Steady70 joins Chef Andy Trousdale @ the Funky Food Club

This was the 2nd time I had a chance to join Chef Andy and Elin Trousdale at their Funky Food Club (FFC) event. Once a month, about 20 seasoned connoisseurs  join together and share a table, tell tales and enjoy a unique experience over wine and original creations of a passionate chef......

  
         

The (FFC) at Le Bistro Restaurant Chef Andy serves whatever his heart desires based on his inspiration at the local markets. At times it's served with a smile, but most  times the chef stands just out of the way of the tables while absorbing the reaction of his group's insatiable tongues attempting to describe the dish's ingredients.  It brings me back to the times of elementary school when all the kids raise their hands and shout out at the teachers to pick them to give the right answer, or answers, before being shhhhssssed to be quiet!

But it's all fun and games here. Great people, great food... I find myself counting down the days to the next one.....


                                            http://funkyfoodclub.blogspot.com

The Menu:

FUNKY FOOD CLUB

- NO LIMIT DINING -

Le Bistro - 10^TH FUNKY FOOD MEET JANUARY 22, 2013

1

artisinal hand made ricotta “ burratina“

tomato, tangerine fig balsamic, mango preserve

 

Special Guest Vito Volpe, owner and founder of Mozzarita

2

duet of razor clams & periwinkles

garlic, ginger butter, whole wheat bread crumb gratin with garden oregano

3

lamb cupcake

layers of roasted lamb, vegetables & mint, mashed potato & aged cheddar cheese topping served in a coffee cup

4

authentic “ pancherri napoletani “ pasta

belgium chocolate couverture, candied green peas, chocolate confetti

Thanks to Chef Andy and to the Funky Food Club Special Guest Vito Volpe, owner and founder of Mozzarita....

Steady70 joins Chef Andy Trousdale @ the Funky Food Club

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FUNKY FOOD CLUB

- NO LIMIT DINING -

Little Moir's Food Shack - Jupiter Florida.......

 Little Moir's Food Shack - Jupiter 





There is nothing better then bringing the new year in with good food.....................

Thank you to  Food Shack and Little Moirs's!

A lot more coming in 2013.. This is just a taste of what's to come..........

Love is everywhere.....................

Love;



Love is everywhere..................... It is written on walls, it is written in the sky, Love seen and these are images of love; signs of Love; Love from Moscow; Love from San Francisco; Love from Arizona; Love from Maine; Love from Virginia; Love from from St. Barts; Love from St Martin; Love from New York; Love from Miami; Love from Montana; Love from Aruba; Love from the world.....






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From eyes of Brook Peters! a must see for any New yOrker or any one!

From eyes of Brook Peters! a must see for any New yOrker or any one!



http://www.theseconddayfilm.com/

The Second Day!

On September 11, 2001, 4 year-old Brook Peters was attending his second day of kindergarten near the World Trade Center in New York City when two planes struck the Twin Towers.



The Second Day is Brook’s inspiring film on 9/11 and its aftermath through the eyes of young people and educators who experienced that tragic day.




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When Brook set out to tell his story about 9/11, he didn’t realize he would be telling a story of inner strength and resilience. Through the experience of interviewing his classmates, and talking about The Second Day film with international press, Brook realized that his message of inner strength is...

Everyone needs a hand every NOW and then!

Hands that I have helped and Hands that have helped me......






The many times regardless of the location these are two of the most important words: Please and thank you por favor y gracias-Παρακαλώ και ευχαριστώ-e la ringrazia per favore- s'il vous plaît et merci-пожалуйста и спасибо-in so many languages;

My retort is always the same Anytime.... in qualunque momento-en cualquier momento-n'importe quand-.........

Live, Love, Laugh: remember that after you leave the Bragdon House and return to your daily life.

Big, Bright, Comfortable and welcoming is how I describe The Bragdon House Bed and Breakfast.



When I think of Beds or breakfast I now think of the Bradgon House on Seneca Lake in New York. Arriving at the Bradgon House I was received by Jennifer and her mother.





Each suite is lavish and no detail was spared, from ultra soft queen or king sized mattress's or the big bath tubs or fireplaces or the size of the sun soaked rooms I could keep going… but it all ends at the breakfast table…………






Fresh fruit, raspberry or strawberry crepes but The Scones! The Scones are the best scones I have ever EVER ever ate! The perfect color the perfect flavor the perfect taste.. If you find yourself on the wine trail or if you are looking to escape from your daily life! i have one suggestion that is only a few hours from NYC.! The Bradgon House Bed and Breakfast........................

