the garden—mon deuxième paradis, right after my kitchen! 🌿The stunning white lavender is an absolute j...
08/10/2026

This afternoon in the garden—mon deuxième paradis, right after my kitchen! 🌿

The stunning white lavender is an absolute joy for the sweet oiseaux, butterflies, and bees! 🤍🐝

— Ellie | Curator of Beautiful Spaces & Avant-Garde Gastronomy

L’Élixir des Alpes: Lavender, Lore, and Bitter Roots.🌿 A stunning flacon of Fred Jerbis Vermut 25 arrived today—a unexp...
08/10/2026

L’Élixir des Alpes: Lavender, Lore, and Bitter Roots.

🌿 A stunning flacon of Fred Jerbis Vermut 25 arrived today—a unexpected cadeau from a sweet friend. The moment she saw the lavender-printed label, it was a total coup de foudre; she instantly envisioned moi, l’éternelle lover of lavender. 💜 A flawless mirror to an obsession.

Yet, beneath that elegant, floral surface lies a deep, medicinal mystery. This liquid history belongs to the mountains—drawn from the isolated, alpine foothills of Friuli and coaxed into reality by herbalist Federico 'Fred' Cremasco. 🇮🇹 Unearthed from a forgotten, jadis manual of apothicaireremedies, the formula binds twenty-five pristine botanicals, including three rare varieties of wormwood legally hand-harvested from a protected Italian sanctuary. 🌿

Resting on a foundation of velvety Verduzzo Ripasso wine, it greets the nose with a luminous, zesty prelude of crushed alpine greenery. On the tongue, it unfolds into a dense tapestry of dark forest fruits and warm, sharp baking spices. 🍊🍷 A flawless mariage of historic lore, heavy earth, and pure botanical art. Santé ! 🌟

— Ellie | Curator of Beautiful Spaces & Avant-Garde Gastronomy

🎨 L'Élixir Terrestre : Le Secret du Bocage 🌿🏺Pensées du matin : Morning light over the sun-drenched landscape of Aquitai...
07/26/2026

🎨 L'Élixir Terrestre : Le Secret du Bocage 🌿🏺

Pensées du matin : Morning light over the sun-drenched landscape of Aquitaine. The rich culinary heritage of the French countryside is reimagined dans ma cuisine with a rebellious, plant-based mutation.

L’Essence Sauvage : A raw distillation of earth inside glass. Deep mushroom umami collides with Beluga lentils and the sweet edge of caramelized shallots, immersed with croquants aux graines.

The culinary alchemy—a glass of 2018 Château Mayne Guyon Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux. 🇫🇷🍷 Plump Merlot grapes, dark fruit notes, subtle spice, and smooth tannins intertwined with the earth inside the glass.

Un hommage simple à la terre. Santé ! 🇫🇷✨

— Ellie | Curator of Beautiful Spaces & Avant-Garde Gastronomy

The Curated Table: Avant-Garde Gastronomy from Santa Cruz to Aptos 🌿✨As the high season unfolds, the kitchen fires warm ...
07/12/2026

The Curated Table: Avant-Garde Gastronomy from Santa Cruz to Aptos 🌿✨

As the high season unfolds, the kitchen fires warm for intimate private dining. My culinary calendar is now open for bespoke residencies from mid-July through mid-December, bringing a highly tailored experience into homes from Santa Cruz and Capitola to Soquel and Aptos.

These exclusive evenings are an exploration of modern plant-based refinement. Together, we will weave a narrative through the distinct terroirs of French, Italian, Spanish, and Moroccan cuisines. Designed for intimate gatherings of up to 10 guests, each evening flows with curated wine pairings and a fluid, hyper-seasonal menu.

A Four-Course Living Narrative

Imagine a table where crisp, vibrant botanicals meet masterfully composed centerpieces and artisanal, sweet finales. Every dish is a chapter written in pristine, farm-to-table ingredients selected at their absolute peak, cooked entirely on-site, and served with effortless elegance.

From the initial table styling to the final immaculate cleanup, the evening is orchestrated so you can simply exist beautifully with your guests.

The Holiday Calendar

As the year deepens, a limited number of dates are also available for highly curated Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday dinners. These unique evenings bring a sophisticated, global perspective to traditional coastal celebrations.

To discuss your upcoming occasion, explore custom flavor profiles, and secure your date, please click the Email button on the page.

Bon Appétit,
Cheffe Ellie

L’Évolution du Terroir : A Curated Dialogue 🌿Le Terroir — My handcrafted pantry staples bring together the sun-kissed he...
07/12/2026

L’Évolution du Terroir : A Curated Dialogue 🌿

Le Terroir —

My handcrafted pantry staples bring together the sun-kissed herbs of Provence, the aromatic traditions of Morocco, and timeless Mediterranean flavors. C’est l'âme — the true soul of La Table Rebelle, where rigorous French technique meets raw, soil-first intuition.

Le Canevas —

🇫🇷🧂 Provençal Finishing Salt : A bright, tectonic blend of garden-grown herbes de Provence and Meyer lemon zest. An intentional finish for avocado toast, roasted root vegetables, and dark chocolate.

🇲🇦🍋 Moroccan Preserved Meyer Lemons : Tangy, concentrated, and exploding with umami. Designed to elevate roasted seasonal elements, backyard focaccia, or contemporary craft cocktails. 🍸🔥

The Placement —

My signature essentials have found their natural home within the highly intentional world of 📍 | Aptos Village.

Their space exists as the perfect backdrop par excellence for my vision—a gallery of estate olive oils, traditional paella tools, and rare balsamic vinegars. They offer a kindred resonance for my devotion to origin and craft.

Bon dimanche à tous. Make life delicious!
La Table Rebelle 🧑‍🍳🍷

— Ellie | Curator of Beautiful Spaces & Avant-Garde Gastronomy

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