Michael Harlan Turkell's PLOG

A NEW WEBSITE!

2010-06-13T22:31:00.010-04:00

Thank you for visiting my PLOG, but due to the launch of my new website which incorporates a "blog", I will no longer be posting updates here (though it will be kept online as archives). Please visit harlanturk.com for all future work. See your there!

EDIBLE MANHATTAN, Issue 11, May/June 2010

2010-04-30T16:50:00.003-04:00

May Day (in a good way) is upon us! Soon enough we'll see what those April showers have brought. In the meantime, why not sit back and relax with Edible Manhattan's 11th issue?

See the BACK OF THE HOUSE at Patsy's, Frank Sinatra's favorite restaurant (their mainstay meatballs grace our cover). See the shining lights of the Diamond District as we find their hidden dining gems. Come "In the Kitchen With" Michael Douglas as he praises his favorite Chinese takeout. Come to crave the king of pan fried chicken, Charles Gabriel's Harlem soul spot. Watch plates spin as Jono Pandolfi throws them look as light as a pillow. Sip some Dallis Coffee to fuel your eating spree. Heck, there's even some political banter between brothers (Congressman Anthony Weiner and Chef Jason Weiner of Almond restaurant), and see that it's not all black and white ... cookies at Glaser's that is ...

BACK OF THE HOUSE photographs @ Whole Foods Bowery NYC

2010-04-16T14:32:00.002-04:00

A selection of my BACK OF THE HOUSE photographs are now on display at Whole Foods Bowery NYC, upstairs, past the conveyor belt sushi, in/around around the stadium seating area, from April - early/mid June 2010. Enjoy.

Let's Do Lunch! Photo Contest

2010-04-05T13:08:00.002-04:00

Happy to announce a winning entry in the Let's Do Lunch! Photo Contest presented by Photo Induced, placing in the Solo Category for my "Egg in Toast" photo (taken at egg in Brooklyn, NY. The great thing about this contest was that a percentage of all entry fees when to local food banks, as well as future proceeds from the sales of "Let's Do Lunch" book to be produced by Blurb.com.

EDIBLE BROOKLYN, Issue 17, Spring 2010

2010-03-15T13:28:00.005-04:00

What says Spring in Brooklyn more than smoked meat, right? I don't just mean the open aired grilling variety, but those that grace the Polish Butchers of Greenpoint (as seen on Edible Brooklyn's Spring 2010 cover, photo by Dina Kantor). From one enclave to the next, we see diverse backgrounds influencing the ethnic foods we eat. The BACK OF THE HOUSE series stop by Dressler in Williamburg, who's chef, Polo Dobkin, comes from Austrian and Spanish roots to revitalizes stodgy old American bistro staples, into contemporary inflected masterpieces, exempli gratia "steak and short rib, with whipped potatoes, creamed spinach & sauce bordelaise".

From classics to coops, we explore the backyard chicken coop movement, look in the Fridge of WNYC Radio personality Leonard Lopate, sip some joe from nearly hundred year old Dallis Coffee, taste fresh baked macaroons, and watch locally foraged wood became a coffee table for our magazine to sit on. Enjoy!

EDIBLE MANHATTAN, Issue 10, March/April 2010

2010-03-08T10:56:00.001-05:00

Spring is in the air, and beginning to show in the food we eat. Edible Manhattan's 10th Issue (March/April 2010).

Passover, which commemorates an escape, but also marks an Exodus, in which Winter's bleak bounty begets a Spring cleaning, in which we'll celebrate by slicing lox and schmearing bagels in the BACK OF THE HOUSE of Russ and Daughters.

We're also toured around by superstar chef Marcus Samuelsson (of Aquavit) favorite spots by the man himself. We peak "In The Kitchen With" lauded economist Joseph Stiglitz, stop in for nostalgia in the form of a PB&J sandwich at Peanut Butter and Co, and bask in "This Organic Life" through Joan Gussow's earthmother education, with hopes that your garden may grow, and snow may go away.

Edible Manhattan BLOG: Prime (Lunch) Meats, Or, Happy Birthday Dad!

2010-03-06T11:13:00.002-05:00

Brooklyn Dispatch: Prime (Lunch) Meats, Or, Our Photo Editor Takes His Dad Out for a Memory-Filled Meal

“The specials today are pastrami and roast beef”.

“Wait, stop right there,” my father said after an eager glance at the menu. Often the mention of these (mostly mass-produced) cold cuts can leave people cold. But Prime Meats, the Germanic-influenced spin-off of Frankies Spuntino (profiled in Edible Brooklyn’s Summer 2007 issue ) on the corner of Court Street and Luquer Street, had just unleashed a lunchmeat program that is utmost prime! This comes on top of its already well-known revivalist sausages (bratwurst, knockwurst and weisswurst) and sauerbraten.

Growing up in Kensington on Ocean Ave, my father was within walking distance of the Prospect Park Parade Grounds. As documented in The Brooklyn Cookbook by Lyn Stallworth and Rod Kennedy Jr., he was weaned on the “hometown immigrant” foods like knishes and “sephardic vegetable pickles surrendered by Syrian Jews in Flatbush.” In the 1980s, my father moved less than an hour upstate with my mother to raise my brother and I, so we never benefited from the bounty of his Brooklyn heritage.

This Saturday is my father’s birthday. I attempted to make him a batch of my Grandmother’s Sweet and Sour meatballs, but as he corrected me with a pucker, “there’s a bit too much sour salt.” (Note to self: adjust recipe from 1T to 1t.)

It wasn’t until one afternoon, sitting in the sun-stroked banquets at Prime Meats–which are as dark-grained as the Bavarian pretzels they serve–that our collective and nuanced nostalgia set in. For my father, a time of watching the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field; for me, eating lunch at our kitchen table in Westchester listening to him reminisce about those very days.

The common ground was a carefully crafted sandwich, once thought of as the sodden contents of my brown paper bag during school recess, but now made, thanks to Prime Meat, with accoutrements like malolactic fermented dill pickles and sauerkraut. (Stressing that the devil is in the details.)

Who knew that this year, it would be with a sandwich, that I say, “Happy birthday, Dad.”

Food Lover's Guide to Brooklyn, cover photo

2010-02-24T17:20:00.003-05:00

Provided the cover photo (and a few more select image for the website) for Globe Pequot Press' May 2010 release of the Food Lovers' Guide to Brooklyn. From Greenpoint to Gravesend, a big congrats to Sherri Eisenberg for authoring such an adventurous manual to munch your way through New York City's most populous borough.

Edible Manhattan BLOG: Boulud, Keller and Vongerichten Deliver to D’Artagnan, for a Change

2010-02-23T21:29:00.005-05:00

D'Artagnan's 32-Star Dinner for it's 25th Anniversary

Last weekend, Ariane Daguin sat sated, quietly blissing out next to her parents. Her father André, a Michelin starred chef from Gascony, France, was the first to introduce Ariane to foie gras, which became the basis and tour de force of her gourmet foods business called D’Artagnan.

It was this very product that was attributable to last night’s Progressive Dinner festivities at Le Bernardin, in which culinary stars with a total of 32 of their own (either from the New York Times or Michelin) were in attendance. This was the last stop of a roster of meals that toured the elite kitchens of Daniel, Jean-Georges, and Per Se in honor of D’Artagnan’s 25th Anniversary.

