ROADTRIPPIN’: 5 Things You Must do in Sedo..

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1. DRIVE. The first thing you must do when you land in Arizona, is drive. We landed in Pheonix which is a two hour drive from Sedona. So we rented a car. As we went to pick it up, the sales person informed us that for just $20 more, we could rent a Corvette. HELLO CORVETTE! The roads in Arizona are wide open, and speed limits are 75 miles an hour. And they have this bizarre habit of passing slow … [Read more...]

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Do I always come home and say that was the best trip ever? I do. Even though there is no such thing as the best trip ever. Can you say that going to Sedona is better than driving up the California coast? Or better than going on safari in Africa? Or better than Paris? Or partying in Croatia? Of course not. There is only the category of Best Trip Ever, to which all of these fall in to, and … [Read more...]

FOODIE FRIDAY: Nizzarda Salad

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A few weeks ago, I had lunch at Sant Ambroeus on the Upper East Side. I had the delicious Nizzarda Salad, so yum I had to recreate it at home for a Saturday lunch. Now, if you're looking at this and thinking, well, that's a Nicoise salad, yes you would be correct. They are pretty much the same thing. The version I ate had no lettuces, potatoes or anchovies and was stacked in a tower with baby … [Read more...]

BEHIND THE SCENES: Design On A Dime.

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Today I'm on a plane to Sedona (woohoo!) but yesterday I hopped over to the Metropolitan Pavilion to sign my painting and check out it all out since I'm  missing it this year. Soooo, this is what being on Design Star or some other reality tv show is like? (Coulda asked Danielle Colding and Genevieve Gorder, they were both there working on their rooms.) You have until 4 pm to assemble this room. … [Read more...]

ASH NYC

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This week I had the priveldge of meeting Ari Heckman and Will Cooper, (introduced by our mutual friend Sara Cooper) founders of the design and development group ASH New York City. I also toured their ASH pop up shop. You may recognize their clean but edgy work from Lonny and other publications. The two have an interesting NYC story. Ari worked in real estate development, and having grown up with a … [Read more...]

I DONT CARE, I LOVE IT.

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I got this feeling on the summer day when you were gone. I crashed my car into the bridge. I watched, I let it burn. I threw your shit into a bag and pushed it down the stairs. I crashed my car into the bridge. I DONT CARE, I LOVE IT! I DONT CARE!  I got this feeling on the summer day when you were gone. I crashed my car into the bridge. I watched, I let it burn. I threw your … [Read more...]