This week we are featuring the Sardinian inspired creation of the super talented wedding photographer, Dia Rao, and her equally talented (new) fiancé Patrick Haynes. First, we want to congratulate Dia & Patrick on getting engaged less than a week ago!!! Dia is a California based destination wedding photographer whose work is inspirational, exciting and…
For this month’s column we are excited to feature the libation creation of our dear friends Michelle Nolan, a commercial photographer, and Joe Dapier, the former drummer of Dovetail Joint and the current drummer/songwriter of Telekøm. Aptly named the Eurasian (Michelle being of Filipino decent and Joe, Polish) this is the kind of cocktail mixologists…
Lately Ryan and I have been posting recipes from inspirational duos but this month we are excited to feature one incredibly talented lady who easily has the creativity and passion of two people. Having been featured several times on Design*Sponge I am sure most of you are familiar with Aran Goyoaga, pastry-chef, food stylist, photographer…
Today is going to be a great day. For one, it is Friday and that alone makes it good. As I write this it is 72 and sunny here in Philadelphia, so that makes it even better. But today we are seeking greatness and greatness we have. Our Friday greatness comes in the form of…
Alissa and I are super excited to feature an AMAZING drink from a local Philadelphian couple, Stephen Loidolt and Shauna Alterio of Something’s Hiding in Here. Not only is their drink absolutely adorable but so is their story so we will let them take it from here… {Alissa + Ryan} P.S. Make sure to also…
While we are hard at work on some major projects and enhancements at HORNE, Alissa and I are loving this creative couple kick our column seems to be on. This week’s creative couple hails from Tennessee, had their wedding featured on the cover of the premiere Issue of Southern Weddings Magazine and while one is…
This month’s drink comes to us from the incredibly talented husband and wife duo, Andrew and Carrie Purcell who are co-creators of the food and photography blog pictures & pancakes. Carrie, a food stylist, and Andrew, a photographer, sure make quite the creative power couple and we are very honored to be featuring their recipe,…
During Thanksgiving we were able to shut down HORNE for a few days and head up north to Kennebunkport, ME where we meet up with Alissa’s family. We stay at the most adorable inn right on the water and our Thanksgiving-Day tradition consists of a picnic-lunch served in front of our fireplace while we watch…
Alissa and I have both been under the weather for the past week and with HORNE, our friend’s wedding and day-to-day life, we haven’t had an abundance of time to take care of ourselves. The one thing we did do, which really helped, was drink a lot of green tea with honey. So, when our…
Sadly we are home from our glorious honeymoon and oh, what a perfect honeymoon it was! A special “Thank You” to everyone who sent us suggestions of things to do and see while in France. We met amazing people, ate incredible food, drank delicious wines, discovered beautiful shops and even had the chance to buy…
Tomorrow, Alissa and I fly to France for our honeymoon (and a buying trip for HORNE) so we thought it would be appropriate to feature a French-influenced drink that we served at our wedding! French Lavender Lemonade is a specialty cocktail created by the lovely people at the San Ysidro Ranch and is perfect for…
Hello everyone! We are alissa and ryan. We live in Philadelphia and together co-own/operate the online boutique shop HORNE. We are very excited to continue our “Behind the Bar” column on a monthly basis and want to thank Grace for asking us to join the fabulous and talented design*sponge team – what great company to…
Lara Ferroni has been with us before, with her Toasted Sesame and Vanilla ice cream, a hit (and her Sneak Peek). This week we’ve invited her back for a another spoon dessert incorporating an ingredient from her garden: Melon, Ginger and Shiso Sorbet with Ginger Shiso Mojitos and Sours. The great thing about her submission…
This week’s recipe for a Lemon Curd and Buttermilk Panna Cotta Cake comes from Aran Goyoaga, pastry-chef, food stylist, photographer and author of the Cannelle Et Vanille blog. Just back from the International Conference on Food Styling and Photography, sponsored by Boston University Gastronomy Program, Aran was very eager to make good on what she…
