In the middle of her six-city North American summer tour, Lianne La Havas greeted me with a huge smile, a warm kiss on the cheek and the best hug […]
REVIEW: Teisha Marie is “The Girl From Nowhere”
If we had to put Teisha Marie, the British-born American singer, into a box, it would be eclectic soul. Her latest album, The Girl From Nowhere, features cool […]
LIVE: 2013 Summer Spirit Festival @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
The summer is only complete after you’ve been to a festival– a good one. The shining staple of the Merriweather Post Pavilion, Summer Spirit Festival, offered attendees a […]
FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY: Food Porn 101
Plating. Use small, light colored plates. This will minimize whitespace in your pictures and your food will also appear more vibrant. Accessorize. Use trendy props such as placemats, […]
NEW MUSIC: Sampha – Without
By now we should be quite familiar with Sampha, having heard his distinctive, sumptuous vocals and production skills on SBTRKT‘s self-titled album, his collaborations with Jessie Ware […]
INTERVIEW: Chef Solomon Johnson of Clean Cut Catering & Bluestem Brasserie in San Francisco
I was able to chop it up with up-and-coming chef, Solomon Johnson of Clean Cut Catering. Recently, he packed up his knives leaving Jones Restaurant in Philadelphia […]
SCREEN: Spike Lee’s Oldboy Trailer
If you’re a cinemaphile, then you automatically know that Chan-wook Park’s Korean thriller Oldboy is a downright masterpiece. So of course we were naturally scared when we heard that […]
INTERVIEW: Eric Lau
Soul/hip-hop producer and DJ, Eric Lau, has raised the bar with his second album, One of Many, released last week on Kilawatt to plaudits from both sides […]
RECIPE: Beer Bourbon Glazed, Mexican Tequila Chocolate, & Salted Caramel Doughnuts
When I first came to the District, I wandered through every neighborhood to find a doughnut that rivaled those that I grew up inhaling outside of Philadelphia. Even […]
DRINK RECIPE: Tiger Woods
Tiger played like his niece, Cheyenne, at the US Open this past weekend. Although she failed to qualify for the LPGA in 2013, she scored a gig as a […]