1 Amy’s is located in the heart of downtown Cedarburg, a small historic town in southeastern Wisconsin.

2 There is an assortment of chocolates for sale, including truffles, almond bark, and toffee.

3 Belgian Chocolate Almond Clusters

4 Amy's Handmade Truffles

5 A variety of caramel apples are drying in the kitchen.

6 All of Amy’s caramel apples are made in an open kitchen, which allows customers to see the chocolatiers hard at work.

7 A box of jumbo granny smith apples is ready for dunking!

8 There is beautiful decor in the store.

9 The caramel is cooked slowly in large copper kettles.

10 Every batch of caramel takes approximately one hour to cook before it is the right consistency for dipping.

11 Chocolatier Amanda Greenwood dips an apple.

12 The bottom of the kettle - Each batch of caramel can cover approximately 96 apples.

13 Immediately after the apple has been dunked, chocolatier Brittany Delcid covers it in nuts while it is still tacky. Amy’s roasts all of the nuts that are used as toppings.

14 Peanut Butter Chip Caramel Apple

15 Amy’s Candy Kitchen makes over 70 different kinds of caramel apples throughout the year. My favorite is M&M!

16 Red candy apples

17 Plain caramel apples

18 During the holiday season in December, Amy’s can make up to 1,200 caramel apples in one day.

19 Red candy apples

20 The next step is to dip the apples in Belgian Chocolate. Amy’s uses dark chocolate, milk chocolate, and white chocolate.

21 A tempered melter full of milk chocolate

22 This apple gets a coating of dark chocolate.

23 More toppings are added.

24 The finished product! Red Sprinkle, Oreo with Milk Chocolate, Butterfinger with Milk Chocolate, White Chocolate Dunked Apple, Groom Apple

25 A variety including Classic Peanut, Snickers with Milk Chocolate, Cha Cha Chipotle

26 This is an Almond Turtle with Dark Belgian Chocolate Caramel Apple.

27 A Pecan Turtle with Belgian Milk Chocolate Caramel Apple

28 A Dunked Belgian White Chocolate Caramel Apple

29 A Dark Belgian Chocolate with Sea Salt Caramel Apple

1 Shopping is always a must on any trip and while in Laguna Beach, we popped into Stephen Frank Garden & Home, which carries distinctive tabletop, unique collectibles, vintage artifacts, European pottery, and decorative accessories.

2 These metal-edged dishes are called Match Pewter and are handmade by artisans in the north of Italy.

3 They have quite a few pieces by metal artist, Michael Aram.

4 Michael Aram's work was transformed during a trip to India, where he discovered that country's rich metalworking traditions and applied it to his art.

5 Interesting artwork - These are called gorgonians, also known as sea whips or sea fans. They are found throughout the oceans of the world, especially in the tropics and subtropics.

6 And fun folk art

7 This is the very beautiful Montage in Laguna Beach.

8 Montage Laguna Beach is located on 30 spectacular, beachfront acres in the heart of Laguna Beach.

9 The grounds and the vistas are simply magnificent!

10 Harris hawks and Saker falcons are on patrol at the Montage.

11 Trained falconers work with these birds of prey to discourage pest birds, like seagulls, starlings, finches, and pigeons from seeking feeding and nesting opportunities at the resort.

12 This safe and natural method of non-lethal bird control has been proven to be very effective and is also used to protect many vineyards.

13 The view from terrace of the restaurant, Studio was gorgeous.

14 The terrace tables had crisp white linens and a lovely centerpiece.

15 The tables in the private dining room were set in a similar fashion.

16 The decor was pleasing to the eye.

17 All of the arrangements were composed of the loveliest white flowers.

18 One beverage offered was a White Nixon, inspired by the MSL March issue cocktail - ruby red grapefruit juice, Bellocq White Nixon tea (bellocq.com), vodka, and Domaine de Canton ginger liquor

19 Joe Petrillo - Integrated Sales Director for MSLO in Los Angeles, Kelly Brent - West Coast Manager for Martha Stewart Weddings, toasted with Lisa and me.

20 Studio chef, Craig Strong, greeted us and explained how the restaurant had been designed using many of his ideas.

21 He proudly told us about the organic Studio Garden just outside the restaurant, which is overflowing with herbs, fruits, and vegetables, much like a garden he experienced as a chef in Spain.

22 Those fruits, vegetables, and herbs are used in Chef Strong's restaurant creations and also in seasonal cocktails, as well as in soothing spa treatments in the hotel's spa.

23 Gael Towey and Mark Brown - SVP-Communications Planning Director The Garage/Team Mazda

24 Mary Beth Hagen - Senior Product Manager Allergan/Botox with Heather Kimoto - Integrated Sales Manager for MSLO in Los Angeles

25 Daisy Schwartzberg - my makeup artist and Tammy Swenarski - Marketing Director Allergan/Botox

26 Kelly Brent sitting with Kevin Lu - President and CEO of Casablanca Bridal and Kim Stuart - VP of Marketing and Casablanca Bridal

27 Chef Strong at work

28 The kitchen is impeccably neat

29 And very attractive.

30 The lemon tart gratins for our dessert were cooling in the kitchen.

31 Chef Strong must have known that I love all things lemon!

32 Fred Sattler - EVP Managing Director Initiative, his wife, Carol Sattler, and Raul Escobar

33 I'm laughing hard in this photo, as I was having a very good time!

34 The first course was a Spanish Salad - mizuna lettuce, serrano ham, manchego cheese, garlic prawns, and sherry vinaigrette.

