Monthly Archives: September 2011

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I recently worked with my good friend, the truly amazing Nicolette Owen of Nicolette Camille and Little Flower School on a beautiful story for the Wall Street Journal. For Nicolette’s expert advice on making your own early fall arrangements using herbs, click here. And check out these moody beauties below:

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Check out my spread in the September issue of Bon Appétit ! I had the pleasure of shooting on my home turf and perusing both Smorgasburg (Williamsburg, Brooklyn) and New Amsterdam Market (Lower Manhattan) with Assistant Editor Hannah Sullivan for “Emerging Markets.” My Smorgasburg recommendations: 1. DON’T be put off by the Williamsburgyness because the food is worth it. 2. DON’T go when it’s really hot out as there’s not much shade. If you ignore [...]

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South Downs England Ale Budget Travel

Last year around this time my friend David Torch and I set off for Heathrow for a day of Sainsbury’s Magazine in studio, followed by four days of driving a very cute Mini around the South Downs. David was stellar at the whole stick shift/left side of the road combo and impressively deejayed only British music for the majority of the trip (a self-imposed iPod challenge!) We had a great time taking in the landscape, [...]

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Maybe it’s a little late in the summer to post about this. Maybe it’s a little late in my life to just have discovered this concept. But–how brilliant are coffee ice cubes in an iced coffee?! Thank you to Love Lane Kitchen in Mattituck, NY for expanding my horizons. Your pastrami hash is pretty killer too! (To make coffee ice cubes simply brew a pot of drip, let it cool a bit, pour into ice [...]

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Nick's on Broadway, Providence, RI

On the way to an assignment on Cape Cod today, I stopped in Providence at Nick’s on Broadway. (A girl still needs her brunch even if she’s working on a Sunday!) My thanks to foodandwine.com (a fave resource when travelling) for  pointing me to this delicious spot. I was lucky enough to sit at the counter alongside the galley kitchen which, although pretty darn hot, was more entertaining and intriguing than hours of Gordon Ramsey [...]

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