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Frugal is the New Black

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Frugal is the New Black, originally uploaded by nichellest.

I had a fantastic time at the Budget Fashionista’s 5th anniversary party.
Bloggers, friends, celebrities were there to celebrate Kathryn Finney.
I got a free pair of jeans! I ate cupcakes! The DJ spun some fun music!

Check out my Flickr set.

blogs, food and drink

Omnivore’s 100

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catfish, originally uploaded by nichellest.

I so rarely do these blog forward things, but I love food, so here goes my list of things that I have eaten on the Omnivore’s Humdred.  My stuff is in bold, and #94 is pictured above.

1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. Pho
13. PB&J sandwich
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart
16. Epoisses
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries
23. Foie gras
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn, or head cheese
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects
43. Phaal
44. Goat’s milk
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
46. Fugu
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone
54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68. Haggis
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75. Roadkill
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant.
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
89. Horse
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake

blogs, food and drink

Tweetup at Yuca

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Lisa, Twanna and Nichelle, originally uploaded by funkybrownchick.

I’m back in New York City and social. I stopped by Yuca last night to meet up with Liza and Twanna. It was great to meet Baratunde, Jose and Tim.

The mango margaritas at Yuca are delicious, but I burned the roof of my mouth on the fish fritters. Patience is a virtue.

blogs, new york city, party

Linda Villarosa and Me

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Nichelle and Linda, originally uploaded by kleopatrjones.

Monday, I along with many wonderful friends celebrated Sarah Schulman’s 50th birthday at East Village public garden Le Petit Versailles.

At the party, I met Linda Villarosa who is a journalist and author. Having written several books about health and parenting for African Americans, she has penned her first novel, Passing For Black, which was just released in June.

My blog buddy and new twitter friend Tayari Jones took this photo.

blogs, books

In My Room

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Reading an old copy of Giovanni’s Room that I picked on Avenue A yesterday. I feel like both a bourgie and a hipster, and it is making me want to visit the continent.

Went to a Fashion Blogging Meetup tonight.  Chatted with Gala Darling and met the girls from Smashing Darling and Anne from Jet Set Girls.

Mindy is blogging about that Holly Hunter show, “Saving Grace”.  I don’t have cable, but I support my peeps when I can.

blogs, brooklyn, food

Pig Roast at 3rd Ward

 


pork taco and wooden leg, originally uploaded by nichellest.

Despite the heat, I went to the 1st annual Pig Roast at 3rd Ward.

When I first arrived, I saw Brownie (Alex) from Blondie and Brownie. We chatted and waited in line to get our pork taco platters which included grilled corn, pinto beans and coleslaw. I opted to have a Wooden Leg, a nice rye whiskey cocktail.

Zach Brooks from Midtown Lunch and Serious Eats was there serving up tacos while hanging out with the folks from Brooklyn Kitchen.

I also met Erin, a brand new transplant to New York who also writes for Serious Eats. BTW, I am amazed at 3rd Ward’s artist and coworking space. Now that I know how to get out to East Williamsburg, I will visit 3rd Ward again. No pig required.

blogs, me, music

Baby, I’m A Star

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You're With Me, Leather.
Three years ago, I went to an anniversary party for the Derek and Romaine show, and I met Perez Hilton who blogged back then on Page Six Six Six. I also met The Glamazons, who are now pitchwomen for Torrid. Three years ago, I saw Stiffed perform at Scenic which is now Club Midway. The lead singer, Santi White (AKA Santogold) is the sister of a friend of my cousin. Now Santogold and her debut album is coming out in two weeks. Looking back, I am often in the presence of super talented people when they are in the brink of breaking through. It’s cool, and I am often inspired by their grooviness. However, I still don’t know what star to hitch my wagon to.

Should I be a food writer?

Should I be a big blog publisher?

Should I be a small business consultant and expert?

Should I be a comedy producer? Or I be a comedy writer/storyteller?

Should I be a publicist?

I am little bit of all these things already.  However, I must trim the fat and figure out what works. To make a dining analogy, I need to select an entree and two side dishes instead of eating appetizers all day. The problem is that I love potato skins so much!

blogs

One Bad Apple

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apple strudel@mercury lounge, originally uploaded by nichellest.

Stopped by the Sk-rt.com party and met some lovely people including Sk*rt founders Laura, Laurie and Gabrielle. I also met Liz, Mir, and Maria who said I was one of the first blogs she linked to back in the day. It is nice to meet other people who have juggle more than one blog.

So the kind people at Blurb gave us “skirts”a gift certificate towards creating one Blurb book. Now I have a fun project for April/May. Sweet!