But the final meal of the series was also an epiphany for me.

Edible Manhattan profiled Ariane in 2009 as a “Tastemaker,” but it wasn’t until seeing Ariane in action that I realized how her life’s work drew from a community of like-minded chefs whose origins are the land of Armagnac across the Atlantic Ocean. So New York chefs (or those considered to be by now) were paired with their Gascon compatriots; Daniel Boulud cooked with Jean Marie Gautier, Daniel Humm with Jacques Pourcel, Jean-Georges with Michel Bras, Thomas Keller with Helene Darroze, and Michael Laiskonis with Theirry Marx and Pauillac & Philippe Urraca.

To see all these chefs side by side, working with once-foreign, now familiar ingredients in Manhattan, made me realize that the term “local” may not only pertain to an ingredient’s distance from the source or role in traditional cuisine, but also to a cooperative spirit.

That, along with plenty of red and white costumes, was in evidence at Guastavino’s under the Queensborough Bridge last night, as a culinary crowd of revelers (including Tom Colicchio and Drew Neiporent, who were allowed to play along with the band) dressed in the colors of D’Artagnan came to toast Ariane’s accomplishments — in the same vein D’Artagnan himself did during the 17th century inception of the Company of Musketeers, one imagines. All for one, and foie (gras) for all!

BONUS PHOTO:

Can you name all these chefs?

Edible Manhattan BLOG: Boulud, Keller and Vongerichten Deliver to D’Artagnan, for a Change

2010-02-23T21:16:00.001-05:00

Edible Manhattan BLOG: King & I, Over a Centenarian Sandwich

2010-02-10T16:39:00.002-05:00

This week's entry on Edible Manhattan's BLOG: King & I, Over a Centenarian Sandwich, in which I met Chef King Phojanakong of the Lower East Side's Kuma Inn and Clinton Hill's Umi Nom, at Ferdinando's Focacceria in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn for some cultural fare.

As an added bonus, here is King's Guide to Chinatown:

Edible Manhattan BLOG: Tipsy Parson's sticky buns

2010-02-05T12:17:00.002-05:00

My first entry for Edible Manhattan's BLOG, "The Breadth of Bread at Tipsy Parson: A Parker House Roll begets a Sticky Bun".

Keep up with both Edible Manhattan and Edible Brooklyn, as we explore each borough's food culture, by periodically checking in with BLOG at, EdibleManhattan.com.

Edible Communities' 2010 Eddy Awards

2010-02-03T18:44:00.005-05:00

Happy to announce, that I was a finalist in two photography categories during the Edible Communities' 2010 Eddy Awards.

Best Cover
Edible Manhattan, July/Aug 2009, Gray's Papaya hot dogs (recession special)

Best Photography, Non-Cover
Edible Brooklyn Fall 2009, BACK OF THE HOUSE: Roberta's

As a whole, Edible Brooklyn and Edible Manhattan had quite a good showing, with one WINNER ...

Best Editorial - Beverage Focus
Edible Manhattan, March/April 2009, "Through the Drinking-Glass, and What Del Found There" by St. John Frizell

... and a handful of other finalists ...

Best Editorial - Website
Edible Brooklyn

Best Editorial - Political or Social Issue
Edible Manhattan, Nov/Dec 2009, "The Slaugherhouse Problem" by Ann Monroe

Best Editorial - Historical
Edible Manhattan, March/April 2009, "Net Loss: Shad Swim Against the Tide of Time" by Peter Hoffman

Best Editorial - Food or Cooking
Edible Manhattan, July/Aug 2009, "Iconic Foods: The Hog Dog" by Robert Sietsema

Congrats to our staff and the Edible Communities as a whole for another wonderful year of Edible.

BACK OF THE HOUSE photographs at Whole Foods Union Square NYC

2010-01-25T13:17:00.003-05:00

From January - March of 2010, a selection of my BACK OF THE HOUSE photographs will be on display in the upstairs cafe at the Whole Foods Union Square NYC.

EDIBLE MANHATTAN, Issue 9, Jan/Feb 2010

2010-01-04T16:27:00.004-05:00

Cover photo "Subway Inn" by Micah Beree

Welcome to 2010! A new year, decade, and issue of Edible Manhattan (#9, Jan/Feb 2010)!.

We start off the year with a look inside the BACK OF THE HOUSE of Hearth and into the mind of Chef Marco Canora, who's unflinching Italian cooking and his 4 prized chef's seats sidled right up to the open kitchen, are some of the most sought after in NYC.

We trot the world a bit with a bus trip to a Japanese mega-mart, Mitsuwa, a visit to the Londoners' Myers of Keswick, Mastiha Shop's Mediterranean influences, and Scottish game hunting with Chef Terrance Brennan.

Also, the meat of the matter, chocolate dipped bacon at Roni Sue Chocolates, and Josh Ozersky's (aka Mr. Cutlets) look inside the family history of LaFrieda Meats.

EDIBLE BROOKLYN, Issue 16, Winter 2010

2009-11-25T12:57:00.004-05:00

Right in time for the holiday stretch! Try not to pull those spirit muscles this year, and hopefully Edible Brooklyn's Winter 2010 Issue can assist with some cheer.

On the cover, Sugarbuilt's cast iron cookies (photo by Jacob Pritchard)

We visit the BACK OF THE HOUSE at Franny's and Brooklyn Larder, where it's not just about the pizza anymore.

Go "In the Kitchen With" one of my favorite local designers, Lotta Jansotter (Anderson).

Also, taste the beginnings of Scratch Bread, see how a Montreal transplant brings us smoked meat and poutine at Mile End Deli, plus more confections, proteins, and beverages to sate you through the New Year!

Cheers to 2010 in Brooklyn!

Newport Magazine, Chef Chris Cosentino "nose to tail" cooking

2009-11-19T10:29:00.003-05:00

Cover shot for Newport Magazine, of Chef Chris Cosentino from Incanto in San Francisco, covering his "nose to tail" cooking philosophy.

Photos of Chef Chris Cosentino for Phaidon's COCO cookbook

2009-11-06T13:58:00.004-05:00

Contributed photos of Chef Chris Cosentino of Incanto in San Francisco, for Phaidon's COCO cookbook. Chris was chosen by Fergus Henderson of the famed St. John Restaurant in London. It's an outstanding collection of 100 of the most influential chefs in the world. Check out the Phaidon pop-up store in Soho, NYC (and there's also one in London).

Photographs at De Gustibus Cooking School in Macy's

2009-11-06T13:55:00.003-05:00

Thanks to Salvatore Rizzo, a selection of my BACK OF THE HOUSE photographs are hanging up at the De Gustibus Cooking School in Macy's Herald Square NYC location. Stop by for a peek, and stay for a class.

EDIBLE MANHATTAN, Issue 8, Nov/Dec 2009

2009-11-03T12:08:00.002-05:00

Edible Manhattan's 8th issue reminds me that Fall turns into winter quicker than we think, thankfully there's City Bakery's hot chocolate to warm us up (our latest BACK OF THE HOUSE). Oh, and definitely had a pretzel croissant or three.

