Departures Magazine: Jan/Feb 2012 - Dublin, Ireland

A new food & travel story in the current issue of Departures Magazine, based around two restaurants -  one rustic, one refined - that are at the forefront of a culinary revival in Dublin, Ireland.  The Winding Stair and Chapter One.  Here's a few of the shots, along with some outtakes from my travels in Ireland...

The Winding Stair; Chef Thomas Kalman & Owner Elaine Murphy

 Chapter One; Chef Ross Lewis

The Winding Stair; Chef Thomas Kalman

Connemara National Park

Connemara Pony / Sky Road

Bon Appetit Magazine: Jan. 2012 - Cartagena, Colombia

Just a  few of the images from a trip to Cartagena, Colombia for the current issue of Bon Appetit magazine.  A beautiful city, amazing people, and some incredible food.  Wishing I could be out of this NYC cold and back there right about now...

Mom's Christmas Cookies

Just a quick post left over from the holidays - a few of the 12 kinds (!) of Christmas cookies my mother made this year.  It's almost a holiday tradition to go this overboard, and I think we finally agreed that it is utterly and completely ridiculous.  We needed an intervention, and next year I think the goal is to cut that number in half.  At least.