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Cafe Du Monde Coffee Ice Cream with Chocolate ‘Freckles’: The City
May 16th, 2012
To love a city is to get involved in a complicated relationship. It means to persevere in the face of inconveniences — stairs and cobblestones, small aisle ways and laundromats. The thrill of city life is knowing that the best is always out there, but the worst is always out there, too. I’ve been a [...]
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Musical Pairings: Ghibli – Rare Pleasures
May 16th, 2012
I was introduced to the music of Edmonton-based producer Thomas Michael, who records music under the nom de plume Ghibli, via a post by the always awesome Tim of Smoke Don’t Smoke. What struck me immediately about the music was how unique and yet familiar Ghibli’s latest album Rare Pleasures sounds. Indeed, Michael hashed the [...]
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The Soundtrack of Our Life: An Essay and Photo Collaboration with Danielle Tsi
May 14th, 2012
A few months ago, my friend Danielle and I decided to come together for a creative collaboration. I had written a little essay about food, music and the life that Matt and I share together, and we thought it would be fun to give a little visual perspective to it. I knew I would ask [...]
Continue Reading...Served Three Ways: Three Covers of Oasis’ “Wonderwall”
May 15th, 2012
I won’t front. I think Oasis’ “Wonderwall” is a pretty damn good song. And by “pretty damn good,” I mean that it’s one of the best and catchiest pop rock songs ever written. The track was written by Noel Gallagher and sang by Liam Gallagher. At the time he wrote the track, Noel claimed it [...]
Continue Reading...Stylish in the Kitchen: Mother’s Day Brunch
May 11th, 2012
1. Rhubarb Mojito by Ashley from Not Without Salt 2. Flower arrangement by Studio Choo 3. Dress by Emerson Fry 4. Croque Monsieur French Toast Bake, prepared by Jewels of New York, photograph via Sunday Suppers I’ll be honest: I’m not a big fan of brunch (I much prefer splitting my breakfast and lunch into [...]
Continue Reading...Single Serving: Ghost Loft – Seconds
May 14th, 2012
I owe you an apology. Los Angeles’ producer Danny Choi emailed me his simmering, minimalist groove “Blow” back at the very end of March. It was love at first listen. I take my job of sharing the best grooves that I find very seriously, but somehow I let this gem slip through my fingers nonetheless. [...]
Continue Reading...Cardamom and Nutmeg Waffles with Minted Strawberries: Our Successes
May 9th, 2012
We women are constantly reminding each other that we support one another. We welcome and share each other’s ideas. We compliment each other on our clothing choices and haircuts. We boast about each other’s cooking skills. We raise a glass to each other’s promotions, raises, and career accomplishments. We tell each other that we all [...]
Continue Reading...The Sampler Platter: Featuring The Weeknd’s “Loft Music” & Beach House’s “Gila”
May 11th, 2012
I’ve been toying around with ideas for a new ongoing series here on Turntable Kitchen for some time now, but I’ve not been sure what format that would take. I’ve also been looking for a series that would give me an opportunity to post more r&b and hip hop on the site (I love hip [...]
Continue Reading...Chocolate-Apricot Clafoutis Cakes with Honey Drizzle: We’re in the Future Now
May 7th, 2012
When you live in California, sometimes you feel hours behind everyone else. Weirdly, we watch a recording of the ball dropping in Times Square on New Year’s Eve, instead of our own. The sun lets many of us sleep a few extra hours, while most of the country is already up and at ‘em. But [...]
Continue Reading...TK008: The Record Company – This Crooked City / Tallahassee Lassie 7″
May 10th, 2012
It can be easy to forget that rock ‘n roll originated as the mutant offspring of the blues. With a few exceptions (such as The Black Keys) that blues influence is either missing or completely obscured from a large portion of today’s rock music. I think it’s obvious that I have no beef with modern [...]
Continue Reading...Slow Cooked Beef Tacos with Quick-Marinated Radishes for Cinco de Mayo
May 2nd, 2012
Shortcuts. We’re all looking for an easier, faster, more convenient way to do things. Whether it’s communication (hello, Twitter and Facebook on your mobile phone), creation (auto mode on cameras, templates, and cake mixes), or transportation (hydrofoil boats, underground railways); getting to the end in our world is often more important than the road there. [...]
Continue Reading...Musical Pairings: The American Analog Set – Know By Heart
May 9th, 2012
The American Analog Set has been extremely quiet lately (as in: they haven’t released an album in seven years). But it wasn’t always that way. Songwriter Andrew Kenny formed the Austin, Texas-based indie rock band nearly sixteen years ago in 1995. Initially the band was named The Electric Company, but they were subsequently forced to [...]
Continue Reading...Spanish Anchovy, Fennel and Preserved Lemon Salad, Plus Kinfolk Dinner Series
April 30th, 2012
There’s a common sentiment among certain men I know that salad is not a meal. Though I whole-heartedly believe that salad IS a meal, and can be a substantial one, if you choose to make it that way, when it comes to dinner, I prefer to eat salad as a side dish. These days, I’m [...]
Continue Reading...Served Three Ways: Three Covers of Blackstreet’s “No Diggity”
May 8th, 2012
Blackstreet was formed in 1991 by singer producer Teddy Riley. Interestingly, Riley named the group by combining the names of two of his original group members, Chauncy Black (a.k.a. Chauncy Hannibal) and Joseph Stonestreet. However, Stonestreet only released one single with the group (1993′s “Baby Be Mine”) before departing for his own reasons. Subsequently, he [...]
Continue Reading...A Tribute to Spring: Green and Yellow
April 27th, 2012
I don’t know when it happened, but all of a sudden, I looked around and realized that Spring is in full swing here in the Bay Area, and around the interwebs. I hear birds chirping outside my window, the trees are flowering, I’m getting home from work and it’s actually still kinda light out. This [...]
Continue Reading...Musical Pairings: Lemonade – Diver
May 7th, 2012
Brooklyn-by-way-of-San Francisco trio Lemonade have already proven themselves adept at both short-order improvisation and eclectic synthesization. Indeed, mere weeks after the trio formed drummer Alex Pasternak was asked if he was in a band and if he wanted to play an upcoming party. His band, Lemonade, had a name but hadn’t yet actually written any music [...]
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