Downtime Diary: a design-obsessed recipe developer 🍰

What’s something new you tried recently? Did you like it?
I tried clams for the first time. The idea of them has always been a bit scary to me since I didn’t grow up eating much shellfish. But they were recently on the specials menu at Fish Cheeks so I had to try them. As with everything else on the menu at Fish Cheeks, they were delicious. 

What small business do you love? 
I recently visited Big Night in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, a store devoted to dinner party essentials, gorgeous homeware, and groceries. I walked out with my now prized possession – a Fredricks & Mae cutting board.

What do you do when you’re feeling stuck? 
Usually just go with it. I think it’s important to ride through the ups and downs in life. In any and every given moment, there’s something to be grateful for. If you’re constantly being grateful, you’re constantly in a state of receiving.

What was the last thing (song or podcast) you listened to?
Clap Your Hands by Wilk & Misky
 

Your desert island...

• Bagged snack food? Takis or Cape Cod Chips & Frank’s Red Hot 

• Egg style? Crispy fried (aka lacy edges and nicely browned)

• Cookie? Salted Chocolate Chunk

• Spice? Kashmiri Chili Powder or Madras Curry Powder (more of a spice blend)

• Miscellaneous item under $25? We’re Not Really Strangers card game