Category Archive: Work

VIDEO Inside the Vale Verde Factory

Vale Verde Flynn 100912 from Sean Flynn on Vimeo.

VIDEO Leftovers: Carroll Gardens Last Italian Club

Leftovers: Carroll Gardens Last Italian Club from Sean Flynn on Vimeo.

VIDEO A Holy Table: St. Lydia’s Dinner Church

Must-See Christmas Trees in Cities Around the World

http://www.cntraveler.com/daily-traveler/2012/12/christmas-tree-new-york-london-paris-photos

Wit Trumps in Nick Hornby’s “More Baths Less Talking”

If the nondescript book reviews don’t draw you in then the wit will win you over.  Nick Hornby’s collection of columns for Believer magazine are layed out in More Baths Less Talking, as… Read More

Dona Thereza’s Take on Brazil’s Coxinha

Decades ago Dona Thereza made her culinary imprint on coxinha, one of the most favored snack foods of Brazil, according to locals like Paula Malta. The coxinha, a fried treat filled with chicken… Read More

7 tragic and unfortunate food deaths

Published in Foxnews.com Home cooks, chefs, food factory workers, and even competitive eaters aren’t immune to sticky situations that arise in the kitchen, on factory floors, and beyond. While examples of kitchen injuries… Read More

What Do New Yorkers Really Eat for Breakfast?

Have you ever wondered what New Yorkers really eat for breakfast? Sometimes it seems as though every corner in the city has a food cart. These venerable pop-up shops have been a tradition… Read More

Festival Cultura e Gastronomia Tiradentes

Originally published in The Daily Meal Culinary experts throughout Brazil arrived in the southeastern town of Tiradentes in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, Friday to celebrate South American cuisine at the Festival… Read More

Shifting Interests: How Meg Hagar Found Her Passion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emKHblaT3bE&feature=BFa&list=HL1331573269&lf=mh_lolz

Meg Hagar, 22, began dancing when she was a teenager. After taking her first nutrition course she knew that she had found the right fit. She began mixing her education with her personal artistic passions and developed her own all-natural skin care ling; Skintritious.

VIDEO Denim and Chrome: Breaking Stereotypes for Black History Month

Tiffany and Co. Expands Affordable Line for Holiday Shoppers

In finely pressed suits with iconic Tiffany blue accents sales men and women great shoppers at the door of the 5th Avenue Tiffany and Co. flagship location as they have done since 1940. … Read More

Bradley Farm Chilled by Unusual Weather

Like many farmers in the down state area, Ray Bradley of Bradley Farm has lost a considerable portion of his crops this year to extreme weather conditions. Unprecedented rainfall caused significant flooding in… Read More

Future Uncertain for Farmers Market Composting Collection

Compost collections at the Grand Army Plaza farmers’ market are set to end Dec. 31 of this year. GrowNYC began the pilot program to expand compost collection at specific greenmarkets this past March.… Read More

Profiting from Gentrification: How One Family Benefitted from a Gentrified Fort Greene

The Fort Greene Association and the Historic District Council have proposed to expand the historic district boundaries of Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Some residents see the gentrification of the neighborhood as a financial opportunity,… Read More

Community Board 2 Meeting: Residential Parking Permits Update

Published in The Local November 11, 2011 Residential permit parking in Brooklyn is unlikely to happen anytime soon, Assemblywoman Joan Millman told Community Board 2 on Wednesday evening in answer to questions about… Read More

Fort Greene Immigrants in Search of New American Dream

Homeowners Unhappy About Fort Greene Historic District Expansion Guidelines

First published in The Local October 17, 2011 The Fort Greene Association‘s proposal to expand the Fort Greene Historic District has struck a cord with residents. Some homeowners have expressed fears that historic… Read More

Design for Barclays Center Sidewalk Pillars Approved by CB2

Published in The Local September 16, 2011 Community Board 2 approved the designs for bollard placement around the Barclays Center on Wednesday. The bollards, sidewalk security pillars required by the city, will prevent… Read More

Frizzy’s Bar and Grill: Allentown hangout has good crowd, low prices

Among the particularly original Allentown scene, Frizzy’s Bar and Grill offers a unique character that makes it just different enough to fit right in.  With such a random assortment of bars in the… Read More

The Place: Elmwood District mainstay offers unique charm

Since 1941, The Place has graced the intersection of Ashland and Lexington avenues just around the corner from the spirited Elmwood Strip. Family owned and operated for nearly 70 years, The Place closed… Read More

Parkside Candy: A tasty, affordable blast from the past

Published in The Buffalo News August 21, 2010 Standing on the corner of Winspear Avenue and Main Street, Parkside Candy appears to have been forgotten in time. The signs are rusted, the light… Read More

STORIES TO TELL

Originally published in The Buffalo News on August 20, 2010 Garlock’s Restaurant has always been synonymous with family stories of my mom’s childhood and growing up in Lockport. Since the bar has been… Read More

Sunset Bar and Grill: Lakeside retreat has casual atmosphere

Originally published in The Buffalo News August 6, 2010 WILSON—When the fall and winter months begin to roll back around too fast in Buffalo, you look back on summer days and crave the… Read More

Wellington Pub: A Happy Hangout On Hertel

Published The Buffalo News July 18, 2010 When you walk in the front door of the Wellington Pub on Hertel Avenue, you’d be hard pressed not to find a familiar face. The first… Read More

Malone’s is truly a neighborhood hangout

Originally published in The Buffalo News May 21, 2010 On one of the colder spring nights a few friends and I decided to grab a beer at Malone’s Irish Bar&Grill, one of Kenmore’s… Read More

Sterling choice: Friendly North Buffalo mainstay is full of character

Originally published April 9, 2010 Since moving to the North Buffalo area, I have been looking for the type of place where my two Irish grandfather’s would have held a regular spot at… Read More