Bene tibi

… sanitas bona, skaal, santé, ba’sal’a’ma’ti, cin cin, fisehatak, salut, salud, yung sing, na zdraví, proost, l’chaim, cheers. for dd. by kl

$12,925: one of the most expensive bottles of champagne ever sold at auction


while the worlds oldest champagne (170 years old, discovered by divers uncovering a shipwreck in the baltic sea in 2010) was sold for a “novelty” (not drink-ability), price of 30,000 euros the krug bottle is just under 65 years old. the single bottle of a 1953, champagne krug clos du mesnil sold for $12,925. that’s $2,154 dollars a glass. silly. on another note a 1998 vintage clos du mesnil can be had for a bargain price of $799. buy one today. sell in 65 years. beat the stock market. by xy

kill your idols – marc atlan

a little bit of graphic designer talk here. i’m sure i’m not the only one who ever felt disappointed by someone you looked up to. well  that happened to me lately. not that i was ever a die hard fan of art director marc atlan’s work but i was definetely sensitive to the esthetic and how disappointed i am to read his interview here and finding him so arrogant and appearing like an asshole…  by pp.

cafe falai – nudi


well actually that’s “gnudi” sir for you… and falai on lafayette street in NYC has the best of the best. it’s the only dish i order there every single time. ad a nice glass of red and sit outside and your lunch is set. unlike gnocchi, cousin gnudi (pronounced “nu-dee”), is sans potato, just spinach and ricotta cheese and pure goodness. my mouth is watering now.  by dd