Spent time with food writer and director of Southern Foodways Alliance. John T. Edge picking apart the fried chicken in Koreatown.

In The Kitchen with Adam Gopnik, a writer for The New Yorker, and a reason I hope to live in France someday sooner than not (read his book, Paris to the Moon, and you will too).

Not to meniton:
... homemade egg nog, Whole Food's Thanksgiving prep, sourcing local "meat", and Chef Eric Ripert's City Harvest initiatives ...

PICTURE MAGAZINE Sept/Oct 2009 interview on "food" photography

2009-10-06T12:03:00.003-04:00

Interviewed as photo editor of Edible Manahttan for PICTURE Magazine's Sept/Oct 2009 issue along with Michael Balzano, art director of EatingWell and Darra Goldstein, editor-in-chief of Gastronomica, on our varied approaches to "food" photography.

EDIBLE BROOKLYN, Issue 15, Fall 2009

2009-09-28T09:59:00.002-04:00

Out this week, Edible Brooklyn's Fall 2009 issue.

Covering the BACK OF THE HOUSE, of Roberta's pizzeria eden and more in Bushwick.

An underground cult favorite hot sauce at Waterfront Ale House.

High spirits at Tuthilltown Grist Mill, Hudson's own Whiskey being produced only a few hour train ride from Grand Central Station.

And a roundup of Brooklyn's coffee "bean scene", dumpling factory tour, ...

EDIBLE MANHATTAN, Issue 7, Sept/Oct 2009

2009-09-08T17:07:00.004-04:00

Where did the summer go?

Well, here's to the almost autumnal Edible Manhattan, Issue 7, Sept/Oct 2009. (cover by Ramin Talaie)

Went photographic search of schmaltz in the BACK OF THE HOUSE at Sammy's Roumanian.

Found a Fruit and Vegetable Alphabet Wall.

Toured the director of NYC Opera, George Steel's fridge for "In the Kitchen With".

Took an upstate getaway at Tuthilltown Grist Mill, makers of Hudson Valley's finest whiskey, and local spirits.

Recanted Zagat's origins, surveying a history in voicing the public's taste(buds).

Also, met with Chefs in Schools, explored the new directions in Corporate Cafeterias, and visited Central Park to Forage with "Wildman" Steve Brill.

MHT Photo Shows: BOH @ James Beard House, edible @ Whole Foods

2009-09-01T17:39:00.002-04:00

A solo show of the latest "mise en place" edition in my BACK OF THE HOUSE Project is on the walls at the James Beard House, 167 West 12th St (5/6 Aves), Sept - Oct 2009 . Visit here, http://jamesbeard.org/?q=node/1514 for more info.

Also, curated a show for Edible Brooklyn / East End / Manhattan (which includes a few of my own works) on the walls of Whole Foods Union Square location, in the 2nd Floor cafe. There will be an opening tea party on Wed. Sept 15th, from 10AM-1130AM. It's free, though you need to RSVP via this link, http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/unionsquare/storecalendar.php
It will run until Dec 2009.

To follow, is a solo MHT show from Jan. 2010 - March 2010 (also at Whole Foods).

Ted Kennedy, RIP

2009-08-26T10:17:00.004-04:00

A photo of Senator Ted Kennedy, taken during the 2004 DNC in Boston. RIP.

EDIBLE BROOKLYN Issue 14, Summer 2009

2009-07-28T11:25:00.002-04:00

Cover, Truck Farm by Ian Cheney

As the humidity sets in for a spell, and thunder's heard in the distance, I present to you, the Summer 2009 issue of Edible Brooklyn.

BACK OF THE HOUSE at Superfine in Dumbo

"In the Kitchen With" Claudia Gonson of Magnetic Fields

A tour of the Rooftop Garden in Greenpoint

Cooking competiions, ice cream roundup, a welcome new bar (Fort Defiance) in Red Hook ...

metromix Inside: Brooklyn Brewery

2009-07-27T09:26:00.001-04:00

A photo tour of Brooklyn Brewery for metromix.

EDIBLE MANHATTAN Issue 6, July/August 2009

2009-07-07T18:42:00.005-04:00

Hot diggity dog, Edible Manhattan's summer issue is bathing in the newfound sun in the city!

My first full piece, photography and text, following Nancy MacNamara's of Honey Locust Farm House as she delivers greens and garniture the city's top toques.

A step into the BACK OF THE HOUSE of Mas (farmhouse), and Chef Galen Zamara's ingenious kitchen (written by Rachel Wharton).

The History of the hot dog in NYC (written by Robert Sietsema).

as well as ...

A peak inside the fridge of The Nation's publisher emeritus, Victor Navasky (photographed by Carolyn Fong)

A retrospective on Ariane Daugin, and her D'Artagnan meat-and-game business, feeding foie gras to the masses (written by Tejal Rao).

A stop by Curry Hill and it's array of spice shops (written by Regina Schrambling).

and more ...

HAUTE LIFE PRESS: Scarpetta and Eleven Madison Park Magazines, Summer 2009

2009-06-19T18:43:00.003-04:00

Photographed two new magazines for Haute Life Press. Scott Conant's Scarpetta and Danny Meyer's Eleven Madison Park (the cocktail issue).

THE NEW BROOKLYN COOKBOOK

2009-06-18T13:28:00.005-04:00

This is the book I just signed on to photograph: The New Brooklyn Cookbook. Thank you Brendan and Melissa for thinking of me for this project, can't wait to get started!

COOKBOOK contract!

2009-06-17T12:55:00.001-04:00

Yesterday, I signed my first cookbook contract, now all I have to do is photograph the whole thing. More details to come ...

CULTURE Cheese Magazine, "Work the Curd"

2009-06-09T11:47:00.005-04:00

A photo-story on hand-pulled mozzarella makers in NYC for the Summer 2009 issue of CULTURE Cheese Magazine.

A list of such producers so you can see for yourself:

Caputo's Fine Foods
460 Court St (3rd/4th Place)
Brooklyn, NY
718.855.8852

Di Palo's
200 Grand (Mott/Mulberry)
New York, NY
212.226.1033
dipaloselects.com

Alleva Dairy
188 Grand (Baxter/Centre)
New York, NY
212.226.7990
allevadairy.com

Joe's Dairy
156 Sullivan (Houston/Prince)
New York, NY
212.677.8780

Casa Della Mozzarella Italian Deli
604 E 187 St
Bronx, NY
718.364.3867

Also try the smoked mozzarella at Joe's, the bocconcini at Casa Della, the homemade ricotta and cured meats at Alleva, the direct import Italian cheeses and housemade pastas at Di Palo's, and the olive bar at Caputo's olive bar, with a loaf of rosemary bread.

... and here's a few outtakes ...

Curd delivery

Frank of Caputo's

Orazio of Casa Della

The men of Joe's

Robert Alleva

Lou Di Palo

Cheesy signage

metromix One Drink, Five Ways: Bloody Mary

2009-06-08T12:03:00.002-04:00

In the latest ODFW: Joshua M. Bernstein and I check out a few Bloody Marys. Been trying my whole life to enjoy a sip to little reward. A few of these examples almost changed my mind (especially liked the one at Great Jones Cafe, and of course was honored to try it at the source, King Cole Bar at the St. Regis).

