This recipe is a variation on the enchilada sauce recipe included in the incomparable Veganomicon. It also has the right consistency to make an awesome curry sauce if you are so inclined. 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 onion, diced 1 4-oz can roasted green chiles, chopped 1 red bell pepper 1 yellow bell pepper 2-3 [...]

Tucked among the brownstones in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village is a take-out bakery called Batch, operated by Chef Pichet Ong. I had heard about this place a while ago, and as someone who makes it her business to know NYC cupcakes, I paid it a visit after brunch at the ever-crowded Jane last weekend. Batch cupcakes [...]

My friend and I were making our ways home around 12:30 AM this evening after a leisurely dinner at Khyber Pass, an Afghani restaurant on St. Marks Place in the East Village. Icy pinpoint sprinkles swirled in the frigid air, slowly coating the quiet city sidewalks and making my meal of mantoo (steamed dumplings filled [...]

From the people who brought us HanGawi comes a vegan Korean tea house on Park Avenue called Franchia. Situated across the street from Norman Thomas High School in Murray Hill, Franchia offers a wide range of green and herbal teas. The menu also includes my favorites dishes from HanGawi, as well as a prix fixe [...]

For those of you with children, those who have friends or relatives with children, or those who just enjoy children’s books with beautiful, whimsical illustrations, Aileen Leijten’s new picture book Hugging Hour! is out now. For the locals, there will be a book release party at the charming space that is POMME in Brooklyn on [...]

I designed a clean, minimalist website for actor and improvisor Cathy Simpson that would attract the interest of casting directors, open doors to auditions, and connect her directly with potential employers.

I designed a postcard to advertise Life Art’s headshot services.

In designing the Falling Anvil postcard, I featured the anvil logo on the front with no accompanying text. Seeing the logo on a bright yellow, unusually shaped and oriented postcard intrigues people to flip it over for more information. On the back, they discover the ensemble’s name and tag line, as well as the website [...]