What an honor it is today to be featuring this irresistibly delectable drink by famed Top Chef Brian Malarkey. For those of you not already familiar with Chef Malarkey’s accomplishments and numerous accolades, make sure to check out the bio below and a little information about his new restaurant, Searsucker [thanks Kristina!]. I don’t know…
I am currently having a love affair with the Pacific Northwest (shh, don’t tell Ryan). And yet, I have never visited it. Living vicariously through blogs and books, I have eaten at Delancy, worked from The Brain, had coffee at Cafe Lago and arranged flowers with Chelsea Fuss. However, I can never decide which town…
Boy, do we have a treat for you today! Molly Wizenberg of Orangette and A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes from My Kitchen Table fame is sharing her current favorite drink, the Americano, with everyone here at Design*Sponge. If you are not familiar with Molly, as I was only a few months ago, you are…
A little over a year ago we were fortunate enough to feature a Gin & Ginger drink as concocted by photographer Andrew Purcell and his lovely food stylist wife, Carrie Purcell (check out their in the kitchen with contribution as well). Months after their first post (and dozens of empty Gin & Ginger glasses later)…
It may be a wee bit early for this, but I was recently out with an old friend at Cafe Collette, where I literally spotted this bottle from across the bar and begged the bartender for a look (and maybe a little taste). It was seriously as yummy as it was pretty. ROOT was launched in…
When I was just a little guy (we’re talking four or five years old), my younger sister and I spent many an afternoon stowed away in the pantry as we mixed, blended and concocted all sorts of interesting (read: inedible) food creations. For unknown reasons at the time, our mother tolerated these shenanigans even though…
“Chardonnay cake over a buttery, fresh ginger graham-cracker crust, filled with lime curd and topped with lime frosting and sugared lime zest” is the new standard against which I measure all cupcakes. I am not even sure why I bothered to eat cupcakes before now. This tantalizingly tasty treat is one of the most popular…
My parents live in the country in a house surrounded by farms and farmland. During the winter, Alissa and I try to time our visits to coincide with snowstorms so that we can sit in the big picture windows drinking hot chocolate and watch as the snow slowly coats the vast expanse of nothingness. Until…
Image above: Illustration by Julia Rothman Madame de Pompadour once said, “Champagne is the only drink that leaves a woman still beautiful after drinking it.” As Louis XV’s royal mistress, she must have known a thing or two about beauty. So here’s to many a glass of champagne in the New Year and if you’re…
Our trip down south this month was a whirlwind of fun events, from our Lavish panels to lunch meetings with visiting friends and a fun team dinner with eight D*S editors at Hugh Acheson’s delicious new restaurant, Empire State South. After Lavish was over (literally right after), Amy and I ran to the airport, hopped…
We are in the thick of the holiday season and it is definitely time for a drink! Our tree is trimmed (*sort of*), we have been streaming the Christmas station from Pandora for days and have found ourselves enjoying several cups of Wassail Punch as we try to stay warm at night. Yesterday we took…
Whenever we task a talented photographer with putting together a drink for our Behind the Bar column, we always wait with great anticipation for whatever photographic genius he or she concocts. This month was no exception and California-based photographer Nancy Neil managed to raise the bar as she pulled this entire shoot off with nothing…
This past August, while browsing the show in New York, Alissa and I had the great opportunity to spend some time with the talented and effervescent Tina Frey. Tina is the genius designer/superwoman behind the San Francisco based Tina Frey Designs. Originally started as a creative outlet, Tina has grown her resin-based line to include…
I am so excited to unveil this month’s Behind the Bar column! Ever since my sister, Jillian, first introduced it to me, I have long admired the Portland, Maine store “chelliswilson.“ When I was finally able to visit the shop last November I was absolutely blown away, not only by the stop-in-your-tracks gorgeous shop but also…
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…
