by Nicola | Nov 29, 2010
IMAGE: Chapter 1, The Case of the IPA, via Slashfood. “It started with a summons from a wealthy brewer named Cornelius Fuggle (no relation)….” So begins The Case of the IPA, a detective story in twelve parts, published serially on a beer brewed... by Nicola | Nov 24, 2010
I am actually rather intimidated by the incredible line-up of Thrilling Wonder Stories, an eight-hour festival of all things speculative taking place at London’s Architectural Association this Friday. IMAGE: Thrilling Wonder Stories II at the Architectural... by Nicola | Nov 17, 2010
IMAGE: Bartender in Catholic Sokol Club, Ambridge, Pennslyvania; Library of Congress Prints & Photographs division, Washington, DC, via Rebecca Federman. Commemorative cocktail names act as a sort of alcoholic telegraph, a filtered, patchy, and somewhat unreliable... by Nicola | Nov 16, 2010
Another sneak peek at the contents of the food issue of the New City Reader — in case you can’t tell, I was really rather inspired by the brief, and almost obnoxiously proud of what Will, Krista, and I managed to put together with the help of our fantastic... by Nicola | Nov 15, 2010
IMAGE: Alan Stillman in front of the first T.G.I. Friday’s location at 63rd Street & 1st Ave, on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. In 1965, Alan Stillman was a young man living in Manhattan, who, in his own words, was “looking to meet girls.” The bar restaurant he...