M&N tidbits!
January 11, 2013 in Heritage
Japanese paper – By Dina
A few years ago, Inder found this great material at a fabric trade show in Hong Kong. It had a crinkled shiny surface that was kind of perplexing but we fell in love with it right away because it was so different from everything else out there. It reminded us of Washi*, a style of paper [...]
A Matter of Taste: Vegan Chef Jay Astafa Raises the (Ethical & Edible) Bar—By Nell Alk
April showers brought more than May flowers this season in NYC. Indeed, last month brought remarkable vegan fine dining to Manhattan’s Lower East Side, two nights that this month attendees still can’t stop talking—and writing—about. The Old Bowery Station, on April 25 and April 26, played host to 20-year-old plant-based chef Jay Astafa’s restaurant concept, [...]
Living a creative life – By Dina Khamara
Neil Gaiman’s commencement speech at the University for the Arts is great advice for creative types, but I kind of think it’s just great advice for anyone. I’d never heard him speak before and he’s pretty much wonderful so listen to the whole thing. Here are some highlighted passages in case you’re at work [...]
Lufa Farms – By Christine Larivière
Montreal is a fast-paced urban center alive with a steady flow of students and business people alike. Sometimes you’ll see them slipping past one another, hungry and hunting. It’s likely they would never imagine being able to eat crisp vegetables grown within city limits. “We’re providing an answer to an enormous variety of environmental issues [...]
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