A young colt in Vieques, Puerto Rico.
Photo by CK, Matador member.
5. What websites do you visit on a regular basis?
Huffpo, Eater, Grub Street, Roads and Kingdoms, Bruce Elliot:Geriatric Genius, Roger Ebert, Gawker
catching up on some Bourdain news and wanted to remember the fact that he reads R&K and that is awesome. and I guess I’m late to the travel reads game.
now searching for last minute winter escape plans.
Sweden, thanks to this book, is now on the list.
![amyblogschow:
give give give
Whenever I am sad I try to do something nice for someone. And whenever I am happy, I try to make someone else happy, too. These two scenarios usually end up with me sending greeting cards, writing a long winded but hopefully thoughtful email, calling a friend, baking cookies or getting a gift for someone for no reason at all, except that I’m either deliriously happy or sad.* Emotions are complicated. Worst yet for those who have a lot of them, like me.
I just returned from a week in Colombia; it was a challenging trip. I fought with Chris a lot, which I am only sharing here because it makes sense to me to reveal both the joyful prosciutto-filled days and rocky spots that are essential, unavoidable aspects of relationships. Love, while awesome, is complicated.
Which brings me to this — I am happier now after having been kind of mopey all day. I went to yoga and when I got home, I discovered that my friend, photographer Alice Gao, is selling a 2013 calendar featuring select photos from her insanely popular and beautiful Instagram feed. You may remember Alice shot my portrait this summer. I adore her blog and her work.
In the spirit of passing on good vibrations, I want to surprise a few of you guys with a calendar by Alice. Tell me what you do to feel better when you’re sad. To “enter,” you can reblog this post and add your comment in the post, you can leave a direct reply, send me a private Tumblr message or email me at amy [at] amyblogschow [dot] com.
And, as always, thank you for reading. I feel better already.
* I also feel better whenever I give this rapscallion a treat.
via afterthecups:
2013 Instagram photo calendars for sale on my blog // 25% of sales in November will be donated to local Sandy relief efforts.
whenever I feel sad - and I thought a lot about this today - I travel.
what makes me happy is that now I have someone to travel with.
also this post contains three of my favorite things:
food
calendars
Colombia
cheer up, Amy!](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdegvpyHeR1r78kbwo1_1280.jpg)
give give give
Whenever I am sad I try to do something nice for someone. And whenever I am happy, I try to make someone else happy, too. These two scenarios usually end up with me sending greeting cards, writing a long winded but hopefully thoughtful email, calling a friend, baking cookies or getting a gift for someone for no reason at all, except that I’m either deliriously happy or sad.* Emotions are complicated. Worst yet for those who have a lot of them, like me.
I just returned from a week in Colombia; it was a challenging trip. I fought with Chris a lot, which I am only sharing here because it makes sense to me to reveal both the joyful prosciutto-filled days and rocky spots that are essential, unavoidable aspects of relationships. Love, while awesome, is complicated.
Which brings me to this — I am happier now after having been kind of mopey all day. I went to yoga and when I got home, I discovered that my friend, photographer Alice Gao, is selling a 2013 calendar featuring select photos from her insanely popular and beautiful Instagram feed. You may remember Alice shot my portrait this summer. I adore her blog and her work.
In the spirit of passing on good vibrations, I want to surprise a few of you guys with a calendar by Alice. Tell me what you do to feel better when you’re sad. To “enter,” you can reblog this post and add your comment in the post, you can leave a direct reply, send me a private Tumblr message or email me at amy [at] amyblogschow [dot] com.
And, as always, thank you for reading. I feel better already.
* I also feel better whenever I give this rapscallion a treat.
via afterthecups:
2013 Instagram photo calendars for sale on my blog // 25% of sales in November will be donated to local Sandy relief efforts.
whenever I feel sad - and I thought a lot about this today - I travel.
what makes me happy is that now I have someone to travel with.
also this post contains three of my favorite things:
- food
- calendars
- Colombia
cheer up, Amy!
FLIP FLIP FLIPADELPHIA
PHILLY, YER BOOKED.
Take a hot dog. Smother it in mashed avocados and a fistful of chopped tomatoes. Add geologic layers of sauerkraut, sliced green chilies, chopped onions with parsley, and a viscous, vinegary mix of finely minced pickled cucumbers and carrots. Then dress with ketchup, mustard and a pillow of puffy artisanal mayonnaise. This otherworldly behemoth is known as the completo (as in: “complete”) and it is a staple in Chile, where cafés, bistros, fast food outlets, mall food courts and home cooks all produce some version of it, adding signature flourishes such as scrambled eggs, sautéed onions, melted cheese, crumbled bacon and various sauces, hot and otherwise.
In a country renowned for its low-key, downright conservative demeanor, the completo proves that there is a well of insanity lying just beneath the surface — a decadent subconscious poking holes in all that well-mannered Catholic morality. Put this hot dog into your mouth for the very first time, and you may feel as if you’ve been deflowered. It is a sublime combination of grease and citric tartness, squishy avocado and crunchy onions, snappy meat and hearty bun. Once you’ve had it, there is no going back to the pedestrian combination of ketchup and mustard.
Carolina Miranda’s files on Chile’s formidable contribution to the world of encased meats. Read the full piece on Roads & Kingdoms to learn about Santiago’s best completos.
this blog is the best. and so are Chilean hot dogs.
no but really, Uruguay.
Fuck you Bon Appetit for fueling my obsession with Uruguay. Do you know how bad I’m craving a secluded beach escape with nothing more than cash in my pocket and fresh seafood waiting for me upon arrival with the sound of the ocean and those sexy South American accents? Fuck you.
I mean this in the nicest way possible.
this is Lisbon, right? tell me this is Lisbon.
(via trillordie)
plan an adventure (or two!): introducing the fathom for kate spade new york city guides—-five colorfully-curated travel guides packed with tips on where to go, eat, sleep and play in a few of our favorite locales.
I’m into it. big time.