35 The second course was a choice of either Pacific black cod, with broccolini, potato confit, roasted cauliflower, and romesco sauce

36 Or, grilled beef tenderloin with crispy asparagus, potato mousseline, bone marrow crostini, and sauce bordelaise.

37 Dessert was the lemon tart gratin with pistachio ice cream. Yum!!!

38 Posing with Mark Brown and his wife Zoila

39 James Johnson - Senior Director MS Home Office Marketing Avery Dennison, me, Amy Ladwig - VP of Sales Avery Dennison, Amy's husband Don Ladwig, and James's wife Tina Patterson

40 Mary Beth Hagen and Tammy Swenarski

41 Sitting with Fred Sattler and his wife, Carol

42 And with Dionne Colvin - National Strategic Planning Manager Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc.

43 Lisa Gersh and Dionne Colvin

44 Cynthia Jensen, SVP, Media Operations at Innocean Americas and her husband, Raul Escobar

45 With Kevin Lu and Kim Stuart

46 Tina Patterson and James Johnson

47 Posing with Chef Craig Strong after the wonderful meal

1 Before leaving for the D: Dive Into Media conference, I contributed to a rather shocking expose of what goes on at AllThingsD, put together by Funny or Die.

2 In this spoof, I talked about the wild after hour parties and what goes on in the hot tub.

3 My silly scripted lines were printed on cue cards.

4 I explained that I couldn't really say what went on at the conferences, because it was just too shocking!

5 I did say, however, that the Martha Stewart cocktail app got quite a workout! Take a look at the video here: http://allthingsd.com/20120130/funny-or-die-exposes-ds-seedy-underbelly-video/?mod=googlenews

6 The stage for D: Dive Into Media in the Ritz-Carlton Ballroom

7 The audience seating in the ballroom

8 Peter Kafka, Senior Editor for AllThingsD.com, was the host of D: Dive into Media.

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10 Peter Kafka interviewing Jason Kilar, CEO of Hulu, who talked about Hulu, media, and television in general.

11 Kara Swisher interviewing Bob Pittman, CEO of Clear Channel Media Holdings

12 Under his guidance, the nation’s largest radio broadcaster is implementing an aggressive digital music strategy in the hopes of stealing the online radio spotlight from Pandora.

13 Mr. Pittman explained how his company plans to stay relevant. Chief among the strategies are partnerships with Facebook and other companies.

14 Peter Kafka with Kevin Tanchaoren, who directed the 'Fame' update for MGM studios and will be doing the 'Mortal Kombat' film later this year

15 Philippe Dauman, CEO of Viacom, said the company he oversees is not a cable network. Instead, it's a media network with an agnostic view about where its content is distributed.

16 Peter Kafka with Kassem Gharaibeh, one of the Dive Into Media Conference's 'New Faces.'

17 He is a comedian who goes by KassemG and has become one of YouTube's biggest stars, with a couple million subscribers and more than 250 million views. www.youtube.com/KassemG

18 He co-founded Maker Studios, the Web video start-up that develops up and coming 'internet talent' much like the old Hollywood studio system.

19 Sitting in the conference alongside Lisa Gersh - our President and COO

20 We were joined by Jeanne Meyer - SVP Corporate Communications, Missy Foristall, SVP Digital Programming and Strategy, and Gael Towey - Chief Creative and Editorial Director.

21 Walt Mossberg and Peter Kafka spoke to the multi-talented Neil Young, who said that 'We live in the digital age and, unfortunately, it’s degrading our music, not improving it.' He is working hard to improve music's sound quality.

22 In the green room of D: Dive into Media conference - Here I am with Dawn Griffiths, who was the on-site makeup artist who de-shined everyone who took the stage.

23 When it was time for Lisa Gersh and me to take the stage, we were interviewed by Walt Mossberg, AllThingsD co-founder and Wall Street Journal Technology columnist.

24 I spoke about how our company is transitioning to a digital media company just as fast as we can and how we are relentless in serving our customers where they need us, where they want us.

25 I explained how we were uniquely positioned to make a significant amount of the thousands of hours of our how-to video available to consumers in a way that would enhance and inspire their lives.

26 Lisa Gersh added that the company is trying to find new ways to make its monthly food magazine more relevant.

27 Everyday Food has a daily email newsletter that will be upgraded with video so subscribers can see someone making the recipe.

28 Lisa also talked about how coming to work at MSLO made her the coolest Mom ever in the eyes of her 4 daughters, who range from age 15 to early 20's.

29 Lisa also said that her daughters were reflective of how a span of generations continue to love Martha and its range of magazine titles and online content.

30 Lisa Gersh and I with Walt Mossberg

31 Kara Swisher speaking with David Remnick, Editor for the New Yorker, who said that he loves his iPad but that print is not yet dead

32 David Remnick said that reading on a three-inch screen isn't his favorite way to enjoy a magazine, but notes some people are reading Dickens that way on the subway. They are not just always playing Angry Birds.

33 Katie Boehret, in gray, is a journalist at The Wall Street Journal and works with technology columnist Walter Mossberg.

34 I sat next to Khush founders, Prerna Gupta and Parag Chordia, who are app makers with Songify Live, which uses Auto-tune to turn speech into song.

35 It was very pleasant eating lunch in the Monarch Bay Courtyard.

36 Peter Kafka with the outgoing Warner Music Group chairman, Edgar Bronfman, Jr., who talked about the fate of EMI, the value of services like Spotify, and what he would change about the recording industry's deal with Apple.