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(via Libya in Mind, Obama Urges Better Security at Embassies -...

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:16:46 -0400

(via Libya in Mind, Obama Urges Better Security at Embassies - NYTimes.com)

Seems like overkill for an umbrella holder.

karmakarmanyc: Sam Falls, Lattice Edition of 10 handmade books,...

Mon, 06 May 2013 20:32:23 -0400

Sam Falls, Lattice

Edition of 10 handmade books, each unique

Gottlund Verlag, Kutztown, PA, 2013

9.5 x 12.5 inches (24 x 31.5 cm)

Enquire

Love.

"The world is so big, so complicated, so replete with marvels and surprises that it takes years for..."

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 13:49:00 -0400

“The world is so big, so complicated, so replete with marvels and surprises that it takes years for most people to begin to notice that it is, also, irretrievably broken. We call this period of research “childhood.””

- Wes Anderson’s Worlds by Michael Chabon | NYRblog | The New York Review of Books

Kitchensurfing

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 09:13:00 -0400

It’s no secret that I am a lover of marketplace businesses and have been for some time. I’ve long believed in the power of the web to uniquely aggregate disparate supply & demand into a frictionless, transaction-oriented platform. It’s something we think about a lot at Spark and we’ve put our money where our mouth is, with investments in Skillshare, 1st Dibs, Work Market, Adap.tv and others capitalizing on this trend across different markets in distinctive ways.

It’s even less of a secret that I love everything food. Be it restaurants, burger-making, cooking, or just plain eating, food has been a personal passion of mine for as long as I can remember.

So I couldn’t be happier to announce today Spark Capital’s investment in Kitchensurfing — the world’s marketplace for chefs. When Chris Muscarella first told me he was launching Kitchensurfing, I was immediately smitten. In addition to being an incredibly talented product-led internet entrepreneur, Chris, too, is a lover of all things food and has been intimately involved in building one of my favorite restaurants: Rucola in Broooklyn.

Chris has created a beautiful product with two talented German cofounders: Borahm Cho and Lars Kluge. Adding my dear friend Ben Leventhal to the mix as President was the icing on the cake. Having previously co-founded Eater.com, Ben is one of the foremost editorial minds and community builders in the food world.

On its face, Kitchensurfing is very simple — it’s a place for folks to find chefs of all stripes to come cook for them, and oftentimes their guests, in the comfort of their own home. But Kitchensurfing is actually doing something more profound. They are unbundling the idea of the restaurant and putting it together in an entirely new way.

One of the things you learn very quickly in the restaurant business is how tough it is to be a chef. While the celebrity chefs get all the attention today, aside from them and the country’s leading executive chefs, most chefs work very hard for very little money. Save for opening their own restaurant, which does not always come naturally to a creative chef, there is little room for upward mobility.

Kitchensurfing opens up opportunities for chefs to do more of what they love (cooking) and make more money in the process. Whether they are a professional or an amateur, whether they do it part time or full time, Kitchensurfing is a platform that enables chefs to be chefs and make money doing it.

From the consumer point of view, dining out is probably the biggest piece of discretionary spend. What if ‘dining in’ could take a piece of that immense pie with a different but comparable experience? Could it even grow that pie in the process? The home chef has never been a true alternative to a restaurant meal, certainly not on an on-demand, a la carte basis. But now it is.

All great in theory, but I had to try it for myself to fully believe it. I had the Lucullan team do my first Kitchensurfing dinner, and it was terrific. So far I’ve used Kitchensurfing at my home or at friends’ homes at least half a dozen times, and I am hooked. In addition to being able to try all different kinds of foods, having a talented, interesting person in your home is actually a treat in it of itself. There is a sense of community, of being part of the process of food, that is simply hard to beat. So much so that I recently had Hagar from Kitchensurfing cook our Moroccan inspired Passover seder!

Kitchensurfing is currently available in New York, Boston and Berlin—planting a domestic and international flag from day one. Chicago and Washington D.C. are coming imminently. There are now thousands of cooks on the platform, and the business has tripled in size since the end of last year. Kitchensurfing is on a tear, and I’m excited to be a part of it.

Look out for Kitchensurfing in a city near you soon. I promise you won’t be disappointed.

@hilaryrosenman’s beautiful Passover table....

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 20:25:23 -0400

@hilaryrosenman’s beautiful Passover table. #kitchensurfing

"A son of Bensonhurst, a professed old-school detective, he talked about how to make a suspect talk..."

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 07:11:54 -0400

“A son of Bensonhurst, a professed old-school detective, he talked about how to make a suspect talk and where to buy the best pizza (New Haven, he advised).”

- Brooklyn Prosecutor to Seek Freedom of Man Convicted in 1990 Killing of Rabbi - NYTimes.com

Born Ruffians, With Her Shadow

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 07:05:14 -0400

Born Ruffians, With Her Shadow

Morning. (at Indian Wells Beach)

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 10:07:06 -0400

Morning. (at Indian Wells Beach)

The Virgins, Flashbacks, Memories and Dreams They’re...

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 08:07:38 -0400

The Virgins, Flashbacks, Memories and Dreams

They’re baaaaack.

"Political coverage that wants to be solely high-minded is missing huge chunks of the actual..."

Sun, 17 Feb 2013 15:09:44 -0500

“Political coverage that wants to be solely high-minded is missing huge chunks of the actual interplay of personality and power that is what actually drives things”

- Ben Smith, editor-in-chief of Buzzfeed, NYTimes

Kidnap Kid, So Close Hanging on hypem today, loving this track.

Sat, 09 Feb 2013 16:04:27 -0500

Kidnap Kid, So Close

Hanging on hypem today, loving this track.

RIP Mayor Ed Koch

Sat, 02 Feb 2013 13:13:14 -0500

Ed Koch

open yet truthful,

caring for all New Yorkers,

dealing fairly with his opponents,

speaking his mind.

The premier mayor of N.Y.

The above was part of a poem I wrote in 7th grade about my favorite people, including Mayor Ed Koch. Mayor Koch was a tremendous role model to me in the way that he always spoke his mind and stood up passionately for what he believed in.

We will miss you Mayor Ed Koch. You were a great man.

(via White House Offers Evidence of Obama’s Shooting Hobby -...

Sat, 02 Feb 2013 13:01:45 -0500

(via White House Offers Evidence of Obama’s Shooting Hobby - NYTimes.com)

whoa. now this is interesting…

And finally, paradise. #koyfmoon

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 08:09:37 -0500

And finally, paradise. #koyfmoon

The work of the honeybadger! #koyfmoon

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 08:09:28 -0500

The work of the honeybadger! #koyfmoon

Up close and personal! #koyfmoon

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 08:09:19 -0500

Up close and personal! #koyfmoon

Bush humor. #koyfmoon

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 08:08:59 -0500

Bush humor. #koyfmoon

The bush, from above. #koyfmoon

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 08:08:49 -0500

The bush, from above. #koyfmoon

Back on the grid, some photos for y’all! En route to the...

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 08:08:40 -0500

Back on the grid, some photos for y’all! En route to the bush. #koyfmoon

@chrissiemiller I promise, she’ll be ok!

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 08:08:28 -0500

@chrissiemiller I promise, she’ll be ok!