Tag: Seth Fera-Schanes

Evening Photography: Central Park North

By Seth Fera-Schanes Grab your camera and catch some evening light at the north end of Central Park.  The park ends at 110th street and is accessible by the B,C and 2,3 subway lines.  You can also catch the 6 train uptown and walk a few minutes to […]

Slow Cooker Stew: Lamb with Spring Onions

By Seth Fera-Schanes Winter has come on strong in the city.  Residents, equipped with hats, gloves, scarfs and bundled in puffy coats scurry along the streets trying to get from the subway to their apartment or the subway to work.  This is the sad consistency of winter.  The […]

Icicles, Snow and Slush

By Seth Fera-Schanes In Game of Thrones they say Winter is Coming, in New York City they say Winter has Arrived.’  If you don’t live in the Northeast but want a little taste of what is happening out here, just open instagram and search for any of the […]

Uncommon Outings for Saint Valentine’s Day

By Seth Fera-Schanes Valentine’s Day is coming up and it’s time to plan your activities.  You can choose from an array of classics such as dinner and a Broadway show, drinks at the Plaza, a peaceful stroll along the Highline…. Or you can embrace the city’s range of […]

New York Power Breakfast

By Seth Fera-Schanes People who work in the city typically choose from two breakfast options to start their day: bagel with cream cheese or eggs on a roll. However, if you are ready to introduce a new item to your morning menu, I have included some healthy fruit […]

Not Kale Chips

By Seth Fera-Schanes New Yorkers have a healthy obsession with kale.  Being a foodcentric city, chefs and cooks here are always looking for new techniques or ways to reinterpret dishes.  That being said, I decided to take the traditional kale chip recipe and apply the same principles to […]

Did Langston Hughes Live In Harlem?

Yes, Langston Hughes lived from 1947 until his death in 1967 in a central Harlem Brownstone and is easily accessible from the 2 and 3 subway lines at the 125th street stop.  If you live in New York or are just visiting, I would suggest the following mini-walking tour for both a cultural and architectural experience.

A Reel Catch

By Seth Fera-Schanes Fishing has always been one of my favorite past-times.  I grew up fishing in both fresh and saltwater and enjoyed spending a day outside waiting for a fish to bite.  Fast forward a number of years and I was living and working in New York […]

Important Work Ahead For They Call Me Arethusa

By Seth Fera-Schanes They Call Me Arethusa came to New York City for a three day run in late January.  The production had debuted in Charleston, South Carolina at the Piccolo Spoleto Festival in 2014 and later had an engagement at the FringeArts Festival in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The […]