Tag: Seth Fera-Schanes

Pomegranate Fruit Mimosa

This drink is a great way to class up a mimosa during any occasion.  A perfect drink for brunch.

Great Performances, New York’s premier catering company provided this recipe and photo. They are also the exclusive caterer at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

Pierre Ferrand 1840 Formula Cognac Summer Cocktail

Summer in a glass. This Georgia Smash is the perfect cocktail to make for a hot afternoon backyard hangout with friends.  Recipe and photo submitted by Timothy Miner, Bar Manager at The Jakewalk in Brooklyn NY.

Old Overholt Rye Cocktail

Improving upon an already delicious cocktail, The Tux can be thought of as a refined Old Fashioned.  Originally provided to our Refined Chef site by Hanson Dry Bar in Clinton Hill – Brooklyn, NY

Distance Workout in the Bronx and Westchester County

The former New York and Putnam railroad has been reborn into a nicely paved pathway that is ideal for distance workouts.  I use the trail for bike rides but LSD (long slow distance) day runs would also work.  

I split the workout into 3 segments (with one additional option to get home.)  

Are There Catfish in Central Park?

Yes, catfish are one of the many fish species that can be found in New York City’s Central Park.  While many people target bass and panfish there are a number of other fish one can catch and the yellow bullhead catfish is one of them.

Harvesting Honey in New York City

One beekeeper told me the hive they were harvesting from would yield about 40 pounds of honey!  And that is after leaving more than half of the honey in the hives for the bees to and continue to add to for their winter stores.

Antigone in Harlem

CTH’s offering of ANTIGONE is inspired by the Paul Roche adaptation which accomplishes a fidelity to the original while giving CTH the flexibility to showcase ancient ideas that have taken center stage in the current climate: order, law, justice and marginalized voices confronting power and patriarchy.