Signs, wines, long miles and oversized stories! On the way to and from!

I met Jim the Irish architect of flavors from the White Rose Winery one early morning, but for some of us it is just never to early to have a sip or 2 from 11 types of wine, Some say that the Irish breakfast is 3 parts alcohol and one part wheat or rye! Leek and Potato, Irish Onion, soup and Ballynacally chicken ( baked in Guinness and honey) accompanied with Irish Mash and Salad and to top it off is the Leftover Cake, before noon was a little to much but the first glass of the Marechal Foch changed things quickly 11 bottles opened and hundreds of stories flowed.


Ok when you arrive and walk up the long path to the dark house that appears in the distance don’t be alarmed once you get closer you can see the lights are all on.. Sunken back under huge awning / or roof that circles the house are all types of comfortable chairs and benches. The door is open and the welcome sign might greet you or Jim may pop up from winery just say hello from me and ask him to pour you a drink! Or A Proper Pot of Tea...

Ching ching!






The endless things that catch my attention to and fro…….. The next is faces arms, hands and the positive vibe of the happy souls, working souls, the factory workers from St Louis The factory workers from Kansas City!

The Kiss of winter 2011 while waiting for the burn of Summer

Hibernating like a bear.....The love of all things!The love of my life and the things I love most!

I love creating!
I love traveling!
I love blue skies!
I love coffee!
I love art!
I love culture!
I love my family!
I love books!
I love contrast!
I love nature!
I love photography!
I love design!
I love smiles!
I love New York!
I love fashion!
I love my friends!
I love airplanes!
I love thumbing through magazines!
I love exotic foods!
I love animals!
I love the color orange!
I love road trips!
I love the beach!
I love getting lost!
I love listening to foreign languages!
I love the smell of new magic markers!
I love big words!
I love quotes!
I love being apart of something bigger!

Most of all I love sharing...Sharing with you images and moods from the past!

Being in Love.........Still on my mind as I plan my next adventures!

A week after my return from Love VA:

There was more LOVE in VA then I have ever experienced. The comical thing is or was I was alone on this assignment. No G/f, no assistant, no help and oh yeah thanks to ATT no phone service, internet was non existent. It was paradise for me and hell for my editor Darlene, With no way of contact no images equals no feature story..

I found my place - I found my happiness- I listened to the voice of mother nature- I was soothed in the waters of lake Sherando- I was swept away by the winds on spy rock-


I soared with the hawks and ran with the deer- I tasted the sweetness of wild flowers and got engrossed with the mating ritual of the butterflies....

It was the first time in ages I journeyed and found the most perfect wishing spot and said my peace and left my mark...... I share some of the LOVE with you........

Venice Beach Drum Circle Sundays!

Good Advice from Children

How to Look at Everyday

Haiku #1

on the streets of San Fran I came across a love haiku

It is official! Global Assignment by Getty Images and Steve Levine / Steady70

Global Assignment by Getty Images.
http://globalassignment.gettyimages.com/Steve-Levine/Travel/Default.aspx

We are thrilled to now be a part of the Getty Family!

tear sheet images

The following images are from tear sheets over the past year.

All Steady 70 Covers for Skin Inc. 2008

Aruba Imagery

Skin Inc. Magazine August 2008 Cover Shot

Skin Inc. June 2008 Cover Shot !

Here is our newest cover for Skin Inc. Magazine June 2008 issue.

One Happy Island

Go See Do… on Island Time… Aruba is, as stated on each and every car or truck’s license plate, One Happy Island.

A fantastic voyage to Aruba:

This was my first trip on assignment without Iris and this will be my first solo entry on the blog… (As usual, she will be editing it down removing my profanity lol ). The lefty speaks, we are not going to plug any one specific company such as De Palm Tours nor are we going to provide their website http://www.depalm.com, BUT I will say this… how can you go wrong with tour guides that can speak three languages or more… that make you laugh all day, and that can provide you with great stories as you are taken to such great site seeing places as the natural pool in either jeeps or on atvs, or to the old gold mine or california lighthouse… ok ok ok ...enough about it. LoL..

Go See Do….. on Island Time… Aruba is one HAPPY place !