I recently sat down with my friend Taj for lunch at Hugo’s on Westheimer. Armed with an empty belly and a D700 – I had a wonderful lunch while creating some nice images. I will have to come back to photograph the rest of the menu!

Culturing Community

Who we are
We’re a friendly circle preserving and enhancing our foods with living cultures like those already working in your gut. We make pickled foods that taste great, last a long time in the fridge, aids and fortifies our digestive system, and offers more vitamins and minerals than the raw ingredients. Culturing foods crowds out the little bugs that cause putrefaction while pre-digesting the food, a process not to be confused with sterilized preservation (canning). These pickles are condiments, meant to be eaten with every meal but not as meals. From the French cornichon, through German sourkraut and Korean kimchee, and on back to the first accidentally-fermented apple cider, we’re taste-testing human history’s more vital recipes!

I usually sneer at the idea of leaving the loop for local entertainment. Living downtown, I have access to a variety of different activities within a 5 mile radius. If I have to drive 30 miles it better be good.
Johnny Schiro with Icon Real Estate asked me to take some interesting shots of The Woodlands mall for marketing purposes. I found it quite easy as this place is very photographable. I was impressed with the beauty – and the multitude of great activities and restaurants.
Keep an open mind….

Woodlands Mall

Woodlands Mall

Had a fun shoot at the Fairview – This is a great neighborhood bar!
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By Caroline Gallay
08.26.10 | 03:18 pm

Steve Scalice wants his neighbors to know that it’s still him behind the The Fairview (and behind the bar) at the old Dean’s Credit Clothing location — it’s just being rebranded, revamped and he hopes, revived.

The (sorta) new spot now has a patio and will be introducing a menu next month to be developed by Fusion Taco, who will also be parked outside Friday nights from 10 p.m. to midnight.

Scalice says the name, “The Fairview,” was actually the plan when he first opened in the location, but he stuck with Dean’s to match the old downtown establishment. Now, he says he hopes to keep churning out the same great neighborhood product — which includes block parties with neighboring Boheme every first and third Sunday of the month with acoustic acts, poetry readings and art.

Other regular features are Texas-themed films from the Houston Film Commission every first Thursday of the month; Sunday movie nights with the locals on the projector screen; bring-your-own vinyl Thursdays and Southwest Alternative Media Project (SWAMP) forums for filmmakers the final Tuesday of every month.

And Scalice intends to keep some remnants of Dean’s. The old ledgers are still in the bathrooms, for one. He’ll also continue Dean’s monthly art openings, and his famous frozen cosmo is there to stay.

More furniture has been added inside — including several TVs — which will broadcast NFL games and major college sports.

“The bar business is an evolution,” Scalice says. “But the product — the drinks, the cool vibe and the good service are the same.”

I have had the pleasure of photographing and listening to this great band, The Wheel Workers. Their music is great! Check em out…
“we’ve got the CDs in hand, and we’ve booked the CD release party: Friday, February 18 at Walters. The Orbans, a truly great band from Dallas, will also be playing. Mark your calendars!”

If you haven’t had a chance to check out the new West Ave developement on Kirby, it’s going to be a great inside the loop destination for shopping, living and eating. I had the opportunity to photograph the beginning phase and it turned out great! (click on image for full gallery)

West Ave on Kirby

GENERAL WEST AVE FACTS
Retail / Residential
• 190,000 square feet (50+ storefronts) of premium retail on the first two floors
• 389 luxury apartment homes located on floors three through seven
• Apartment rents range from $1400 to $3000+

Parking
Guests at West Ave have several parking options including street level parking in and around the development and 477 spaces in a dedicated underground garage.

(NOTE: some individual concepts offer valet parking)

Projected West Ave tenant opening schedule:
• Eddie V’s Prime Seafood – OPEN
• Ava Brasserie – January 2011
• Pondicheri – January 2011
• Tootsies – January 2011
• Pizzeria Alto – January 2011
• Cru Wine Bar – March 2011
• Azur West – January 2011
• Ivory Bridal – January 2011

I would love to know what kind of fruit this is….reminds me of jack fruit…

What Kind of Fruit is this??

I saw this wig clinging to barbed wire in Park Slope, Brooklyn.

A tranny on the run?

I’m sure this wig has a long story to tell. And pretty sure the life of this wig is not over. Someone is bound to untangle it, dust it off, and give a whole new set of stories…

How do you know when you have reached a new level? No one pins a medal on your chest in photography – Well, at least not in day to day sessions. There’s a level of pride – that lets you know A) you are in the right field and B) you do it well. No ceremony, no confetti – just great images. KMK interiors bring out the best in my photography – so of course, they get credit for that and creating inspiring spaces. Click on the image for the full gallery and read below the image for more details.

Prominent lawyer, our client had two desires: To build a farmhouse that appears to have been expanded over the last century through several additions to an original small building; and, to finish the interior with elements that span the same range of time but not as to overpower a decidedly current edge.
Involvement – This repeat client instructed us to specify as many materials as we so chose, including to design custom construction items and to design-build custom furnishings, and we complied.
We took liberties with lighting, to deliver many options on setting moods that a place in the country can beckon, and with fabrics: downstairs, the colors punch above the weight of a mostly white paint schedule, while upstairs the black and white fabrics crisply reveal the warmer tones on the walls.
Furniture pieces include the very old and very new, as do the art and accessories.

Houston’s inimitable 80′s lounge…playing 80s, indie, & electro every night.

Etro was designed & built with artists & creative people in mind-come enjoy our 2 bars, large covered patio, strong drinks, & badass staff.

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