Winter Photography in Riverside Park

By Seth Fera-Schanes Winter in New York forces many of us to stay inside and just bide our time until Spring.  However, the cold months offer some perfect opportunities for a little snowy photography.  I had taken some pictures in Riverside Park and included 13 of them below. […]

Smoked Mussels: Elevate Your Snacking Experience

By Seth Fera-Schanes Have your weekend snacking activities become mundane? Are you in an endless cycle of chips and salsa, string cheese or pita and hummus? Well, I have the perfect solution for you.  In as little as 10 minutes you can elevate your everyday snack to gourmet […]

Ultra Creative Artist Painting His Own Fantastic World

By Nick Christophers Art is such a broad word that there is no true meaning for it encompasses so many facets. For each artist their art is unique in its own way. Hence it is difficult to find a specific meaning for the word art without taking into […]

Kids Who Code

By Denise Oliveira Maurya Couvares was named one of “Seven Millennials Who Are Too Busy Changing the World to Take Selfies” by The Huffington Post last year. Founding ScriptEd – a non-profit that helps kids in under-resourced high schools learn to code – is her latest accomplishment. “I think […]

Your Ten-Minute Apartment-Friendly Workout

By Leyla Shamayeva It was almost zero degrees outside. Even though it’s slightly warmer now, the puddles around the city are not feet-friendly. I won’t blame you if you’re reluctant to venture outside. I will blame you if you’re idle in your apartment, using winter as an excuse […]

Profiles at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

By Seth Fera-Schanes Included below are 26 profile images from artwork found throughout the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met.)  I decided to get lost in the Met over the weekend, an activity I would encourage anyone to do, and brought my camera with me. For continuity, I took […]

Feeling A Bit Clammy

By Seth Fera-Schanes Included below are two little neck clam recipes I put together (which originally appeared on The Refined Chef website.) The first dish starts with a base of Chardonnay to steam open the clams and features a mixture of caramelized fennel and shallots paired with a […]

Citrus Baked Striper

By Seth Fera-Schanes Access to multiple bodies of water ensures New Yorkers have a constant supply of fresh seafood.  The ocean’s bounty finds its way into restaurants across the city and to fish counters in places like Citarella and Eataly.  However, if one was so inclined that person […]

Frozen New York City

If you can handle the plummeting temperatures in New York, it is worth taking out your camera for a few snowy pictures.  Included below are a few shots of winter and an evening rooftop video of midtown Manhattan.

Citrus Fruit Salad

By Seth Fera-Schanes We might be in the middle of a cold dark winter but there is always a bright spot which comes in the form of citrus fruit.   Any grocery store in the city right now will have a mixture of oranges, grapefruit, lemons, clementines, tangelos…you […]