Giselle Lai Duc

My niece's photos are a part of this exhibition at her school in Arizona. Giselle is under the tutelage of a former student of mine: Coriana Close. Thank you Coriana and congrats to Giselle. If you have the opportunity to check out the show, please tell me how it is. I am certain that it will be awesome and Giselle............I am very proud

The Flow Kitchen from Studio Gorm

From Inhabitat

Sourcebook

The Frankencamera

Marc Levoy and the Frankencamera


Film camera has been on life support but may be this is the nail in the coffin for the analogue thing. This is the magic camera that can simultaneously expose many exposures at once and focus on different objects at once. The final image is just the composite of all the ideal exposures and focus. Sounds really really boring actually. Where is the magic and where is waiting for the right moment.Read more at NPR

Georgia

Savannah

Soho South Cafe

www.sohosouthcafe.com

12 W Liberty St
Savannah, GA 31401-3906
(912) 233-1633

Another gem in Savannah where reasonable priced and tasty food is served. It is a beautiful and huge place that doubles as an antique shop and art gallery. The dining room spreads out over the entire place and it is a great spot to have brunch or just taking a rest from all the walking around. The crab cake is a must have ( images courtesy of Monkey Puzzle)

People that I Miss

Image taken from Laurentonia

Lauren, Cara, Hevi, JC, Helen ST

Georgia

Athens
The Grits
199 Prince Ave, Athens

This was definitely our favorite place to hang out in Athens while I came to UGA as a visiting aritst. It is a vegetarian place serving down home cooking not to be missed. We like the restaurant scene in Georgia because the atmosphere is always casual , yet the service and the food were high in quality. We had grits and veggie sausage for breakfast and it was wonderful. The coffee here is not quite up to what we are used to ( we are from the Northwest) , nevertheless the ambience made up for it.

The Bear Tooth Mushroom

The strange and elusive Bear Tooth , which grows on trees.It is one of the rarest therefore one of the most sought after wild mushrooms. The form is beautiful and people say that it tastes more like lobsters. The first time I had it , it was panfried and served with a risotto ( courtesy of Lauren and Erik). Soooooo Gooooooood !!!!!


Notice the tentacles.
The steam of the risotto made it difficult to photograph.

Georgia

Savannah
Do not Miss
Back in the day bakery
2403 BULL STREET
SAVANNAH, GA 31401
(912) 495-9292



After a long day of touring about Savannah, we took a break and followed our friends advice to relax at Back in the Day. So much goodness and so much love!!!!! The details were beautiful and unpretentious. We even joined in a game of Bingo for free cupcakes. I could hang out there all day. Enjoy you design people!!

Georgia

SAVANNAH.

The Gallery Espresso
234 Bull St
Savannah, GA 31401-3929
(912) 233-5348

Cannot Miss!!! This place is in its current location for the past 6 years and what a perfect location it is. It is located near SCAD and it is sitting in front one of the main squares in Savannah. The owner is Julie and she employs mostly SCAD grads. The coffee shop is also a gallery featuring some good works by mostly SCAD people. A friend of mine commented that SCAD has amazing facilities but while he visited SCAD he did not see any students. Perhaps those students were hanging out at the Gallery Espresso. This was true when we were in Savannah. This place should be the first stop in town

Georgia

Random PicsShop front, Savannah

Shop windows, Savannah

Hotel, Athens
Hotel, Athens

Girl with dog on skateboard, Savannah

Shop front, Savannah.

Agnieszka Lasota

Based in Warsaw, Agnieszka Lasota has been working a fascinating project called Furniture with Memory where she takes well-worn old furniture and encases it in electro-polarized glass and then projects digitized images of what it would have looked like when it was new, in pristine condition, and being enjoyed. From Moco Loco

Georgia

Why oh Why?
Why does she smile and why did we waste our time? Despite being warned by the locals not to eat at the Lady and Sons, we went anyway because Frommers said so , and the 1000 things to do book said so. It is like eating in a dressed up nursing home dining room with crappy buffet and overpriced entrees. The bad service complemented the worst food that we had in GA. So why is she smiling? Because she made a lot of money by giving the tourists lots of fat and salt. Southern cooking is amazing but this lady is not.


It is nice to see someone without talent who loves herself so much


The buffet completed with boiled ribs and all. What a waste of resources

Georgia. So much goodness

On the drive between Athens and Savannah, Monkey Puzzle and I marveled at the range of goodness that is unique to the region. These are some of the snacks availabled at the gas stations. Treasures that we don't see out West at least not in abundance.








Many flavors of pork rinds

Deep fried peanuts.

Canned Meats

Sausages

Cotton Candy

Food with Lauren & Erik

A feast of fowl
Lately, these two have been indulging my desire for the good life by providing some great dinners with wild games. They have been busy with hunting, harvesting their garden and canning . If the apocalypse comes, I think I know where I will be heading to. About a month ago, when John Choi came to town, we were all invited over for a dinner of fowl. Geese hunting season was open and so Erik came back with lots and lots of geese . Dove season also opened so he cam e back with lots of doves.

Erik had mentioned of his favorite Dove recipes ( dove and jalapenos wrapped in bacon and grilled). The dove oysters were especially good.

The finished grilled dove appertizer

The goose breasts were pan fried and served au jus. Geese taste somewhere between duck and roast beef and the breast meat were lean and dark. So much food and so much goodness

A nice salad from the garden to compliment the meal