EDIBLE MANHATTAN Issue 5, May/June 2009

2009-05-04T15:17:00.006-04:00

Wake up and smell the coffee (on the cover of the magazine). Only wish this was a scratch and sniff issue.

We visit the BACK OF THE HOUSE of Chef Alfred Portale's classic Gotham Bar and Grill.
A survey and history of the coffee "Bean Scene" around NYC.

A fishing trip with Mr. Chocolate himself, Jacques Torres (photographed by Alison Cartwright)

not to mention ...
In the kitchen (and fridge) with Mimi Sheraton (photographed by Carolyn Fong)
A stop by Despana for authentic Spanish eats (photographed by Jacob Pritchard)
A tour around Bowery to buy kitchen supplies (photographed by Max Flatow)

metromix One Drink, Five Ways: Mint Julep

2009-04-27T09:19:00.001-04:00

Can't wait for the Kentucky Derby this upcoming Saturday (May 2nd)? In the meantime, have a Mint Julep (or five), the latest libation of metromix's One Drink Five Ways series.

EDIBLE BROOKLYN Issue 13, Spring 2009

2009-04-10T15:00:00.007-04:00

A welcome Spring edition has sprung forth!

Photographed the cover, which was an outake from the BACK OF THE HOUSE: Egg. Took a trip around the Tortilla Triangle, and went to a tasting at the Red Hook Winery.

There's also ...

Long's Wine in Bay Ridge, (photographed by Miana Grafals)
Clay Pot Cooking, (photographed by Miriam Fogelson)
Made´casse Chocolate and Vanilla from Madegascar

... and that's just the beginning of the bounty, Find a copy here!

meatpaper 7, The Pig Issue: Chefs' Pig Tattoos

2009-04-08T12:27:00.002-04:00

The pork-centric tattoo of Billy Barlow, chef at Bonita in Brooklyn, NY, for meatpaper 7, The Pig Issue (bottom photo).

Photo Booth Salon, Friday April 3rd, 9-11PM

2009-04-02T19:39:00.002-04:00

My friend, Erin Gleeson, a wonderful photographer in her own right, is curating and hosting a Photo Booth Salon, tomorrow, Friday April 3rd, from 9-11PM, at 530 West 28th Street (btw 10th/11th Aves), NYC. I'm lucky enough to have a piece in the show.

There will be a guest list at the door, so please RSVP: photoboothsalon@gmail.com.

Hope to see you there!

SAVEUR, April 2009, "12 Restaurants That Matter: Sportello"

2009-03-31T17:42:00.005-04:00

Photo on left of food by Andre´Baranowski

A stop in to see Chef Barbara Lynch in Boston, at her new Italian counter service restaurant, Sportello, for the April 2009 issue of Saveur. Had some of the best pasta I've had in years, a strozzapreti with slow braised rabbit and green olives, and a spot on papardelle with bolognese.

Including some outakes from the shoot. Mangia!

metromix Cassoulet Festival at Savoy

2009-03-16T08:51:00.002-04:00

What a wonderfully filling way to spend a Saturday afternoon, a last stew prior to Spring's start at the end of this week, enjoy Cassoulet.

imbibe Magazine, Beer Pairings "Look Who's Coming to Dinner"

2009-03-09T10:20:00.002-04:00

An article written by Joshua M. Bernstein, in the March/April 2009 issue of imbibe magazine on beer pairing dinners, which includes my photographs of Beer Table in Brooklyn.

metromix One Drink, Five Ways: Big Beer

2009-03-03T12:20:00.001-05:00

Beer in a boot! Need I say more. metromix One Drink, Five Ways: Big Beer

Tasting Table: Chris Cosentino

2009-03-02T19:49:00.001-05:00

A portrait of Chris Cosentino, for Tasting Table's "Whole-Hearted" fish offal article.

New York Times: Edible Visuals (Chelsea Market show mention)

2009-02-18T11:23:00.001-05:00

In this week's NY Times Dining Calender, a mention of the "Edible" Chelsea Market show I curated.

metromix Pancakes

2009-02-17T09:48:00.002-05:00

Whether cooked on a hot griddle or in a frying pan, it's pancake month, and I'd say that's more than enough reason to celebrate. A photo gallery of pancakes around town at metromix.

EDIBLE Photo Show at Chelsea Market

2009-02-11T12:52:00.003-05:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Michael Harlan Turkell, Photo Editor, Edible Manhattan/Edible Brooklyn, michael@harlanturk.com, 646.808.4159

ALL FEBRUARY, EDIBLE PHOTO SHOW UP AT CHELSEA MARKET

WHAT: 70 mouth-watering images that tell the story of the people behind your food
WHEN: February 2009
WHERE: Chelsea Market, 75 9th Avenue (Between 15th and 16th Streets), Hours: Monday - Saturday: 7am to 10pm, Sundays: 8am to 8pm
WHO:
For the entire month of February, Chelsea Market hosts an exhibit of 80 images from Edible Manhattan, Edible Brooklyn and Edible East End, three sister magazines are devoted to telling the story of food from Manhattan to Montauk. (These three Edible’s are also part of Edible Communities, a rapidly growing national network of 50 locally owned magazines that all share the mission of celebrating their food communities.) The images include the clandestine Gotham beekeeper, the nicotine-addled sous chef, the tenth-generation Sagaponack potato farmer, and the uncompromising doughnut maker. All of these images were selected by Michael Harlan Turkell, photo editor for Edible Manhattan and Edible Brooklyn. Please visit ediblemanhattan.com, ediblebrooklyn.net and edibleeastend.com, or chelseamarket.com, to learn more.

* We are looking for new spaces to hang this show when it ends it run, so please pass this around in hopes that we can find a new location, allowing us to add future Edible images to the growing collection.

Edible Photo Show at Chelsea Market

2009-02-06T16:26:00.000-05:00

Feast your eyes! No you can't eat the photos, but there is an "edible" photo show at Chelsea Market, which I curated, featuring works from Edible Brooklyn, Edible East End, and Edible Manhattan. It's up until the end of February 2009, so stop by and take a tour through the the halls' 70 framed images.

Edible Communities’ 2009 EDDY Awards

2009-02-05T21:11:00.003-05:00

I am proud to say that Edible Brooklyn and Edible Manhattan had a great showing at this year's Eddy Awards, and am happy to announce that I won in the "Best Photography: Non-Cover" category, and was chosen as runner-up twice!

BEST PHOTOGRAPHY: NON-COVER
Winner: "Streetscapes: Eat and Ink," by Michael Harlan Turkell, Edible Brooklyn

BEST COVER
Runner-Up: Edible Brooklyn, Fall 2008, “Alicia Tate’s Homage to Salt,” by Michael Harlan Turkell

BEST EDITORIAL SPREAD OR LAYOUT
Runner-Up: "Back of the House: Fette Sau, Boro BBQ," Edible Brooklyn

and a bow to my collegues ...

