New York through my lens: May

May is already halfway through.  2013 is going fast, fast, fast. This month, I took the E train all the way to Queens to visit the museum MOMA PS1. I was also excited to try the food at the M. Wells Dinette inside the museum. The cafeteria is set as a classroom, the menu is written on a chalkboard and you sit on a communal school desk. 

See more pictures here.

Previous months: January, February, March and April.

Now that the weather is getting warmer, I'm planning to feature more outdoor places on NYTML: an historic outdoor market in the Lower East Side, an island that used to be a military outpost, and a bike ride to my favorite neighborhood in the city (where Truman Capote lived). Can you guess where I'll be going? Come on, it's easy-peasy! The answer is in the question.

Please, feel free to make suggestions, I'd love to discover hidden gems in the city!

Knot Magazine

Recently, I discovered this wonderful magazine: Knot, and I'm smitten! Beautifully curated, Knot is an online magazine that mixes the DIY cooking, fashion and decoration around a theme.

Read it here.

A quick dinner with Polenta and Mushrooms

I love polenta so much, but I had never made it at home before. Turns out, it's the easiest thing in the world. I was looking for a recipe with polenta that was a meal in itself. Hungry Nation came to my rescue with this wonderful Polenta with Mushroom Ragu and a Poached Egg.  The ragu is rich in flavor (I used red wine instead of chicken broth), but it's the poached egg that makes this humble dish so hearty and satisfying. I was a little afraid of poaching the egg, since it was my first time doing so, but I gather enough courage and it was a success! I showed that egg who's boss.

Recipe: Hungry Nation

Image: Monica Aguinaga

New York through my Lens: April

April came and went so fast! I waited until the last possible minute to post April edition of my photography project: New York through my lens (It won't happen again!). I wanted to see the Cherry trees at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden and I thought it would be perfect to celebrate the much anticipated arrival of Spring! This year, the trees bloomed a little later than expected, but you still have time to go see them.

Ok, go over to NYTML to see more pictures.

Previous months: January, February and March.

Paris

I'm absolutely mesmerized by these multiple exposures of Paris. So hypnotic!

Photography by Stephanie Jung. See more here.

Homegrown Swedes

Swedish Pancakes with Wild Strawberries from Homegrown Swedes on Vimeo.

I could spend the whole day watching these darling videos by Homegrown Swedes. Beautifully shot, with abundant natural light, their videos celebrate the making of things: cooking, building, drawing and more.
My personal favorite is this video above: Swedish Pancakes!


Via ExPress-o and Frolic.

Audrey in Rome

I'm sure everybody is excited about this new book: Audrey in Rome, assembled by Audrey's son,  Luca Dotti. It showcases over 200 hundreds photographs of Audrey taken during the 20 years she lived in Rome, many of them never seen before. 

You can read more about this book on Vanity Fair's current issue.

Buy the book.