Tag Archives: Profiles

The Little Linguine that Could

September 11, 2012

“It’s fine, it’s fine, it’s fine. It’s fine, bitch.” Franco says in a thick Italian accent to his wife Lisa as they discuss a pasta delivery that needs to get out before the close of business. Both wear hairnets that remind me of my grandma who feared that exposure to running water would cause her to prematurely lose her $30 perm.

Cut the Shit

August 28, 2012

Photography by Chia Chong Words by Libbie Summers with Andrea Goto The steps leading to the basement of Cut Brooklyn are so narrow you have to turn sideways to negotiate them. […]

A Recipe for an Easy-Breezy Party and a Perfect Main Course

May 3, 2012

Recipe by Libbie Summers as inspired by Rebecca Gardner Photography by Chia Chong Styled by Libbie Summers   Tasty food, _________, _________ and _________. We asked Savannah/NY based event planner, […]

Are You A Sprinkle?

May 1, 2012

I want to be a sprinkle. Not the tiny circus-colored variety that crunches like birdshot, or the crystallized pink sparklers that feel as if you eaten a mouthful of sand. “A sprinkle,” Rebecca Gardner tells me, “is someone who walks into a party and they’re peppy, they introduce people, they have self confidence and stories to tell.” It’s her job to know this.