m. & mme. pois in love.
not very fast.
Cheese of My Day: Sparkenhoe Red Leicester
I love tasting cheeses I have no reservations about recommending to ANYONE- complex and historied cheeses without the slightest bit of aggression or challenge to the palate, like Tomme de Savoie, Garroxta, and Roncal. After a delightful nibble of Sparkenhoe Red Leicester, just in at Murray’s Cheese from Neils Yard Dairy, I’m pleased to have another addition to that list. Earthy without tasting like earth, nutty without being cloying, full of flavor without overwhelming, Sparkenhoe Red Leicester is darn near perfect. And just in time for rarebit weather!
Domecage Prison Yards
Cool Hunting shares these domes designed by Willem Van der Sluis to serve the same purpose as prison yards, with improved form and function.
From Cool Hunting:
Pierced with small holes at the white domes’ base creating a contrast not unlike Venetian blinds, the upshot is that from within the prisoners can look outside but don’t have to worry about being viewed by passersby. Higher up the holes get bigger, allowing more daylight in. “I tried to give it the feel of light falling through trees in a forest,” Van der Sluis explains.
See more here.
“ Look kid: your dad is self-evidently right, as you are currently living in a tent, in Brooklyn. Do you see that? Which do you value more, independence, or getting laid? Dozens of generations of wealthy Americans before you have valued the latter. Dirty hippie tent babies didn’t build the American economy. Yet.
Gawker - Survivalism Is the New Urbanism
Jack & Jimbo's Bikeshop
With the move to New York inching ever closer— just 55 days!— I’m struggling with whether or not to ship my precious vintage Peugeot and have it reassembled in New York or invest in one of these cute little numbers when I get there.
NYT Celebrates Same-Sex Marriages
How touching & fun!
From Out.com
On Tuesday June 2, The New York Times Company hosted nearly 80 of the same-sex couples who’s wedding announcements have been feature in the Times’ announcement pages.
[Via Gawker.]
Food Stuff - It’s Cupcake Truck. Need We Say More? - NYTimes.com
I feel like cupcakes + truck + twitter + went to law school + brooklyn + miniature anything = way too much trend/cute. But what do I know, right?
In the interest of full disclosure, I just ate three cupcakes and licked a bowl clean of both cupcake batter and buttercream frosting, so I might not be in the best frame of mind to get excited about cupcakes. Basically, I’m only in the best frame of mind to eat a salad and go to bed after I come down from this sugar high.
The Sartorialist: Jim Thompson, Designer of Three Over One, Sydney
I’ve always thought of myself as an ardent pleat-hater, but I really love these high-waisted pleated denim trousers worn by Jim Thompson of Three Over One.
