Beautiful Ramp & Rhubarb Chutney (image provided by Pistachio Donut) I realize that Ramp Season is waning, but I was so excited to receive this beautiful recipe from my friend Devangi Raval from the luscious food blog, Pistachio Donut. This is a recipe that can extend your ramp supply and shorten the wait till next season. It is delicious, though, so you will be tempted to eat it all up now, which is okay too. I love what Devangi had to say about both ramps and rhubarb. “I ha

Two weeks ago, we went to the very first Gowanus Girls Indie Design + Food Mart, and we’re going back for more this Saturday! The Gowanus Girls market features crafts, designs and food made by women. To be clear, guys are welcome to come and enjoy the market too. It takes place in the enchanting Gowanus Grove, “a little slice of paradise in the middle of industrial Brooklyn.” Sure enough, we came to the canal and saw the twinkly lights and sweet lanterns hanging from the bran

I wanted to say something about Fred here because he was a remarkable man, and I am going to miss him terribly. Of course the family has been amazing. And the outpouring of support from everybody who knew and loved Fred has been wonderful. It doesn’t make it any less sad, but it’s comforting to the family to know how many people cared about him. And the fact is that he was healthy and vital until suddenly he wasn’t (he had a heart attack in his home). Many people at the two-d

Yoga inspires many things: enlightenment, awareness, dialog, understanding, inner peace, music, and exceptional flexibility.  And it also inspires designers to create beautiful objects, which you can find in the markets of New York City. I first saw Astrid Schumacher’s delicate and colorful yoga-inspired jewelry at the Old St. Patrick’s Cathedral Market on Prince Street (between Mott and Mulberry).  Her necklaces have tiny gold or silver yoga and Buddhist symbol charms, inclu