Pluot Pie at Chez Panisse

by | Aug 11, 2008 | eating, travel, urbanism

It was Professor N’s birthday on the auspicious 8/8/08 but we were able to score a late reservation at Chez Panisse a the day before joined by his buddy P. We ventured out to Berkeley to Alice Waters shrine to gourmet locavoriousness. We were greeted by the...

At the Slanted Door with La Doctorante

by | Aug 9, 2008 | design, eating, travel, urbanism

On Thursday I was lucky enough to meet up with La Doctorante, buddy of LKB, art-historical dissertatrix and author of an excellent secret blog, for lunch and some museum-going. I could tell you more about the blog, but you know what would have to happen next. What I...

Sunburn in San Francisco

by | Aug 7, 2008 | culture, photo, travel, urbanism

I don’t know how many times I’ve been to San Francisco and somehow missed out on SF Camerawork, a place that “encourages emerging and mid-career artists to explore new directions in photography and related media by fostering creative forms of...

Waiting for the moment of squish at the ICA

by | Aug 3, 2008 | culture, design, urbanism

I finally addressed a shameful gap in my Boston art-peeping by visiting the ICA’s (not so) new South Boston space with intrepid museum buddy L. We had heard from some that the architecture was better than any of the art contained inside, but we found things to...

Extraordinary hummus at Andala coffee house

by | Jul 23, 2008 | eating, urbanism

I’ve mentioned this place in passing before, but after spending a couple of hours there the other night, I felt I really needed to write about it in detail, and declare my belief (and this is bound to generate controversy) that Andala serves up the best hummus...