French meets sushi
Ah, “fusion”—one of the most overworked words in the culinary world these days.
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French meets sushi
Jean-Georges chef takes on Ten
Ah, “fusion”—one of the most overworked words in the culinary world these days.
Somewhere out there
For me and, I am sure, for millions out there like me, Woody Allen’s movies have long served as confirmation that the neurotic thoughts running through our minds like a ticker at the bottom of a TV screen are not a lonely affliction—that they are not associated with a private screening, but rather with some […]
Art in place
The public debate that pitted the suits against the street kids in an argument about whether or not graffiti art is, well, “art,” has long since been settled—it is, deal with it—but the recent unmasking of the graffiti-artist-to-the-stars, bona fide celebrity and truly talented Banksy has brought graffiti art back into the headlines for a […]
Another reason to celebrate
First there was the Virginia Festival of the Book, and then the Festival of the Photograph.
Blind faith
Bottle Shock is a new movie about the so-called Judgment of Paris, a 1976 blind tasting that pitted then unknown California wines against the best of Gaul.
We Ate Here
Well, my goodness—a little takeout lunch from Downtown Thai turns out to be a feast and a half! A basic red curry, sure—long julienned strips of something crunchy, maybe bok choy, with carrots, green beans and tofu, and enough steamed rice to soak up a copious portion of light but fiery sauce. Maybe it was […]
September 08: Tangled up in blogs
In real estate, just like the recently completed Olympics, it really is whether you win or lose. (Think Phelps would have had that look of beatific amazement if he’d bombed out on the eighth gold medal?) How you play the game is just a means to an end. And these days, some of the essential […]
September 08: Design, living a trends for home and garden
Buh-bye, brand names Your bathroom’s an eyesore. You’ve got that unavoidable array of brightly colored plastic bottles, with a hoorah to every hygienic brand out there. And that Dial Vanilla Honey Body Yogurt? It’s a body wash, not a snack for the shower. Fortunately for all us brand name stockpilers, debrandedhome.com offers us a […]
September 08: News and ideas for sustainable living
Amount due: zero One hot August day in Albemarle, a crew of workers installed an impressive number of solar panels on the roof of a 2,500-square-foot house. Thirty-six of them, in fact. They nearly cover the south roof face of this house, which is being built on a fairly ordinary lot in a small, […]
September 08: To make heat
In the fateful year of 1993, Tony and Trew Bennett had already put 21 years of sweat, tears and living into their Nelson County property. They’d bought it in 1972, two young potters from Northern Virginia, and they’d built a yurt for housing, as well as a two-story building with a studio and an efficiency […]