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Design and Innovation

Pink Thing of The Day: PolArt Pink Modern Victorian Ottoman and Sofa

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Polart Pink Ottoman and Sofa
Photos By Gail

Every year without fail, my favorite exhibitor at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) is PolArt Designs of Mexico. Each piece of their Victorian style furniture is custom-made to the end-user’s specs of finish color and fabric type, to make these pieces suitable for either indoor or outdoor use. At ICFF 2018, I was particularly smitten with this Modern Victorian Ottoman and Sofa created in a pale pink finish with complementary pink velvet fabric upholstery.  Simply breathtaking.

Polart Pink Ottoman
Pink Ottoman, Detail

Arts and Culture

Bacon Thing of The Day: Bacon Pinata

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Bacon Pinata
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What do you think comes out of this thing when you take a whack at it? Little bits of crispy bacon? Tiny pigs? What?

Design and Innovation

Modern Art Monday Presents: Diego Rivera, The Cafe Terrace

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The Cafe Terrace
Photo By Gail

In the distinct brand of cubism that he developed while living temporarily in Paris, Diego Rivera used small dots of color, a technique known as Pointillism, to amplify contrasts in texture and pattern. Here, the sleek bottle of green liquid, presumably absinthe, and shiny metal spoon, necessary for preparing the potent drink, are paired against a strip of camouflage tablecloth, a reference to World War I. Additionally, Rivera includes references to his homeland, such as the cigar box with a partial label reading BENITO JUA underneath a miniature Mexican Landscape. This label refers to Benito Juarez, the president of Mexico from1858 until his death in 1872.

The Cafe Terrace is apart of the Permanent Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC.

Food and Drink, Lifestyle

Teqa Revisited: Murray Hill Modern Mexican Gets a New Chef!

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Teqa Pulled Pork Tacos
All Food Photos By Anne Raso

It’s a fact that Foodies can get Fickle Fast. Even restaurants that have laser-like focus on a successful culinary groove may need to change things up in the kitchen sooner than anticipated. On a review visit to traditional Mexican eatery Teqa back in the late summer of 2011, this self-proclaimed ‘Taqueria & Tequileria’ was savoring its position as a hip newcomer and was all about promoting a ‘Tacos and Tequila’ vibe that would attract a fresh crowd to its Murray Hill neighborhood. But it wasn’t long before anyone with a Mexican food hankering could find Tacos and Tequila every few blocks. It was clearly time for a re-think, as Teqa came under new ownership, bringing in a new Chef, 28-year-old Steven Cruz (a private catering expert also formerly of the Lower East Side’s Orchard House).

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