Entries Categorized as 'Friends'

The Wackness trailer drops

Date April 15, 2008

Check out the trailer for my buddy Jon’s movie, The Wackness, due out in July. With some luck, Karen and I might be able to catch a screening prior to the official release, in which case we’ll report back and tell you all to go see it.
Read some more about it at I Watch […]

Virginia Chutney: building a chutney empire - one jar at a time.

Date April 6, 2008

Here’s a great piece about the Virginia Chutney Company (made of up of our friend Oliver Turner and his lovely parents) and how, whether you realize it or not, chutney is sweeping the nation. In fact,
…if you think you’ve never eaten chutney, you’re probably wrong. Ever had ketchup? Or McDonald’s sweet and sour sauce on […]

North Slope Oscar Potluck

Date February 25, 2008

With each passing year, our annual Oscar party becomes less about the movies and more about the competitive nature of our friends, particularly when it comes to making food. This year we tasked our friends with bringing a dish inspired by one of the Oscar nominees. The following are some of the entries:

Juno’s SunnyD from […]

The Wackness hits Sundance

Date January 21, 2008

My good childhood friend, Jonathan Levine, has just premiered his second feature film at the Sundance Film Festival. First off, as a friend I want to give a big congrats to Jon - its really amazing to see someone doing exactly what you knew they should be doing back in 6th grade.
Back to the movie… […]

Manlio is in town? Let’s go ride some bulls!

Date December 30, 2007

Friday night Manlio was in NYC so we grabbed some dinner with him before heading into town. In the cab ride, he mentioned a bar that Dennis had recommend. This bar, he said, had a mechanical bull. That was all he needed to say before Alex and I were requesting the location and directing the […]

Merry Christmas!

Date December 25, 2007

Hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas! Enjoy the food, gift giving and family time today. We hope you get everything you asked for from Santa.
Love,
Team Kane Street

Holiday Cocktails

Date December 10, 2007

Karen and I had a few people over last weekend for some holiday cocktails. We picked up bunch of things from fresh direct, Karen baked some cookies, I made some mulled cider and we were on our way.

Over the summer I picked up a Lite-Brite at a local stoop sale. What better way to bust […]

Watch Your Balls!! goes down in the first round.

Date December 10, 2007

We wrapped up our most lackluster bocce season with a prompt first round exit. This season was marred by a lack of Matt on our team along with Sasha not making it to any of our matches. Though we lost the match, we still proceeded with our team dinner at our local Hibachi (get it?) […]

TOAD Catchup: Dec. 1- Dec. 11th

Date December 10, 2007

TOAD: Dec. 1st, 2007

TOAD: Dec. 2nd, 2007: Our Bocce team, Watch Your Balls!!, snatched defeat from the jaws of victory in the playoffs this season. This was the first season where Sasha didn’t make it to any matches. Coincidence? I think not. Sasha will be back and so will WYB. (Stay tuned for some photos […]

TOAD Catchup Nov. 13th-25th

Date November 25, 2007

TOAD: Nov. 13th, 2007: A street photo/art collage that someone put up right near our apartment. See it in closer detail here. Neat.

TOAD: Nov. 14th, 2007: On Wednesday mornings, two women sell freshly made doughnuts to the many people from Park Slope who make their way to/from Flatbush Avenue. You can find them […]