Craft, Gerard

travel: cryptozoology…

~ They say – and locals seem to truly believe – that a monster lives in Lake Champlain. They call him Champ. The sightings have been many, and surprisingly consistent over decades. And, as far as anyone knows, he (or she) is a friendly creature, never having been known to harm a soul. But that […]

Continue

travel: cryptozoology…

~ They say – and locals seem to truly believe – that a monster lives in Lake Champlain. They call him Champ. The sightings have been many, and surprisingly consistent over decades. And, as far as anyone knows, he (or she) is a friendly creature, never having been known to harm a soul. But that […]

Continue

travel: more dots to connect…

~ New York in May.  It’s always a feast. I’ve attended the James Beard Awards, which is held annually the first Monday of the month, for the past six years. For the past two, I’ve had the privilege of photographing the event for All-Clad Metalcrafters (a sponsor), which was the primary purpose of my latest […]

Continue

travel: more dots to connect…

~ New York in May.  It’s always a feast. I’ve attended the James Beard Awards, which is held annually the first Monday of the month, for the past six years. For the past two, I’ve had the privilege of photographing the event for All-Clad Metalcrafters (a sponsor), which was the primary purpose of my latest […]

Continue

travel: the final frontier…

~ Asked to draw the United States, would your map look like this? If so, listen up, this post is for you. Once the frontier to European immigrants migrating west, the stretch of mountain and meadow between our country’s coasts is, once again, the frontier. Finally, we, the middle, the easily forgotten, the hardly noticed, and […]

Continue

travel: the final frontier…

~ Asked to draw the United States, would your map look like this? If so, listen up, this post is for you. Once the frontier to European immigrants migrating west, the stretch of mountain and meadow between our country’s coasts is, once again, the frontier. Finally, we, the middle, the easily forgotten, the hardly noticed, and […]

Continue

review: channeling pierre koffmann…

Pasture Raised Beef Duo niche (St. Louis, Missouri) I’m imposing a brief intermission on my eating tour of Europe and taking you to a more humble location, one closer to where I live. Gerard Craft opened niche, a small restaurant in St. Louis’s historic Benton Park neighborhood, in 2005. Embracing the farm, he’s turned the […]

Continue

review: channeling pierre koffmann…

Pasture Raised Beef Duo niche (St. Louis, Missouri) I’m imposing a brief intermission on my eating tour of Europe and taking you to a more humble location, one closer to where I live. Gerard Craft opened niche, a small restaurant in St. Louis’s historic Benton Park neighborhood, in 2005. Embracing the farm, he’s turned the […]

Continue