Roberta from Le Primitive, was in her usual spot, but she had some brand new designs at the Bleecker Street Market alongside Our Lady of Pompeii. I’ve loved her work with vivid glass jewelry, and now she and her sister have branched into silver and minerals. These pieces are all handmade and hand hammered into flowing statement pieces. Each one comes with soft, adjustable suede ribbon so that you can wear it at any length you choose. Roberta and Simonetta, originally from Rom

It’s my birthday!! And I wish a very happy birthday to my awesome sister, Leslie Seiger, whose birthday was Thursday, March 28th. Growing up, we always had birthday parties together for all our friends. We always flew kites. And if our birthdays fell on or near Easter, Mom would make us bunny cakes. (Since I’ve moved to New York, I always get a yellow cake with pink frosting from Amy’s Bread!) In honor of the fledgling spring season, I am happy to feature this wonderful, mini

As a francophile, I consider it a major character flaw in myself that I have never visited Poilâne, Paris’ famous bakery, or even tasted their bread, at least, that is, until two weeks ago. You may have seen the New Yorker Magazine story about Apollonia Poilâne, the third generation owner. In a nutshell, Apollonia’s grandfather opened the first bakery in 1932. Her father, Lionel, took over the business in 1973. When Lionel and his wife were killed in a helicopter crash in 200

The farmers markets of Paris have been a major inspiration behind the Markets of New York City Guidebook and this blog. And now they’re here in New York – authentic, beautiful, and full of delicious, aromatic foods. The Paris markets are a treasure trove of fresh and prepared foods, as well as flowers, handmade soaps, and my favorite pine lozenges. I could watch the fishmongers for hours on end. The Bensidoun family runs over 80 farmers markets in Paris and the surrounding

Strawberries! The markets are brimming with ripe, sweet, delicious strawberries, like these ones from Kernan Farms at the Union Square Greenmarket this week. We snarfed them up straight from the container, and we saved a few for our waffles yesterday morning. Farewell, Ramp Omelets. Hello, Strawberry Rhubarb Pie! Several markets are taking a rare weekend off, including SUPER!market and the Fulton Stall Market. But do not fear! There are plenty of great markets open for your s

We are headed into a wonderful weekend full of fantastic market events!  Several annual events are going on this weekend and some into next week.  Hopefully we’ll get some crisp autumn air this weekend and less hair-frizzing humidity! I am very happy to feature a wonderful jewelry designer, Barbara Wilkinson of Over the Moon Jewel!  Barbara has a true eye for color and composition, and her background in art is evident in her designs.  She creates pieces for a diverse array of