BEST EDITORIAL - HISTORICAL
Winner: "Tap Dance," by Brian Halwell, Edible Manhattan

BEST EDITORIAL - FOOD OR COOKING FOCUSED
Runner-Up: "Homemade: Sohui Kim's Kimchi," by Rachel Wharton, Edible Brooklyn

Thank you for the honor and support, and here's to aiming higher and greater accomplishments in 2009!

metromix Liquid aphrodisiacs

2009-02-02T11:40:00.000-05:00

Add some aphrodisiacs to your Valentine's Day Drinks list.

metromix One Drink, Five Ways: The hot toddy

2009-01-29T18:50:00.001-05:00

metromix's One Drink, Five Ways, presents The hot toddy. What a wonderful winter warmer if I do say so myself!

EDIBLE BROOKLYN Issue 12, Winter 2009

2009-01-20T09:33:00.004-05:00

The newest installment of Edible Brooklyn features the BACK OF THE HOUSE of Rosewater and a smoking hot piece written by Megan Krigbaum on The Woodman, New York area's best supplier of premium kiln-dried firewood and cooking woods, charcoal and other wood products. And that's just from the hearth ...

EDIBLE MANHATTAN Issue 3, Jan/Feb 2009

2009-01-16T10:08:00.004-05:00

The third issue of Edible Manhattan is fresh of the presses. (Cover photo by Erin Gleeson)

There's family history in The Brother Zabars (Eli and Saul).

Chef King Phojanakong of Kuma Inn guides us through Chinatown, on where to shop and eat (map included).

The BACK OF THE HOUSE of David and Karen Waltuck's restaurant Chanterelle.

A tour underneath Chelsea Market, exploring Chelsea Wine Vault's storage catacombs.

And much much more ... (Little Senegal, Vere Chocolates, Casellula Cheese & Wine Cafe, Mr. Recipe: Spice Dealer, Maple Tapping)

imbibe Homebrewers

2009-01-14T14:05:00.002-05:00

In the Jan/Feb 2009 Issue of imbibe , I got to profile Sean White and his house of homebrewing.

metromix Inside: Kelso of Brooklyn

2009-01-06T11:55:00.003-05:00

Inside: Kelso of Brooklyn, Heartland's Greenpoint based brewery, as toured by Brewmaster Kelly Taylor.

sixth finch, Winter २००९

2009-01-02T10:23:00.004-05:00

Included in the online journal of poetry and art, sixth finch, Winter 2009. Submit to future issues, and help support them by spreading the word.

YAHOO hotjobs: Resolutions for 2008

2008-12-30T22:57:00.004-05:00

I was interviewed for by YAHOO hotjobs about my professional resolutions for the new year.

6. Spend money to make more money

Now, anyone know a good CPA?

EYE on the STRAND photo contest

2008-12-29T17:04:00.001-05:00

Please vote for my "One Dollar Special" in the EYE on the STRAND (bookstore) photo contest. Love me some books.

New Website, HARLANTURK.COM

2008-12-23T11:04:00.000-05:00

A new website for a new year, HARLANTURK.COM. Still tinkering a bit, comments welcome. Happy holidays!

metromix Spicy Cocktails

2008-12-16T09:58:00.001-05:00

Stimulate your circulation and raise your body temperature for a list of metromix's Spicy Cocktails.

Edible Manhattan, Food Writing Forum at The New School VIDEO

2008-12-15T10:07:00.004-05:00

If you missed the Edible Manhattan and our "Food Writing Forum at the New School", now you see the video here.

spooning, Sixpoint Craft Ales' Shane Welch "Beer Under a Microscope"

2008-12-05T17:34:00.003-05:00

Got to collaborate with my friend and ally, Shane Welch, founder and brewmaster of Sixpoint Craft Ales, providing the imagery for his article about fermentation for spooning.

metromix One Drink, Five Ways: Punch

2008-12-01T11:47:00.003-05:00

The second installment of One Drink, Five Ways. This time we cover "punch bowls", and believe you me, they all had quite a punch. Drink up.

meatpaper 5

2008-11-12T09:38:00.001-05:00

A photo from the DeBragga.com facility in the meat packing district of NYC, for a piece on wet/dry aging.

Edible Manhattan 2: Launch Party, Thurs Nov 13, 630-930PM

2008-11-07T17:59:00.001-05:00

Missed our fabulous launch party?

Have no fear: Thursday, November 13, we're doing it again.

Help us celebrate Issue Two at our harvest bash in the Chelsea Market, replete with savories from the Cleaver Company and The Green Table, sweets from Verē chocolate, Kelso beer, Wölffer Estate wines, the city's best espresso and other commendable comestibles, while reminiscing about the days when this marvelous marketplace was a Nabisco biscuit plant.

See you there.

When: November 13, 2008, 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. (free admission)

Where: Chelsea Market, 95 Ninth Avenue, NY, NY

Why: Celebration of harvest-fresh ingredients, holiday treats and Chelsea Market's selection of artisanal goods.

What: Commemoration of Edible Manhattan's November/December issue as well as the expansion of The Green Table, born out of Mary Cleaver's The Cleaver Co. catering business. Mary Cleaver has supported local, green, organic and sustainable farming and cuisine for more than 30 years. Also on display at The Green Table is a Laurie Rhodes photography exhibit featuring local farmers (photography available for purchase).

Who: Edible Manhattan and its sponsors will provide guests with complimentary wine selections from Wolffer Estate, beer from Kelso of Brooklyn and chocolates from Verē. Also, The Green Table will offer farm-to-table complimentary harvest-themed tastings of country cheeses, crusty breads, sausages and more, as well as samplings from numerous Chelsea Market retailers.

How: All event players have come together under the stewardship of Edible Manhattan. Edible Manhattan is bi-monthly and available for $7 at Whole Foods, Barnes & Noble and Borders, free at select restaurants and shops and $35 for a one-year subscription.

EDIBLE MANHATTAN Issue 2, Nov/Dec 2008

2008-11-05T11:29:00.008-05:00

Issue 2 has been delivered.

Melissa Hom beautifully photographed Dark Dining Projects (which appears as the cover).

Inside, there's a glimpse into the genius of Payard's BACK OF THE HOUSE, a handcrafted/homemade salumi sandwich at Salumeria Biellese, where to buy all your cake baking needs, a Belgian monk's beer bar, the "Genealogy of Mixology" in regards to the masterful cocktails of Jim Meehan of PDT and Audrey Sanders of Pegu Club, and a look into the business of Heritage Foods USA, to save and sustain American breeds and food traditions.

metromix "One Drink, Five Ways: The Dark 'n' Stormy"

2008-11-03T17:50:00.002-05:00

The start of a new series for metromix, One Drink, Five Ways: The Dark 'n' Stormy. Ah, refreshing!

EDIBLE BROOKLYN Fall 2008

2008-10-17T16:00:00.002-04:00

Edible Brooklyn 11 is here with the autumnal weather in tow.

A series on food-related tattoos, an Egyptian falafel master, D. Maldari & Sons, Inc., Pasta Extrusion Dies, Fette Sau BBQ( (the delicious Mason's Black Wheat from Sixpoint Craft Ales is on tap, which is named after my cat), Bees, Gingkos, and much much more ...

REMINDER: The New School, Food Writing Forum: Edible Manhattan TOMORROW! Thurs Oct 15 @ 630PM

2008-10-15T12:20:00.004-04:00

TOMORROW! Thurs Oct 15 @ 630PM!

