amanda mcclements

There was a T magazine article last spring that really stuck with me examining why we're drawn to eating outside. Of the Victorian's penchant for picnicking, Tamar Adler wrote about "the pleasurable collision between human refinements and the places...

I've always been noncommittal when it come to putting anything on my walls. Art? Photos? Prints? But what if I change my mind? Add the hassle of framing something and voila, a growing pile of unframed prints and photos gathers dust on a shelf.
So I much appreciated a recent gentle nudge from friends at Framebridge, a DC-based company that's making it easier and less expensive to get those pretty-if-neglected pieces framed and on display....

I had a blast hosting a Holiday Cocktail Lab recently at Rent the Runway's beautiful Georgetown shop. Getting to wear a fabulous Missoni for the evening was icing on the cake. Scroll on for a few photos, and of course, the recipes, including the classic...

District Doughnut's brown butter doughnut at Union Market,
with a little urban astroturf pumpkin patch in the background.
Where did October go? I was just beginning to embrace these crisp, cool days dotted with pumpkin sightings and now the calendar rolls over into November. But I'll be keeping the pumpkins around post jack o' lantern with favorite fall recipes from the...