A couple nights ago, I had the great pleasure of going to hear a talk by veteran gardener and food writer Barbara Kingsolver (Poisonwood Bible, The Bean Trees, Animal Dreams) at Cooper Union Hall in NYC. She is easily one of my favorite authors, and to hear her read from her new book, Animal, Vegetable, […]
Author Archives: Erin Gleeson
April 15, 2007
Tamarind at the James Beard House
I photograph dinners at the The James Beard House in New York about once a month, and it’s quite a treat. If you ever have a chance to go, I’d highly recommend it. The Beard House is located in a great old brownstone on West 12th Street. The kitchen is small, but anyone who is […]
March 13, 2007
Room 4 Dessert Cookbook
For the last several months, I have been working with Will Goldfarb (who worked with Ferran Adria at the much celebrated El Bulli restaurant in Spain) and his wonderful staff to produce a short cookbook, featuring about 12 of Will’s wildly innovative dishes from his dessert restaurant, Room 4 Dessert. Below are 3 of my […]
March 8, 2007
Vietnamese Floating Market
My little brother has been galavanting around South East Asia for months, and we don’t know when he’s coming back. He took these pictures in Vietnam, at a floating market on the Mekong Delta. Don’t you just love the way they hang all their produce up on a pole on their boat to show what […]
March 7, 2007
Barrel Tasting Weekend 2007
In California this weekend, my family joined my friend Megan’s family in their annual tour of Sonoma County’s wine country. It was Barrel Tasting weekend, and the Dry Creek Valley was glowing, golden and glorious! Blossoms everywhere, 70 degree weather….I think everyone should go next year. It happens annually, the 1st weekend of March. You […]