Thursday, October 16th, 630PM

The New School’s Writing Program and Food Studies department present a reading from the inaugural issue of Edible Manhattan, a new quarterly magazine that investigates the diverse food culture of Manhattan.

The reading features Brian Halweil, Executive Editor of Edible Manhattan and senior researcher and John Gardner Public Service Fellow at Worldwatch Institute; Gabrielle Langholtz, editor of Edible Brooklyn and Edible Manhattan, faculty in NYU’s Food Studies program, and publicity manager for Greenmarket; and Michael Harlan Turkell, photo editor for Edible Manhattan. Turkell has been selected for the upcoming 25 Under 25: Up-and-Coming American Photographers and has received a Photo District News Photo Annual Award. The forum will be moderated by Luis Jaramillo, associate chair of The New School Writing Program.
Location:

Alvin Johnson/J. M. Kaplan Hall, 66 West 12th Street, room 510

Admission:
$5; free to all students and New School faculty, staff, and alumni with ID
Box Office Information:

In person purchases can be made at The New School Box Office at 66 West 12th Street, main floor, Monday-Friday 1:00-7:00 p.m. The box office opens the first day of classes and closes after the last paid event of each semester. Reservations and inquiries can be made by emailing boxoffice@newschool.edu or calling 212.229.5488

For events scheduled during the summer term, the box office will open one hour before each event. During this period only, reservations can be made using the above contact information.

Ted Allen's Food Detectives

2008-10-15T11:21:00.002-04:00

Marco Pierre White and Anthony Bourdain with Ted Allen

Ted Allen and Charlie Trotter

A pleasant and refreshing surprise to meet Ted Allen at this year's StarChefs ICC 2008 (more photos of this event to come). I mention this because his Food Detectives show has been graced with another season, one that I feel should garner more support from the working food community. So all you eccentric gastronomists, chefs, and foodies alike, please write into Ted and his show to see your questions answered.

The New School, Food Writing Forum: Edible Manhattan

2008-10-03T09:29:00.001-04:00

Thursday, October 16th, 630PM

The New School’s Writing Program and Food Studies department present a reading from the inaugural issue of Edible Manhattan, a new quarterly magazine that investigates the diverse food culture of Manhattan.

The reading features Brian Halweil, Executive Editor of Edible Manhattan and senior researcher and John Gardner Public Service Fellow at Worldwatch Institute; Gabrielle Langholtz, editor of Edible Brooklyn and Edible Manhattan, faculty in NYU’s Food Studies program, and publicity manager for Greenmarket; and Michael Harlan Turkell, photo editor for Edible Manhattan. Turkell has been selected for the upcoming 25 Under 25: Up-and-Coming American Photographers and has received a Photo District News Photo Annual Award. The forum will be moderated by Luis Jaramillo, associate chair of The New School Writing Program.
Location:

Alvin Johnson/J. M. Kaplan Hall, 66 West 12th Street, room 510

Admission:
$5; free to all students and New School faculty, staff, and alumni with ID
Box Office Information:

In person purchases can be made at The New School Box Office at 66 West 12th Street, main floor, Monday-Friday 1:00-7:00 p.m. The box office opens the first day of classes and closes after the last paid event of each semester. Reservations and inquiries can be made by emailing boxoffice@newschool.edu or calling 212.229.5488

For events scheduled during the summer term, the box office will open one hour before each event. During this period only, reservations can be made using the above contact information.

EDIBLE MANHATTAN premier issue

2008-09-17T16:31:00.000-04:00

Edible Manhattan is here. I'm working as the photo editor, and very honored to be on staff for the launch.

I photographed articles on the best breakfast sandwich, Kitchen Arts and Letters (cookbook shop), a look into Isaac Mizrahi's fridge, the BACK OF THE HOUSE of Little Giant restaurant, foraging Gingko berries with Inside Park's Chef Matthew Weingarten, rooftop honey bee hives, and a morning at The Doughnut Plant.

Enjoy! I know I did.

metromix "Elderflower Cocktails"

2008-09-17T11:24:00.002-04:00

A well liquored assignment for metromix.com on Elderflower Cocktails. Drink up!

HAUTE LIFE PRESS: Eleven Madison Park Magazine

2008-08-25T14:38:00.002-04:00

Shot the cover, and a few stories for Eleven Madison Park's new in-house magazine, published by Haute Life Press.

metromix "Hot Dogs"

2008-08-14T10:48:00.001-04:00

Many a hot dog lunches later, an article about NYC's "top dogs".

metromix "Bastille Day on Smith Street"

2008-07-14T13:51:00.000-04:00

A photo gallery of "Bastille Day on Smith Street" for metromix New York.

CITY Magazine "Employees Only

2008-07-09T17:05:00.002-04:00

With writer Erin Bremer, I got to photograph an 11 page spread for CITY Magazine on "family meal" at some of NYC's top restaurants, including, Per Se, Buddakan, Chanterelle, Centovini, Allen & Delancy, and Gramercy Tavern.

The full story (plus recipes) can be viewed online and downloaded as a PDF here:

CITY Magazine, Issue 57, "Employees Only"

EDIBLE BROOKLYN Summer 2008

2008-07-02T19:34:00.002-04:00

Shot the cover photo of the "Jessa-Molino" bike-mill at Hot Bread Kitchen for the cover of Edible Brooklyn Summer 2008, as well as a fantastic 4 page story. Other spreads include, Gabriel's Handmade (pates and charcuterie), The Oak "Farmacy", Hinsch's Confectionery (for a milkshake in Bay Ridge) with Anne Saxelby, The Jake Walk (wine bar on Smith St.), Fresh Fishermen in Sheepshead Bay, "The Brooklyn Fridge" with Kamara Thomas of the band Earl Greyhound, and the BACK OF THE HOUSE of The Queen's Hideaway.

SIXPOINT CRAFT ALES new website / "allies"

2008-06-26T10:22:00.000-04:00

I went on a tour of their brewery a few years ago, and have been good friends with them (and their beer) ever since. Proud to be a part of their "creative resurgence in craft beer" and new website, in which I have been named one of their "allies". Even more of an honor, Shane Welch, the brewmeister, named a beer after my cat. Masons Black Wheat, a schwarz-weisse beer, is only served on tap at Fette Sau (a great BBQ joint in Williamsburg, Brooklyn).

HAUTE LIFE PRESS: Myriad Restaurant Group Magazine

2008-06-24T16:40:00.002-04:00

Shot the cover and some inserts for the Myriad Restaurant Group's new magazine, published by Haute Life Press. It features such restaurants as Centrico, Mai House, Nobu, Nobu Next Door, Nobu Fifty Seven, and Tribeca Grill.

download PDF

SANTE Magazine "Working the Room" (Chef Gavin Kaysen)

2008-06-24T16:18:00.000-04:00

Chef Gavin Kaysen of Cafe Boulud (A 2007 Food & Wine Best New Chef, and 2008 James Beard Foundation Rising Chef of the Year) for SANTE Magazine's June 2008 issue.

