I have always loved the work of artist Robert Rauschenberg. This work at the National Gallery of Art was a recent discovery for me - I thought I'd seen it all. The piece, Wall-Eyed Carp/ROCI Japan, is large and vibrant, and inspiring. I couldn't take my 'eye' off of it.
The contents of my curiosity poured out in semi-frequent musings on all things inspiring, cultural, interesting, unique and joyful
28 March 2012
Robert Rauschenberg at the National Gallery of Art
labels: style, home, travel, photos, new york city
art,
beauty,
collage,
connect thru art,
inspiration,
National Gallery,
Rauschenberg,
travel,
Washington DC
26 March 2012
Early Spring
labels: style, home, travel, photos, new york city
82nd street,
Carl Schurz Park,
home,
manhattan,
nature,
NYC,
Spring,
trees,
Upper East Side
23 March 2012
Latest Art Obsession: Kees Van Dongen
labels: style, home, travel, photos, new york city
art,
Kee Van Dongen,
obsessed,
paintings
20 March 2012
Pastiglie Leone
I love these little Italian 'candies'. The packaging alone is worth picking up a box. These are from a restaurant in Turin, Italy called Birilli. Fantastic food, by the way.
labels: style, home, travel, photos, new york city
art,
beauty,
candy,
connect thru food,
connect thru travel,
food,
Italy,
packaging,
travel,
treats
04 March 2012
I was very spoiled when I lived in Los Angeles to have Whole Foods only two blocks from my lovely West Hollywood home. Now, living in NYC, I've got to travel a bit farther but I still make the trip and its always worth it. The place just makes me happy.
Aside from a few essentials I also grabbed this mesh produce bag. I buy a lot of fresh produce and I often feel guilty for using so many of those clear little bags to put it all in. If possible I reuse them or at the very least find a bin that collects used plastic bags. But I think I've found a solution with this reusable produce bag. Loving it!
20 February 2012
Ragusa Noir
Swoon worthy chocolate. My friend in Zurich bought these for me after I told him how much I love dark chocolate. He said this was the best. He may be right.
labels: style, home, travel, photos, new york city
chocolate,
switzerland
23 January 2012
A Brief Glint of Winter
labels: style, home, travel, photos, new york city
NYC,
snow,
Upper East Side,
winter
20 January 2012
Food in Tubes
Once upon a time I was transfixed by this tube of mayonnaise. What followed was a compulsion to pick up other foods I found that came squeezed into colorful tubes. Vegemite from New Zealand; Nestle chocolate (to add to your beverages) from China; pates from Austria and other European countries.
labels: style, home, travel, photos, new york city
canada,
china,
connect thru food,
europe,
food,
global,
new zealand,
odd,
travel
04 January 2012
Little Italy with My Sis & her Italian
My adorable sister Casey was spending a week with her boyfriend Matthew (referred to here as 'her Italian') and his family in New Jersey over the holidays. She came to New York to spend a few days with me and enjoy the city. Matthew came for a day and we all went down to Little Italy for lunch. Who doesn't need MORE food right after the holidays? But it was worth it. After wandering around Mulberry Street, we found Da Nico's and had a delicious lunch which was followed by a complimentary platter (yes, platter) of zeppoli (Italian fried dough). Heaven.
the Zeppoli at Da Nico Restaurant
Casey and Matthew
Few things make me happier than having my little Sister around. She is a great girl.
Few things make me happier than having my little Sister around. She is a great girl.
The legendary Ferrara Cafe.
labels: style, home, travel, photos, new york city
bakery,
classic,
connect thru food,
delicious,
downtown,
food,
holiday,
little italy,
NYC,
sister
03 January 2012
A Trip to the Met
labels: style, home, travel, photos, new york city
art,
Cy Twombly,
John Singer Sargent,
Metropolitan Museum of Art,
NYC,
paintings,
Upper East Side
01 January 2012
New Year's Eve: Greetings 2012!
This year I convinced my Mother we should have a New Year's Eve party at her house. Having family and friends gather in a casual way, especially on a day that is so hyped up already, is a great way to cap off the holidays. We had food, cocktails, and fun. It may need to be a yearly tradition.
labels: style, home, travel, photos, new york city
classic,
cocktails,
connect thru family,
connect thru food,
family,
food,
fun,
michigan,
new year's eve,
party
07 November 2011
I love a good vegetarian meal and even better - a vegan meal. There is just something about eating so clean, organic, and animal free that makes me feel good and healthy. Tonight I went to my favorite vegan restaurant in Los Angeles called Real Food Daily. This place is the best. It is the place to go for delicious vegan food. RFD goes so far beyond "alfalfa sprouts and a plate of mashed yeast"; their food is creative, inspired and delicious. From burritos to lasagna to chocolate pudding to beer and wine this place delivers on the "oh my goodness that is soooo good" front. www.realfood.com
http://www.facebook.com/RealFoodDaily
From RealFoodDaily website:
"Ann Gentry has spent the past twenty-five years striving to raise the standard of vegetarian cooking in this country. Ann is the creator, founder and operating owner of Real Food Daily, the only restaurant in the Los Angeles area that serves a 100 percent vegetarian (vegan) menu using foods grown exclusively with organic farming methods.
Bon Appétit magazine declared “Ann Gentry, the creator of Real Food Daily has taken two different California trends – vegetarian foods, and the organic seasonal cooking popularized by Alice Waters of Chez Panisse – and come up with a cuisine that is as interesting and delicious as it is healthful.”
labels: style, home, travel, photos, new york city
cooking,
food,
health,
los angeles,
organic,
real food daily,
vegan,
vegetarian
25 October 2011
Sometimes I visit Los Angeles...
Somewhere on a freeway...
labels: style, home, travel, photos, new york city
baseball,
hollywood,
los angeles
14 October 2011
Autumn in New York
There are few things more delightful than living through the change of seasons in the Northeast.
labels: style, home, travel, photos, new york city
Central Park,
love,
NYC,
seasons,
trees
09 October 2011
Charles Askegard Farewell Performance at NYCB
labels: style, home, travel, photos, new york city
ballet,
culture,
Lincoln Center,
New York City Ballet,
NYC,
performing arts
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