Art at the Casa

Cadillac margaritas topped with Grand Marnier and burritos added to the decided Mexican theme when award-winning food writer and author Betty Fussell, 97, recipient of three James Beard Awards, welcomed her Mazatlán-based daughter Rosalind “Tucky” to Casa Dorinda for a joint exhibition of their artwork.

Betty, who moved to our Eden by the Beach from New York in 2012, has written for the New York Times, The New Yorker, Vogue, and the Los Angeles Times.

A woman of great flair and style, her works included portraits and drawings of friends and family, while Tucky’s paintings exuded color and the Mexican lifestyle.

Among residents turning out for the opening bash were Missy DeYoung, Victoria Hines, Penny Arntz, Mary Heebner, Paul Blake, Michelle Joanou, Karine McCall, and Macduff Everton.