25 Under 25 V2: Gallery Opening/Reception

2008-05-27T17:07:00.003-04:00

Thank you(s) to all that came out and made last week's book launch. Now onto the gallery show! 25 Under 25 V2

Thursday, May 29, 6–8 p.m.
Exhibition Opening, Reception
Gulf and Western Gallery
Tisch School of the Arts at NYU
721 Broadway
New York, New York 10003
http://photo.tisch.nyu.edu/page/gallery.html

(Runs until Friday June 27th)

Reception
Thursday, May 29, 10PM-12AM
Mansion
530 W 28th St, NY, NY
RSVP: powerHouse@mansionnewyork.com

25 Under 25 V2: Book Launch/Signing

2008-05-22T10:04:00.000-04:00

Today is the first of two events for
25 Under 25 V2. Hope you can make it. I know I'll be there.

Thursday, May 22, 6–8 p.m.
Book Launch and Signing
With a conversation between Sylvia Plachy and the 25 Under 25 Photographers
powerHouse Books
37 Main Street
Brooklyn, New York 11201
http://www.powerhousebooks.com/contact.php

NEXT WEEK:

Thursday, May 29, 6–8 p.m.
Exhibition Opening, Reception
Gulf and Western Gallery
Tisch School of the Arts at NYU
721 Broadway
New York, New York 10003
http://photo.tisch.nyu.edu/page/gallery.html

GOURMET May 2008 p.122

2008-05-02T12:20:00.000-04:00

My first photographs in GOURMET Magazine (on page 122 of the May 2008 issue), from an event at the Astor Center, hosted by Chef Michael Anthony of Gramercy Tavern.

The menu was too good not to share.

Celery Root and Mountain View Farms Bacon Custard with Sheldon Farms Adirondack Red Potatoes, Almonds and Paddlefish Roe

Mosaic of Mountain View Farms Chicken and Rutabaga, Chicken Liver Stuffed Prunes and Sheldon Farms Austrian Crescent Potato Salad

Mountain View Farms Cotechino with Pistachio, Sheldon Farms Adirondack Blue Potatoes and Cippolini Onions

Braised Manx Station Beef Shanks with Sheldon Farms La Ratte Potato Puree and Carrots

Consider Bardwell Farmstead Cheeses: Dorset Pawlet, Manchester, and Rupert

Smoked Milk Chocolate and Bacon Tarts, Creme Fraiche (by Pastry Chef Nancy Olson)

And a few extra photos from the night ...

EDIBLE BROOKLYN Spring 2008

2008-04-21T10:59:00.001-04:00

EDIBLE BROOKLYN Spring 2008 has sprung.

A tasting with Mast Brothers Chocolate, touring Moore Street Market, a ginseng soju-tini cocktail at Moim, Andrew Sarno on his tractor, A "Back of the House" look at Tanoreen in Bay Ridge (the best Middle Eastern food I've ever encountered), and a day with knifemaker Joel Bukiewicz of Cut Brooklyn.

Cover photo of Added Value Farm, Red Hook by Yue Qiu

The Art of Eating, no. 77 Spring 2008

2008-04-08T14:20:00.001-04:00

The back cover and a few images from a wonderful article entitled "New York: Variations on a Theme Restaurant" by Mitchell Davis for Ed Behr's The Art of Eating, no. 77 Spring 2008, covering Keith McNally's Balthazar and Morandi, both located in New York, NY.

"25 Under 25: Up-and-Coming American Photographers, Volume 2" Book Launch/Signing and Exhibition Opening/Reception

2008-03-31T10:35:00.003-04:00

"25 Under 25: Up-and-Coming American Photographers, Volume 2", the new volume of which I am honored to have been selected for, is coming out and there are events.

Thursday, May 22, 6–8 p.m.
Book Launch and Signing
With a conversation between Sylvia Plachy and the 25 Under 25 Photographers
powerHouse Books
37 Main Street
Brooklyn, New York 11201
http://www.powerhousebooks.com/contact.php

Thursday, May 29, 6–8 p.m.
Exhibition Opening, Reception
Gulf and Western Gallery
Tisch School of the Arts at NYU
721 Broadway
New York, New York 10003
http://photo.tisch.nyu.edu/page/gallery.html

The Photographers

Kathryn Parker Almanas
www.kathrynparkeralmanas.com

Kim Badawi
www.kimbadawi.com

Gina Brocker
www.ginabrockerphotography.com

Kitra Cahana
www.kitracahana.com

Rose Cromwell
www.rosecromwell.com

Cary Dolan
www.carydolan.com

Sean Donnelly
www.seandonnellyphotography.com

Nick Freeman
http://homepages.nyu.edu/~nmf227

Rick Gershon
www.rickgershon.com

Ami Howard
www.amihoward.com

Adam Kuehl
www.adamkuehl.com

Brian Lesteberg
www.brianlesteberg.com

Elizabeth Looke-Stewart
www.elizabethlookestewart.com

Futoshi Miyagi
www.fmiyagi.com

Greg Mrotek
www.gregmrotek.com

Eleanor G. Oakes
www.eleanoroakes.com

Ashley Poole
www.ashleypoole.net

Lissa Rivera
www.lissarivera.com

Elizabeth Claire Rose
www.eroseportfolio.com

Tamara Rosenblum
www.tamararosenblum.com

Irina Rozovsky
www.irinar.com

Will Steacy
www.willsteacy.com

Michael Harlan Turkell
www.harlanturk.com

Peter van Agtmael
www.petervanagtmael.com

Beatriz Wallace

ASTOR CENTER: Chef Chris Cosentino's "Head to Tail"

2008-03-13T18:51:00.001-04:00

ASTOR CENTER: Chef Chris Cosentino's "Head to Tail"

The Astor Center in NYC hosted Chef Chris Cosentino of Incanto, for his first ever east-coast "Head to Tail" dinner (on March 4th, 2008).

BITS & BOBBLES

Beef heart tartare puttanesca
Fritto of honeycomb Tripe with picholine olives and marjoram
Crostino of salt cured pork heart, eight minute farm egg
Porchetta di testa with radish and pecorino

SUPPER

Beef tendon & sweetbreads, with chile and mint
Turf and Surf: trotters and lobster with tarragon
Crudo of venison liver, with beets and juniper balsamic
Whole roasted spring lamb neck, with sheep's milk polenta and gremolata
Blood orange candied cockscombs, with bay leaf rice pudding

BROOKLYN BASED: Mast Brothers Chocolate

2008-03-13T18:05:00.000-04:00

A great discovery by Brooklyn Based, Mast Brothers Chocolate is bringing a "bean to bar" operation to Brooklyn. Their shop hopes to open this Summer in Williamsburg, and let me tell you, I tried their 81% fleur de sel, and I'll be there for some "chocolat glacé".

Michael Laiskonis: Notes from the Kitchen

2008-03-10T11:18:00.000-04:00

Le Bernardin, the fountainhead four-star seafood restaurant in New York City, headed by Chef Eric Ripert, who gets much of the acclaim, but the dessert accolades can be directed to Michael Laiskonis. I was lucky enough to spend the day in the pastry kitchen, and hope to return in the near future. Here's the "Mixed Media" post, which marks the beginning of our collaboration.

SANTE Magazine "Finding the Cure: In-House Charcuterie Programs"

2008-03-06T17:57:00.000-05:00

Two photographs from the March/April 2008 issue of for SANTE Magazine, about in-house charcuterie programs (Mario Batali's curing room at Otto, and Chef Chris Cosentino of Incanto, respectively).

