cool stuff

I don't really have anything particular to post about, but a few cool things have been on my radar lately, so I thought I'd share: 

The Pamir Mountains!  Someday, Central Asia, I will wander your mountains and deserts and mysterious towns.  Better sooner than later, but better late than never, I suppose. 

NYTimes slideshow: The Pamir Mountains of Tajikistan

Also, there is a FANTASTIC exhibit at the Graham Foundation here in Chicago called Actions: What You Can Do With The City.  It's basically a collection of all the awesome things I want to do in cities - art, anthro, design, community, food - and it's all done with fun in mind, I can tell.  There's a playfulness in all of the projects that I recognized as the primary thing missing from my work at MPC right now.  

And then, finally, I'll point you toward something delicious: I made baklava the other day, and I can't get over how pretty it is: 

three spoons

And now, follow my adventures in the kitchen with Kathryn and Sophie, very different cooks in very different corners of the country, on our new blog, The Three Spoons!