It’s no secret that here at Living we thrive on discovering unique and small businesses, and that we’re constantly combing the country to see what makers of all types (crafters, artists, farmers, chefs, restauranteurs…) are up to. Recently, I was given the opportunity to experience a little home away from home right here in New [...]
Just as the grillerati claim there are no good BBQ spots in NYC, it’s even more incontrovertible to state there are no cheap Korean BBQ joints. By their nature, like steakhouses, Korean BBQ restaurants are expensive. They deal in premium cuts of cloven hoofed animals peddled to ravished customers, bleary eyed from shoju and beer, [...]
Living got an exclusive sneak peek at the lobby of the the High Line Hotel, which will open late this spring in New York City’s Chelsea neighborhood. By the looks of this sketch from architecture and interior-design heavyweight Roman and Williams, the cozy 60-room property will be a beauty, filled with vintage furniture found along [...]
Here a few blog posts that caught our eye this week. Hope you have a lovely weekend. Happy Mother’s Day! These amazing paper flowers created by Rebecca Thuss are everything we love about spring, sans the sneeze-inducing pollen. Tweet
If you’re not making the pilgrimage to Churchill Downs to watch the 139th Kentucky Derby this year, why not turn sofa-side viewing into a real party? Here are a few easy suggestions to get Derby Day off to great start: We think it might be illegal, or at least in poor taste, to forgo serving mint [...]
I bought a sack of 00 flour years ago, with the intention to make homemade pasta “one of these days.” It took the BBC series Two Greedy Italians, which I watched nonstop this week, to finally bring those plans into action. Gennaro Contaldo, the show’s enthusiastic co-presenter, threw together what he called dunderi, little dumplings of ricotta, [...]
The latest cookbook from food writers and recipe developers Matt Lee and Ted Lee offers an intimate glimpse inside Charleston’s home kitchens—as well as some new twists on the city’s cooking traditions. “Charleston’s a small city and there’s a sense that all the stories about its food have already been told. But as soon as [...]
As a child, balloons provided infinite amounts of entertainment. From rousing games of “keep the balloon off the floor” to watching their static electricity make my hair stand on end, balloons were an inexpensive decoration and diversion. Unsurprisingly, my excitement about balloons has faded over the years, or so I thought, until I saw Eden [...]
After an uninvited snowfall earlier this week, we’re welcoming the first day of spring with open arms here at MSL. Whether you’ve already begun donning warm weather wear or you’re still humming “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” during your morning commute, it’s certainly possible to celebrate springtime indoors with a lovely Easter dessert your family and [...]
If you’re an enthusiastic observer of Saint Patrick’s Day, the holiday will most likely find you with a pint of Guinness in one hand and a plate of corned beef and cabbage in the other. While corned beef is a beloved American tradition, you’d be hard-pressed to find it in Ireland. Lucky for us, Ireland’s [...]
