It's been a minute! I'm really good at making cocktails and food, decent at a handful of other things, but SO BAD at technology. So when my video editing software craps out on me, I find myself kind of like the guys in Zoolander, referencing Space Odyssey, i.e....
Tag Archive: aperitif
Art of Aperitif episode 5: Melanie Lieb
Welcome to another episode of the art of aperitif! Today's artist interview guest is Melanie Lieb. Melanie is the most fun and delightful human you could hope to meet, wearing a smile and incredible jewelry art (like ice cream cone earrings!) that she designs and...
Art of Aperitif episode 4: Cecilia Ramon, with Anne Dugan
Welcome to another episode of the Art of Aperitif. Today I'm joined by two wonderful friends of mine for a conversation. Annie Dugan is a professional curator and art professor. She and her husband also own The Food Farm, an organic, diversified farm in Wrenshall,...
Art of Aperitif episode 2: Sarah Edwards
photo of Sarah Edwards and her art by David Sherman Welcome back to The Art of Aperitif - happy hour conversations with artists, to whet your creative appetite! I hope you're excited for another conversation with an amazing creative luminary. My guest this week...
Art of Aperitif episode 1: Natalie Salminen
foreign invasion / port, portal, point of entry / permissions granted? | encaustic, paper, gold foil on birch panel by Natalie Salminen Rude Welcome to the Art of Aperitif - Happy Hour interviews with artists to whet your creative appetite! I decided to start...
Crafting a charcuterie board
As opposed to the American happy hour, which is often an attempt to shake off the day, the European practice of apéro is a celebration of the continuation of the day. An opening into the evening and a prepping of the palate for supper. In the words of food writer...