“On Bastille Day, as chefs from the Flatiron District were holding a benefit in Madison Square Park inspired by food from around the world, a couple of blocks away Michael Steinberger was sounding the death knell for the most legendary cuisine of all. The occasion was the launch, at Idlewild Books, of his book ‘Au [...]
Archive for July 18th, 2009
Oh Julia, Where Art Thou? or, The End of French Food?
Posted in Books, Europe, Food & Wine, Foreign Travel on July 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
R.I.P. – Tom Wilkes (1939-2009)
Posted in Counter Culture, Design, Obituaries, Popular Culture, Popular Music, Rock 'n' Roll on July 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Tom Wilkes, an art director, photographer and designer whose posters for the Monterey Pop Festival and album covers for the Rolling Stones, Janis Joplin, Joe Cocker, George Harrison and others helped illustrate the age of rock ’n’ roll, died on June 28 in Pioneertown, Calif., in the high desert east of Los Angeles. He was [...]
