Warning: Shameless Plug Ahead.

My friend Sebastian and some others run this fantastic tea business called In Pursuit of Tea, which they sell all over the place. They have recently moved their operation from Williamsburg to an adorable old train station in Cornwall, Ct. Here are some photos from my visit there. He made us tea from a tea cake that looked more like a cow patty.

And here is the website if you'd like to learn some interesting things about tea varieties, how to brew the most delicious cup, and where to go to find this amazing thing they call tea:
http://www.inpursuitoftea.com/

For those who don't know it, we have thrown up gang signs--some months ago, Matt lobbed several pairs of new balance sneakers over the electrical wires that cut through our back yard.



We have staked our claim to the perfect environment for eating tuna nicoise. Adam Nagata again provided the fish, plucked in its prime from the Pacific Ocean. We drank sparkling wine and dipped bread in olive oil. A weekday lunch--miraculous.

The honorary guest: Hank, son of Cheri and Tom.



Cheri and Tom were also present--less cute, but more talkative.

Luis and I (and Mr & Miss Whisk) spent last week in lovely Taos, NM, soaking up the humidity-free sunshine. Turns out we didn't actually stay at Julia Roberts' house, but maybe she at some point might have owned the house and its surroundings??
Not-Julia's House in Taos

We ate lots, but sadly we have no photographic proof. But the above New Mexican chile powder, cumin and pine nuts were purchased at various roadside markets. We also sampled some Elk Jerky, which tasted like most other sorts of jerky.

This is how they do it in Italy. Movie stars like lots of wedding cakes.

Liv and Stef like lots of cafe machiato, especially when it's made the "secret" way at St. Eustachio to promote maximum frothiness of your dallop of milk.

Herbs forwarded me this, from the fantastic Athena, who does what I call food performance art:

Dear Friends:

In part of Supper Experimentation, On the 19th of
August, beginning in the evening I will be holding a
meal where all who take part must forget their clothes
and be in the nude, or come in embellished
undergarments. A very delicious meal inspired and
deviated from paintings involving nudes and food, will
be served at the table. If you have a particular food,
nude, painting suggestion, comment, story, I would be
happy to hear about it. Please email with your
concerns.
R.S.V.P. by August 17th.
Hope to see you then, Athena

Yo, homestyle has been doing a disproportionate amount of the posting around here. Either put up or we will be forced to add members from our NEW group of friends, people who live in SILVERLAKE.