Spring-time Stars!

Hands down, no questions asked, I’m a foodie, continually inspired by food. Besides my family, food is the singular thing I think about, ok obsess about, every minute of every day. I get silly...

Traditional Home 2013

Flower Girl ~ Denise Porcaro

Meeting the lovely & crazy talented Denise Porcaro, creator of Lower Manhattan’s Flower Girl, was a chance encounter at a mutual friends Nolita boutique. I was instantly captivated by this stunning...

Saatchi Online

Saatchi Athena Calderone

My Little Pickle!

As Jivan gets older I am growing more & more aware that my sweet little guy & those cherished cuddly moments are sadly occurring less & less. I get it, we all grow up….I need to accept that he...

Kim Ficaro’s Beautiful Table!

I first met the incredibly talented interior & prop stylist Kim Ficaro on the beach in Montauk. As we chatted, I was instantly aware of how at ease I felt as we both affirmed “it was our summer to...

Domaine Home

Refinery29 ~ Inside Athena Calderone’s Immaculate BK Pad

Get snappy for spring!

Safe to say that with the arrival of Spring, comes a very distinct excitement in the air. Suddenly we are all walking about with coats off, sitting at outdoor cafes, & visiting the green markets to...

Modern Mary….POP!

Art continually feeds my creativity. Every time I visit art fairs I feel ridiculiously inspired. Our eyes get informed in so many ways, recording everything we see. Eventually idea’s gets...

Greek Lamb Lovin’

I tend to get a bit obsessive over things and I’ll confess that I also crave immediacy. Once I get an idea in my head it’s kinda trapped in there until I execute. This was in fact the case on my...

House Magazine Spring 2013

Moroccan Rug…yes please!

I’m not reinventing the wheel here. What I’m offering is nothing new, however, the addition of vintage Moroccan rugs is certainly a design statement I return to time & time again. They continually...

P.S. – I swoon this….

Easter was one of my favorite holidays as a child. My memories are filled with the crafty excitement of dipping eggs in pretty hues, the anticipated early morning egg hunt, tearing open my Easter...

LivingEtc April 2013

Avocado gets Toasted

Sometimes you just can’t overthink lunch. Often the simplest things are the most memorable & most yummy! I would say it’s fairly safe to bet that if there’s a kale salad or an avocade toast on a...

A “Broken” Negroni at Dell’Anima

Bartending is what got me through my first few years of living in Manhattan. Now almost 18 years later here I am behind the bar yet again at Dell’Anima. I love the nastalgia of it all….my life has...

Dell’Anima Feeds My Soul!

I have always dreamt of working in a professional kitchen! It really is fascinating to me….both the creative process and the mechanics & timing that needs to be in choreographed alignment. This...

Yael is Reforming us all!

If I were to go to reform school I’d want Yael Aflalo to be my head master! This fierce & fearless LA native is ridiculously smart, successful, stylish, smoking hot, & creative….plus she’s making...

A Kale & Lentil Concoction!

Last week I was at a loss for what make for dinner. My local market was wiped out of most things, so I picked up a few links of hot pork sausage and a bunch of tuscan kale….dinner at that moment...

Skate Obsessed

My little guy is growing up fast…sad but true. I have an almost 10 year old skate obsessed boy who has very strong idea’s about style (that’s my boy!) Hence his graffiti & skate inspired little man...

Contemporist

Whole Roasted Fish

Anyone that really knows me understands that I can most often be found in the kitchen. I get teased all the time from friends that i’m continually and obsessively chop chop chopping and prep prep...

Hannah Gets Swoonified!

What can I say…I swoon Hannah Bronfman! She is a whip smart entrepreneur who is charming, witty, super sweet, loves to cook, & is wise beyond her 25 years! I met Hannah a few years back at a Vogue...

Bronzed!

With all that’s readily available to us sometimes you just can’t find what your looking for. This was the case when seeking out a coffee table for my Bklyn apartment. I yearned for something...

Simply the best Ragu!

It’s been about 11 years since I have been swooning the melt in your mouth braised pork ragu at Al Di La in Bklyn. I have tried many a time to replicated this divine dish yet admittedily always...