A Shell-Shocking Discovery: Eggs
Years ago, when print magazines ruled the Earth, an article in Gourmet lit the first embers of the fire that eventually led me to culinary school. It was about the humble omelet. The essay by Francis Lam (now a judge on Top Chef Masters) extolled the French omelet as the pursuit of perfection. The French...
Brooklyn Grooming
The latest addition to Hudson Made’s roster of artisan suppliers is Brooklyn Grooming, a company not yet a year old, and one we’re happy to announce as our Artisan of the Month for December. Founded by “alchemist in another life” Mckenzie Santiago and designer Alfredo Catedral, they offer a superb line of men’s grooming products,...
Sesame Letterpress
Lately a fellow Dumbo-based artisanal shop, Sesame Letterpress, has caught our eye, so we’re very excited to feature them as our artisan of the month for November. Sesame Letterpress handcrafts beautiful paper products, including stationery, business cards, calendars, note cards and notebooks. We caught up with Sesame’s Breck Hostetter to learn a bit about the...
Timeless Tinware
Tinware, one of the most classically American metals, is the material of choice for many products from one of our favorite brands, Jacob Bromwell. Tin was first made popular by its ease, both of cleaning and of maintenance. Its origin as a household item was in Colonial America around Connecticut, though it also happily resides...
Flame-Blackened Beauty Perfect for October
We are big fans of nice aesthetics here, and our flame-blackened ladle from Jonathan’s Spoons is a perfect example. At once both masculine and feminine; dramatic and sophisticated; beautiful and functional. Jonathan Simons handcrafted this ladle with care in Pennsylvania with sustainably-harvested cherry wood, and then achieved its rich color with a flame-blackening technique. He...
Beardscent Is All the Rage
Jao Brand Beardscent has been flying off our shelves so we thought we’d break down what makes it a perfect product. When it comes to the olfactory sense, first impressions are important and lasting. The only thing worse than having an undesirable odor and realizing it is having an undesirable odor and not realizing it....
Andy Goldsworthy and Storm King
We love this quote from Andy Goldsworthy and are sharing it with you to honor fall and to mention that now is a perfect time for excursions upstate to destinations like Storm King. In addition to Goldsworthy’s masterwork Wall, see permanent installations from world-famous masters such as Alexander Calder, David Smith and Isamu Noguchi. We...
Happy October!
We love this quote from one of our favorite naturalists, Henry David Thoreau, and typed it out on our vintage Royal typewriter (ca. 1930s) to share with you. Happy October, everyone!
The Magic of Beeswax Candles
Continuing our fascination with the by-products of our favorite little friends, honeybees, we are in serious awe of the benefits of burning pure beeswax candles. Most of us are aware of the subtly both sweet and floral, warm scent of beeswax, and also that beeswax’s high melting point allows it to burn slower, drip less,...
Fall is (almost) officially here and we couldn’t be more thrilled. Familiar seasonal scents of cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg will soon fill the air as crisp vibrant leaves crunch underfoot. A truly autumnal ingredient, and one we will be featuring in our specially curated gift sets, is maple syrup. Today, we are exploring maple syrup...
Inspiration from Dana Brandwein of dbO Home
“We have strong attachments to ‘home’ and everything we make or design and have made is meant to be used every day, to be special without being too precious and to stand the test of time.” We love this quote so much from the artist behind our soap dish and upcoming artisan-of-the-month Dana Brandwein, that...
Why Black Walnut is Simply the Best
Our brand new black walnut kitchen boards are all abuzz, and will soon be ready to travel from us to you. So, why did we use black walnut as our wood of choice? Three reasons: rarity, quality, and durability. Black walnut wood is the only dark North American wood, making it both rare and valuable....
