October 2nd (in)composition
this week's edition of (in)composition: Castelfranco, Nina Hartmann and the Cabbage Chair
what to eat: castelfranco
The stunning Castelfranco radicchio has started to make her wonderful appearance as early fall unfolds. This red speckled butter cream rosette is mild, pleasantly bitter and subtly sweeter than other chicories.
Campo Rosso is one of my treasured farms, making an appearance every Friday at the USQ Market. Known for specializing in Italian heirloom chicories, this is the farm that brings all the chefs to the yard. They are hands down the best spot in NYC to buy gorgeous chicory rosettes, amongst many other specialty produce (the BVE1 is out of control). Campo Rosso is worth the pilgrimage or detour Friday mornings (early is best to snag a rosette) if you can make it out to USQ.
If the market is not accessible or not part of your weekend plans, hop into Eataly, Citarella or the Tin Building.
It’s no fuss to prep. You can make a salad with a simple vinaigrette or serve it warm, roasting the leaves before tossing it with your vin. You can play with Fall and Winter fruits - think citrus such as blood oranges or my Fall obsession, persimmons. Top with roasted hazelnuts or any nut. Drizzle some honey. Squeeze some acid. Add a pungent local cheese.
If you see a Castelfranco salad on a menu: ORDER ONE!
what to see: nina hartmann at silke lindner
Nina Hartmann at Silke Lindner, Tribeca
This is the last week to see Nina Hartmann’s show “Soft Power” at Silke Lindner, which closes this upcoming Saturday October 7th.
Driven by deep research, Hartmann takes an extensive look at the function of modern day information and the malleability of proof and truth. “Soft Power” features resin and wax sculptures embedded with prints from “official government outlets and archives, including the U.S. Air Force or the CIA” mixed alongside varying “alternative sources of information like message boards and UFO believer websites.”.
I love how the tension between the varying sources compels us to question their legitimacy, highlighting the precarious way we must digest information every day.
design crush of the week: the cabbage chair
Obsessed with the volume of this Cabbage Chair by Oki Sato on view at MoMA’s Life Cycles: The Materials of Contemporary Design exhibit on view now.
“The Cabbage Chair is a response to a challenge from fashion designer Issey Miyake to create an application for the heaps of paper that are a by-product of the fabric-pleating process used in many of his designs.”
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BVE: Big Vegetable Energy