BACK OF THE HOUSE at the French Culinary Institute

2008-02-22T09:55:00.001-05:00

If you happen to find yourself on tour, or taking a class at the French Culinary Institute (FCI) in New York City, you might notice that a selection of twelve 20x30 "Back of the House" photographs are hanging on the walls of their gallery space. The show will be up until mid-May 2008, thenceforth looking to be hung in a new location.

BROOKLYN BASED, Cocktail Club

2008-02-21T15:06:00.002-05:00

On Wednesday night, Feb. 27, from 630-830PM, have a drink at Huckleberry Bar in Williamsburg, and join Brooklyn Based, a "bleemail" which I'm contributing to, about all things Kings County. Pass it on, and support fellow Brooklynites, and join the "Cocktail Club"!

THE PHOTOGRAPHS NOT TAKEN

2008-01-23T11:01:00.000-05:00

THE PHOTOGRAPHS NOT TAKEN

Fellow "25 Under 25: Up-And-Coming American Photographers", Will Steacy, has put together a series of stories about the "The Photographs Not Taken", of which I am honored to have contributed. The full roster reads as follows: Paul D'Amato, Shane Lavalette, Dave Jordano, Brian Ulrich, Laura McPhee, Christian Patterson, Simon Roberts, Benjamin Donaldson, Michael Harlan Turkell, Matt Salacuse, Timothy Archibald, Amy Stein, Simon Roberts, Nina Berman, Grant Willing, Lisa Kereszi, Rachael Dunville, Todd Deutsch, Rian Dundon, John Movius, Alec Soth, Debbie Fleming Caffery, Elinor Carucci, Amy Elkins, Andrew Moore, Eirik Johnson, Peter Riesett, Misty Keasler, Chris Jordan.

Here's my entry:

Poilane bakery is fabled to produce the best bread in the world. It’s most recognized for its “miche”, a two-kilogram sourdough round, made simply of flour, water, and salt. In planning a food-centric trip to Paris, I inquired if I could spend some time at Poilane, photographing its daily operations, and specifically, its subterranean wood-fired oven.

The storefront is antiquated yet authentic, a stark contrast to much of the 6th arrondisment, the shopping district highlighted by high fashion and where the bakery is located. When I opened the door, I breathed in a poignant waft of history. The all-female staff, clad in the same grey linen that lines most Parisian breadbaskets, noticed the camera around my neck and, as they do with all tourists, offered me a sample of their sables (golden, crisp cookies). Rather than explaining that I was there to photograph, I politely placed a sample on my tongue and felt its sweet, buttery grit melt into an epiphany. The apparition of Poilane’s tradition was embedded in its every morsel.

Genevieve Briere, the executive assistant to the shop’s owners, soon came out to meet me. By then I must have had half a dozen sables. She led me through the front office, which was decorated with royal, baroque-style still life paintings of bread, and then down a short hallway to spiraling stone stairs. I descended, every step revealing the natural stone walls of a space no larger than the petit cafe where I had sipped my café crème earlier that morning. It smelled alive, literally, with fermenting bread starters scenting the air.

I was introduced to the baker, a young Parisian in his mid-twenties, sculpted like an Olympian, with a bohemian casualness. He did not speak English, and I knew no French. Even his name eluded me as Genevieve said goodbye and made her climb back up the stairs. He began to work and I pointed my lens towards him, hiding behind my camera to avoid our language barrier. His face, dusted with flour, made his skin look porcelain soft. He strafed over to a wooden table and lifted a damp towel, to unveil six round boules rising in baskets.

Beads of sweat trickled from my neck to my ankles, soaking into my socks. It was easily over 100 degree Fahrenheit. The baker began loading arm-length pieces of split wood into a lower compartment of the oven to kindle the fire.

A fog had formed on my lens, blurring my vision. This didn’t matter much in retrospect, because sometime between the first spark and the last finished miche, I had unwittingly only taken a handful of photographs. I was awestruck by bread.

There were large metal tools being used to maneuver the chimney, which spit roaring flames, in order to bring the stonewalls of the oven to temperature (somewhere between 500F – 900F). This process took half and hour.

When the oven was ready, the baker cut a script “P” fancifully into each loaf with an X-acto knife, a few seconds before plunging the loaves into the heat.

Hot plate of sables came sizzling out of the oven, and with a tempered hand, the baker handed one to me. It seared my fingertips, but like all food that’s too hot to touch I threw it in my mouth. I let out a wordless whisper, a cathartic exhale.

EDIBLE BROOKLYN Winter 2008

2008-01-22T10:50:00.000-05:00

EDIBLE BROOKLYN Winter 2008 is out! A whole pig in the table of contents, the "Back of the House" series on Palo Santo in Park Slope, a "best breakfast sandwich" roundup, which includes Defonte's, Egg, Roebling Tea Room, and Uncle Paulie's, with a slice of Pies N Thighs key lime pie to boot!

Cover photo of Mayor Marty Markowitz by Seth Kushner

SANTE Magazine

2008-01-07T13:32:00.000-05:00

Sept 2007 "Managing the Empire", maximizing profits with Danny Meyer, president of Union Square Hospitality Group.

Oct 2007 "From the Danube to Downtown", Chef Kurt Gutenbrunner of Austrian restaurant Wallsé in New York.

A few recent articles I've photographed for SANTE Magazine, supplying "knowledge for restaurant & hospitality professionals".

meatpaper Issue 2

2008-01-04T16:14:00.000-05:00

All -Vores (i.e. carnivore, herbivore, localvore), should "meat" the new magazine in food culture. meatpaper feeds us with literary brawn and sustenance that roughage can't provide.

I photographed for the "Hang Your Hams: New York chefs take the air cure" piece in Issue 2, written by Traci Vogel.

New Amsterdam Public: 2008 Calendar

2008-01-02T14:56:00.000-05:00

I not only support the notion of the New Amsterdam Public year-round market, but my "back of the house" work is represented in their calendar 3 months out of the year!

JOIN*CONTRIBUTE to make this an all-annual reality!

BROOKLYN BASED

2007-12-18T12:38:00.001-05:00

Photo: Diner Steak, excerpt from "Going Whole Hog"

Contributing to Brooklyn Based, a newsletter for all things Kings County. Pass it on, and support fellow Brooklynites.

* OPENING RECEPTION * Altered Esthetics: "All American X-Mas and Holiday Artists' Bazaar"

2007-12-04T11:08:00.000-05:00

PHOTO: Michael Harlan Turkell / HARLANTURK.COM

Altered Esthetics Gallery: "All American X-Mas and First Annual Holiday Artists' Bazaar", running from Dec 6 - 22, 2007, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

*** OPENING RECEPTION ***

Friday Dec 7th, from 7PM-9PM!
1224 Quincy St. NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413
612.378.8888
contact@alteredesthetics.org

Hours:
Tues - Thurs 1PM - 7PM
Saturdays 1PM - 5PM

SAVEUR FARE

2007-11-29T14:30:00.000-05:00

My photograph of tickets at Chef Barbara Lynch's No. 9 Park No. 9 Park (Boston, MA) is used in Michael Ruhlman's article "A Cook's Manual of Style" on p.18 of the Dec 2007 issue of Saveur Magazine.