CALIFORNIA LUSSO

HEMINGWAY HUNTS

HEMINGWAY CELEBRITY HUNTING MOMENTS.

WITH GARY COOPER

WITH JANE RUSSELL

GREAT MOMENTS IN PUBLISHING

BIRD HUNT

UPSTATE NEW YORK HAS PROVEN TO BE A GREAT PLACE TO HUNT GROUSE AND WOODCOCK. BELOW ARE SOME EXAMPLES FROM THE HUNT. THE BIRDS WERE TAKEN WITH A 28 GAUGE CAESAR GUERINI BUILT BY ORVIS CUSTOM GUNS IN A 28/20 GAUGE COMBO.

CLASSIC STYLE : SUNGLASSES

REGARDLESS OF HOW TRENDS LEAN, I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED THESE GLASSES. MY FATHER WORE THEM AND I  WILL WEAR THEM PROBABLY FOREVER. THEY FIT MY FACE WELL AND ARE VERY COMFORTABLE. I HAVE A PAIR FOR DRIVING IN AMBER, YELLOW FOR SHOOTING, CLEAR PRESCRIPTION LENSES AND FOR FISHING IN POLARIZED LENSES. THIS IS MY LATEST PAIR OF 1960'S VINTAGE, WITH THE ORIGINAL CASE.

CLASSIC STYLE : BOOTS AND JEANS

THE BOOTS ARE CUSTOM BY GOKEY (AMERICAN MADE SINCE 1850) FOR ORVIS. THEY ARE A CLASSIC UPLAND BIRD HUNTING BOOT AND THEY DO WEAR LIKE A GLOVE AND ARE PERFECT IN THE CITY OR THE FIELD. THE JEANS ARE A RAW INDIGO DYED, SELVEDGE DEMIN BY J. CREW AND WERE MADE IN LIMITED SUPPLY. (DEFINITELY BETTER WORN IN THE CITY)

THE FORAGE

ON A MUSHROOM HUNT THIS PAST SUMMER I REALIZED (THROUGH SOME ADVICE AND OBSERVATION) THAT I HAD BEEN PASSING WATERCRESS IN THE STREAMS WHEN FISHING FOR TROUT, IN THE CATSKILLS NEAR MY FARM. IT'S CRAZY HOW OBVIOUS IT BECOMES ONCE YOU OPEN YOUR EYES TO IT. THERE IS NOTHING BETTER THAN APPLEWOOD SMOKED TROUT OVER A BED OF WILD WATERCRESS.

WOOD FIRE PIZZA OVEN

I HAVE FINALLY PUT THIS GIANT STEEL BBQ TO GOOD USE. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I DECIDED TO CONVERT MY STEEL BBQ INTO A WOOD BURNING PIZZA OVEN. I GUTTED IT AND HAD A PRO QUALITY BREAD STONE MADE FOR IT (ON A CARBON STEEL PLATFORM). THOUGH YOU REALLY HAVE TO STAY ON TOP OF THINGS (FIRE, TEMP ETC..) THE RESULTS WERE PERFECT.

HERE PIGGY PIGGY

I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF RAISING SOME PIGS AT W.M BROWN FARM FOR THE LAST SIX YEARS. THEY ARE DELICIOUS. THE RILETTE IS FANTASTIC AND THE BACONS HAVE BEEN EPIC.

MY BACON

SERIOUS AXES

HERE IS THE REAL DEAL: GRANSFORDS BRUKS AXES. HAND FORGED IN SWEDEN SINCE 1902. WORTHY OF THE WALL, AS WELL AS, BELEIVE IT OR NOT SOME REAL WORK. I PICKED UP THE SMALL AXE IN THE LOCAL HARDWARE STORE ON A TRIP TO SWEDEN. IF YOU MUST, YOU CAN PAINT THE HANDLES WITH PRETTY DECORATIVE STRIPES YOURSELF.

LOVE THAT GRUNER

ON A RECENT VISIT TO ONE OF MY FAVORITE WINE SHOPS, PASANELLA AND SON OWNED BY MY FRIEND MARCO, I CAME ACROSS THIS DELICIOUS AUSTRIAN GRUNER VELTLINER. LEAVE IT TO MARCO TO FIND NOT ONLY THE MOST CRISP AND DELICIOUS GRUNER, BUT THE MOST BEAUTIFULLY LABELED ONE.  CHECK OUT

THE AUSTRIAN FLAGGED TWIST TOP TO EASILY ID YOUR AUSTRIAN FAVORITES LYING IN THE RACK.

CAR PORN

MY EARLY CAR OBSESSION STARTED HERE. THE FERRARI 308 AND THE PORSCHE 911 TARGA. I OWN THE 911, AFTER SOME CAREFUL NEGOTIATIONS WITH A FRIEND WHO OWNED IT. I RENTED THE 308 IN LA ONE WEEKEND. ( I AM STILL IN NEGOTIATIONS FOR THIS ONE). DREAMS CAN COME TRUE.

BRIDGES AND WOODS SHOW US HOW ITS DONE ON SUNSET BLVD.

FARMERS DINER VERMONT

THE FARMER'S DINER IN VERMONT BRINGS THE BIG BOY BREAKFAST TO THE NEXT LEVEL. ALL LOCAL INGREDIENTS SERVED IN CLASSIC UN-FUSSED DINER STYLE.

PERFECTION ON ALL LEVELS.

BEFORE JULIA THERE WAS DIONE

BENNINGTON POTTERY TRIVETS WITH RECIPES BY DIONE LUCAS. CIRCA 1970'S

WATCH FETISH: SUBMARINER

MY 1967

ROLEX SUBMARINER

AND STEVE'S

TROUT FOR MILESES

ON THEIR WAY TO THE SMOKER... THESE TROUT WERE TAKEN ON DRY FLY WITH A WINSTON TWO WEIGHT ROD ON  A SMALL TRIBUTARY OF THE DELAWARE RIVER. NOT TO FAR FROM WILLIAM BROWN FARM.

 

LOVE THAT DOG

RUTT'S HUT CLIFTON NJ. EST 1928.

THE "RIPPER" WITH MUSTARD RELISH

AND ONION RINGS. UMMM GOOD.

NORMANDY

AU PIED DU COCHON

THE BEGINNING OF THE MOST SEVERE FOOD HANGOVER I'VE EVER KNOWN. BELOW WAS THE BEGINNING. THE SALMON SOUP AT THE RESTAURANT AU PIED DU COCHON. CHEF MARTIN PICARD PULLS NO PUNCHES WHEN IT COMES TO PORK FAT AND FOIS GRAS. A MUST VISIT ON YOUR NEXT TRIP TO THE GREAT WHITE NORTH.

I LOVE TEXAS

BESIDES VERY LAX GUN LAWS AND EX PRESIDENTS, TEXAS HAS AS YOU CAN IMAGINE FANTASTIC BBQ. MY FAVORITE IN HOUSTON (AND GEORGE SENIOR'S) IS OTTO'S.