Food & Drink
Italian Latte & Paper
Going from one of my favorite Italian Master artists, I thought I could use a pick-me-up (tiramisu), but instead of dessert, why not latte art (?), and consequently, this design remind me of Italian paper…Are these just rambling thoughts or typical connections of someone with an artistic bent? Here’s a story, Latte art turns a cup into a creative canvas, by Jennifer Fong, featured in Canada’s Times Colonist paper. It describes how creating such designs in coffee is an art form and makes a latte all the more delightful to enjoy. It only takes a minute to achieve but there’s training involved to get the desired results. There is a…
Food Photos
This has been circulating the Internet but thought I’d finally post it, as it came from my friend Ellen. These are pretty incredible photos by Carl Warner all made with food. His website shows many other types of photos including locations, so well worth visiting. His talent is beyond the painstaking detail it took to achieve these food dioramas. Here’s a BBC News link to see many more. And if you want to see other culinary art links, here’s one from ChangeOfHeart72’s Creative Food Designs, set to music. This one by sumitsinghh is a little more serious but still with humor: And finally, this is a little weird but here’s…
Artini
Hurry and vote! This fun contest is ending on April 30th. Vote for your favorite artistic + martini = artini at these hot spots around DC. The event culminates with a party at the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Darn that I didn’t know about this until now. I would have had one more excuse to visit all these restaurants and sample their artini versions, for I think there is an art to making a good martini. I hope they’ll still be offered after the fact.
