gastronome

12
Jun
On design, food, and French-kissing porcelain.

On design, food, and French-kissing porcelain.

The Italians would never serve espresso in anything but beautiful porcelain. Sant’Eustachio, Rome. Photo by Callie Neylan, 2005. Clink.
3 min read
12
Jun
On the undesigned vs the aesthetic.

On the undesigned vs the aesthetic.

I’ve been trying to perfect my latté art for months. Like anything that looks really easy, it’s not.
2 min read
12
Jun
A photographic ode to the Seattle barista.

A photographic ode to the Seattle barista.

All the baristas I’ve loved (i.e., a portrait of each barista who pulled shots for me during my
1 min read
12
Jun
Notes from a beer tasting.

Notes from a beer tasting.

Beer tastings are awesome. We will definitely be doing another one soon. Here are Will’s notes from our menu
1 min read
12
Jun
I design, therefore I cook.

I design, therefore I cook.

One of the things I really love about cooking is the design of culinary tools. In my honest opinion, the
3 min read
12
Jun

Espresso, typography, and the Four Ms.

Photograph of a type assignment submitted by Cécile Ingarao for my Typography II course at MICA, Spring 2009. Have you
3 min read
12
Jun

Jovial spice.

Will's mother, Pat, chatting with Hans at Thanksgiving dinner yesterday. Hans, a colleague of Will's brother-in-law
1 min read
12
Jun

Pomegranate gourmet.

Testing the Typepad app. Me making hor d'oeurves and a peach and berry cobbler tonight (Pacific Northwest style!
12
Jun

Brew bar.

via www.flickr.com On our trip to Philly on Saturday, we found – just by chance while walking from Independence
1 min read
12
Jun

Espresso. Ristretto. Con panna, per favore.

., originally uploaded by Neylano. This weekend I was in New York and was there long enough to try out a
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