Jul 30, 2009

A Mixed Bag (7.30.09)

Takeshi Murata, Escape Spirit VideoSlime (still), 2007. Courtesy of Sikkema Jenkins & Co.

Suddenly This Summer: Videos by Takeshi Murata, Lauren Kelley, Pillar Albarracín, Kota Ezawa and other artists are showing at Sikkema Jenkins & Co. Continues through Aug. 7.

Super Chocolate: Former space shuttle technologist Timothy Childs, and Wired magazine co-founder Louis Rossetto bring technology to chocolate with their new company Tcho.

Better Than Your Lover: On a list of 10 things better than sex, food comes in at number 3.

Nothing's Better Than Tom: Ford, that is. In September, the uber sexy fashion designer makes his directorial debut with A Single Man at the Venice Film Festival.

Talkin' Trash: Nike's Trash Talk, the first performance basketball shoe made from manufacturing waste, was named Best in Show at the 2009 International Design Excellence Awards.

Modern Treats: Blue Bottle Coffee Company sweetens your visit to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art cafe with Mondrian cakes, and cookies based on a Katharina Fritsch sculpture.

Frosted Cones: A step-by-step guide to cupcakes that look like ice cream.

Wallworks: The Yerba Buena Center for the Arts has commissioned artists to create large-scale works directly on the walls of its galleries and public spaces. On view through Oct. 25.

Eating on the Edge: Visit the Rubin Museum for lunch and catch Eating in the Danger Zone, a series of 30-minute documentaries about cooking adventures in the Himalayas.

Food Aid: A new $15 billion initiative will help farmers in poor countries increase production.

Rodney McMillan: Sentimental Disappointment: The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston hosts the artist's first solo museum exhibition in the United States. Continues through Nov. 1.

When in Boston slow down at the Wagon Wheel, an old drive through that serves fresh local foods.

Under the Golden Arches: A writer takes his kid to McDonald's to play, but not to eat.

Sticky Stuff: ACA Galleries, Inc. is suing Joseph Kinney alleging that he sold them a forged Milton Avery painting.

Stop and Pop: Every Thursday through Aug. 27, the Museum of Art and Design will host a pop-up wine bar with a Central Park view and a finger-food menu.

Speedy Growth: Makers of the film King Corn have turned the bed of a pick-up truck into a mobile farm and it's all the rage.

From Ohio to Dumbo: Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream has made its way to New York. At $10 a pint, savor every single bite.

Granola Girl: Nekisia Davis makes some of Brooklyn's best oats.

SnakeSweat: Watch Barney Clay's black and white short featuring the Yeah Yeah Yeahs on YouTube. Catch the band at the All Points West Music and Arts Festival this weekend.

O Yeah: Just Food's Community Chef program is profiled in O Magazine (and the writer rocks a t-shirt by Brooklyn artist Jen P. Harris).

Sweet Tart: A recipe by a health conscious athlete.

Blue M&Ms cure more than a bad day.

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