A member of the Xavier High School Army JROTC stands amid bubbles being released by the float in front of him at the Columbus day parade in New York City October 11, 2010. Photo: Jessica Rinaldi, via: Reuters.
Ooh recommends…New Photography 2010 at MoMa
7th October 2010 > Ooh.com Stuff, TravelWe have a favourite photo darling on the Ooh desk, Alex Prager, and right now we wish we could hop on a jet plane across the pond, to catch her and her photo pals Roe Ethridge, Elad Lassry, Amanda Ross-Ho’s New Photography Exhibition at MoMa, New York.
Susie and Friends 2008 – Alex Prager
Autumn in New York: wobbly games, shoes and pumpkin doughnuts
14th September 2010 > Leisure, Ooh.com StuffIt’s the last days of New York Fashion Week, the US Open is over and the Hamptons season is drawing to a close. It’s tough to be a New Yorker. But wipe away your tears little ones and read on – there’s more fun to be had.
Jenga tournament at 675 Bar
This weekend in New York: Jackie Saccoccio’s One to One exhibition
8th June 2010 > Craft & Creative, Leisure, Ooh.com Stuff, TravelA curious new exhibition is currently taking place in New York, and definitely one to pop in to this weekend. “Jackie Saccoccio: One to One,” at the Eleven Rivington gallery in New York, contains just a single painting. The huge canvas runs fifteen feet wall to wall and ceiling to floor…
Sweet Charity
3rd June 2010 > Leisure, Ooh.com StuffLook, not all of us want to run marathons or get the chance to travel across the world to do good.
Here is a selection of top pick charitable things to do near you where the only pavement pounding necessary is the type that will take you from the bus (donate the saved taxi money to the cause) to the venue.
Do Gooder Yoga in the Park, Hyde Park, London
£20 on the day, 5th June, 9:30 – 11am, The Pavillion, Hyde Park, London
Book your space now. The perks: Sweaty Betty Water Bottle, and a Mari Marinez Beauty gift and voucher for two salon visits
Heels in New York and hives in Dorset – this week’s $100 winning listings
2nd June 2010 > Craft & Creative, Leisure, Ooh.com StuffEvery week we pick our two favourite listings on the site, and send each of the sellers $100. Here are this week’s $100 winning listings:
We really liked this listing by Monkton Wyld Court, as the beekeeping business is buzzing at the moment (sorry). The Introduction to beekeping workshop is a residential course with apiary David Wycombe and sounds fantastic. Take a look at the photos; it takes hands-on to a whole new level.
Chaos Cooking unleashed in New York
1st June 2010 > Food, Leisure, Ooh.com StuffUnconventional, busy and boozy. No we’re not talking about a night out gone wrong; this is the description to a cooking class with a twist. Chaos Cooking is a social experiment with 45 people cooking 45 different recipes in 1 kitchen with 4 burners, and 1 oven. In 3 hours. Sweaty.
Next generation cooking lessons from America’s trendiest foodies
19th May 2010 > Food, Leisure, Ooh.com StuffGet in there quick as places are very limited….
Word is out, that the US’s most trendy culinary pioneers - a razor, a shiny knife – will be hosting ‘test kitchens’ (otherwise known as cooking lessons) in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York City amongst others over the next few months.
Run by a razor, a sharp knife founders, Daniel Castaño and the moustached Michael Cirino (see above), upcoming cooking and supper evenings with these renegade culiniairs will be held in July 2010 – Brooklyn, NY (Pig Roast), Chicago, and Washington DC. 6-8th August 2010 in Los Angeles, CA, 13-15th August 2010 in San Francisco, CA and in September 2010 there will be kitchen sessions in Bogota and Cartagena, in Colombia.
D-Day – Detox regimes delivered to your door
5th May 2010 > Food, Leisure, Ooh.com StuffAfter a long weekend of BBQs and Pino Grigio in the UK, beer and “patat met” (fries and mayo) for Queens day in Holland, and with the Californians rolling around in burrito and tequila induced hangovers after Cinco de Mayo, it’s hard to ignore the groans coming from offices the world over.
So time to Carpe Diem – get your fingers out of the biscuit barrel and start thinking instead about a little detox and gentle heath regime to tide you over to the next long weekend of excesses.
Lets face it, who has the willpower to plan, shop, juice, and blend for themselves while distracted by things like life, ‘those jeans’ and pizza hut?
So three cheers for the clever folk who’ve packaged up the latest in fashionable detox: cleansing juices and raw foods delivered to your door – perfect for those without time for D.I.Y. juicing. > read more
Where to get the Best Pizza in New York
29th April 2010 > Food, Ooh.com Stuff, TravelAsk any New Yorker, nay any resident of a major city, where the best-tasting pizza can be found and be prepared for an impassioned answer. The best thing to do having received this native wisdom, is to smile and unquestionably agree with it.
(Photo: Mitchell Feinberg; food styling by Jamie Kimm)
New Yorkers are famously passionate about their ownership of this Italian dish, and woe betide you if you’re confronted with options from a number of sources. In honour of our New York Mozzarella cheese course competition, and to take the stress out of choosing, here are a few suggestions should you find yourself hungry on the streets of NY.
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