Pics from our most recent show!

Balls to the Wall!

Picking Cherries at Ortine

The cherries on the cherry tree in Ortine's backyard are ready- time to make cherry pie! Also, our herb garden and greens garden are growing quite nicely...

More Band Photos- this time in action!

This is from one of our shows last month- it was a really great show.

Vacation Photos

I spent some time last week in the Berkshires with some friends- so much fun!



We stayed on a lake and visited some waterfalls... a nice escape from the city, indeed.

Balls to the Wall: our first photo shoot

Marina and I had our first photoshoot as a band a few weeks ago in front of a redone Keith Haring Mural in the Lower East Side......

Wild Edibles and Springtime Recipes at Ortine

Springtime is all about incorporating all those wild-crafted and early season plants into our recipes. So far we have graced this weeks menu with lots of ramps (pickled and sauteed), stinging nettles, and fiddlehead ferns, and rhubarb.

I made an amazing stinging nettle and potato chowder last week, along with sauteed ramps and fiddlehead ferns, and this week I'm making rhubarb preserves to go on our local cheese plate.

Outside at Ortine...

The Backyard at Ortine is almost open!

It seems as though I am not the only one excited about our new backyard and garden; New York magazine published a little spiel:
http://nymag.com/daily/food/2009/05/first_look_at_ortines_new_gard.html

And the weekends have gotten really busy!