Entering abcmkt, the new food, kitchen and tabletop market at ABC Carpet & Home (Photo courtesy of Ed Lefkowicz) Amidst the excitement and chaos of the holiday season last November, ABC Carpet & Home quietly launched abcmkt, a sanctuary of artisanal foods, splendid tableware and heirloom-quality kitchen tools. As you may have noticed by now, I am prone to using superlatives when I am excited about something. But please trust me when I say that spending time in abcmkt gives us

Elephant in the Attic is a wonderful collection of vintage objects at Artists & Fleas that will turn any space into a home. I wanted to move right into the small market boutique of Caitlin Brubacher, curator and owner of Elephant in the Attic and Burnt and Mended handmade accessories for men and women on Etsy. She has an eye for fun prints and pictures too, many of which are framed and hanging in her boutique (left), with many more unframed images to thumb through in the bins

I have discovered some very tasty foods and inspiring handmade designs at the Vegan Shop Ups, and I love that they provide a fun environment that is safe for vegans and vegetarians. (I’m pretty much an omnivore, but I love a good ital stew.) Read this press release about these all-vegan holiday events: IT’S CHRISTMAS! IT’S CHANUKAH! It’s just plain cold!! Join us for the Vegan Holiday Shop-Ups, Saturday December 8th, 15th, and 22nd, 12-5pm at our favorite bar Pine Box Rock Sh

In case you haven’t heard, Artists & Fleas is back inside Chelsea Market for the season! Once again, they’ve created their own unique environment and style. I’ve heard people say that it feels like the Anthropologie store at the other end of the market, only with a whole lot more Brooklyn sprinkled on it. I love the Artists & Fleas markets, and I love what they have created once again inside Chelsea Market. They sent me this update: Starting this Monday we will have another 5

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

Happy New Year!!!  I hope you had a great holiday season!  I purchased every single gift this year at the wonderful holiday markets all over town, starting with an antique Bavarian porcelain tea cup from the Greenflea that I sent my mom for her sacred afternoon tea, and finishing with a handmade sock monkey hat from the Union Square Holiday Market for my niece.  And lucky for me, all of my gifts came from the markets too, from fingerless gloves to several amazing and gorgeous

I have been a tea drinker since I was a small child.  In fact, my mother used to put me down for a nap with a bottle of warm, sweet tea.  Interestingly, she’d fall fast asleep next to me while I stayed wide awake through the afternoon.  Be that as it may, I drink a pot of tea every morning and every afternoon, and sometimes I’ll have a cup of Verbena or Chamomile before bed.  I wouldn’t call myself a tea snob, but I do love a steamy, fragrant cup of carefully crafted tea, I’l