So why am I writing about it on a blog about markets and artisanal lifestyles? For starters, one of my father’s best friends was interned as a child, and it affected him for the rest of his life. Secondly, I, like millions of other people, adore George Takei for his voice, his humor, his talent and his courage. Finally, it’s my blog, and I like to write about things I think people would want to know about. Hopefully you already know about this piece of our history. If you do

For my Market Picks this weekend, I’m thinking about Lower Manhattan.  There are some wonderful, established markets that stay enticing and exciting by keeping outstanding sellers and bringing in new ones all the time.  An afternoon stroll through all of these markets takes you through Soho, Nolita, the Lower East Side and points in between. Saturday and Sunday Ahkun Summer Pop Up Shop:  Ahkun is a non-profit organization that connects micro-financed companies to the global

Professor Chocolate Presents: The Ultimate Guide to Finding Chocolate in NYC – Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn is a labor of love, spanning three years of research and discovery (ie. eating a lot of chocolate!) by two friends, fellow chocolate afficcionados, and elementary school teachers, Rob Monahan and Neill Alleva, who together comprise Professor Chocolate. I am a chocoholic.  No bones about it.  So I was happily surprised when I found a whole slew of chocolate shops I didn’