Interview: Jiminie Ha and Item Idem

We get the scoop on the Miami launch of White Zinfandel Issue No. 3: Food Fights

by Laila Gohar “White Zinfandel is not a magazine about food, it’s a magazine inspired by food” says Cyril Duval, a conceptual artist better known as Item Idem. The artist is collaborating with Chef Leif Hedendal for the release of White Zinfandel Issue No. 3: “Food Fights”, which launched at NADA Art Fair in Miami yesterday. We sat down with Item Idem, and the magazine’s …

Aurora Lamp

The Good Flock debuts home design with an elegantly minimalist fixture

By Elissa Hall Taking into account the lack of space in most urban dwellings, designer Marco Murillo of The Good Flock developed the brand’s first home product to be both elegant and functional. The minimal Aurora Lamp, which launches as a Kickstarter project today, is crafted from one exquisite piece of solid white oak turned by a craftsman based in Aurora, OR. Dedication to handcrafted, …

Word of Mouth: Toronto Soul Food

Five local spots to taste the American South in the Great White North

by Ryan B. Patrick Befitting Toronto’s large size and multicultural makeup, the types of cuisine one might find in the energetic northern metropolis are as diverse as they are flavorful. As counterintuitive as it may seem, the city is home to an impressive range of soul food options—as far as it is from the American South. Here, five picks from a local to satisfy the …