July 10, 2010
July 8, 2010
Thanks Freemans!
A huge thanks to Freemans in New York for being able to accommodate our last-minute walk-in with a 13-person group of Green Olive staff/friends/family at 9:00 on a Saturday night. They handled it with ease, opening up a private room in the back that I've never seen before. Part of the full and happy crew, post meal on our favorite alley in all of NYC, Freemans Alley:
July 2, 2010
Bud's Bar - Sedalia, CO
Once again, thanks to hamburger man George Motz for recommending the burger at Bud's Bar just outside Denver. George has never steered me wrong, and this one was no exception. I didn't see a single person come in here and not order a burger.
Research
One of the most fun parts of what we do at Green Olive Media is the research that goes into our projects. A big part of that research involves eating. We need to explore what our clients' competitors are doing, and focus on what makes our people different. A recent highlight was a client's request that we eat at as many burger places as possible in New York to see what the newest trends were (by the way, I'm game for another one of those days if anybody's opening a burger joint).
Our most recent bit of research has revolved around chocolate, thanks to one in-progress project (Olive And Sinclair), and one that we recently completed (The Chocolaterie). A couple of the standouts that we've tried are the Komforte French Toast (real french toast pieces), and the Xocolatl Chicharron (with bits of pork rind).
Our most recent bit of research has revolved around chocolate, thanks to one in-progress project (Olive And Sinclair), and one that we recently completed (The Chocolaterie). A couple of the standouts that we've tried are the Komforte French Toast (real french toast pieces), and the Xocolatl Chicharron (with bits of pork rind).
June 29, 2010
Nashville Flood Relief Benefit Dinner - July 13, 2010
Join us in Nashville on July 13 for a benefit featuring our pals John Fleer (Lonesome Valley), John Currence (City Grocery), Lee Richardson (Capital Hotel), Linton Hopkins (Restaurant Eugene), Kelly English (Restaurant Iris), Nick Seabergh (Giardina's), and David Guas (DamGoodSweet). Dinner will be at The Cannery - see here for details and tickets.
June 24, 2010
Fruition - Denver, CO
Just a shout-out to Alex Seidel, one of Food & Wine's 'Best New Chefs' for 2010, Chef at Fruition in Denver, and the guy who served me one of the best seafood dishes I've had in a while - Potato-Wrapped Oysters Rockefeller:
June 17, 2010
Cherry Cricket - Denver, CO
Here's just a small sample of the amazing signage to be found in Denver - check back soon for an extensive gallery of the vintage motel signs along Colfax Avenue.
Sushi Yasuda - New York, NY
A question that I often get is "what's the best meal you've ever had?" I'm never able to answer it - I've had too many 'best meals ever' to count. Just this year, I've had several that certainly rank in the top 10 - a 24-hour stretch with visits to both Momofuko Ko and Blue Hill Stone Barns was a particular highlight. When pressed, though, I usually tell people that the meal that Elizabeth and I had about 10 years ago at Sushi Yasuda was the best. I'm not sure why we haven't been back since then...most likely because I was afraid that another meal there couldn't live up to the memory that I had of it. We decided to pay a visit again last week, and after sitting at the bar and having chef send out whatever he thought was best, until we told him to stop, I'm happy to report that it's easily the best place I've been all year.
June 2, 2010
More Awards!
Green Olive Media has received two Gold Awards from the International Academy Of The Visual Arts / Communicator Awards for our design of the Holeman & Finch and Cakes & Ale websites.
May 26, 2010
Green Olive Media Wins Four American Graphic Design Awards For Web Design
We're proud to announce that four of our recent web design projects won 2010 American Graphic Design Awards - Holeman & Finch, Jackie Mills, Aria and Vern Yip.
Field Peas
Just a tip...the field peas at Carver's Country Kitchen in Atlanta today are just about perfect...
Identity For The Florida Scallop & Music Festival
We've begun designing the identity and handling the communications for the Florida Scallop & Music Festival, to be held in Port St. Joe, FL on August 7 & 8, 2010. See here for a preview of the design.
May 25, 2010
Food Signs In Memphis
Memphis was a wonderland of classic food and restaurant signage - a few highlights:
May 24, 2010
Ace Hotel - New York, NY
First and foremost, I'd like to thank the Ace Hotel for having the foresight to equip our hotel room not only with a decent turntable, but also a few great records. Note the Black Keys album they had waiting when we arrived:
Second, thanks for having room service from The Breslin - this ham and cheese sandwich is this year's top breakfast so far:
And last, thanks for having a Stumptown branch in the lobby...I don't even drink coffee and enjoyed the better part of a cup (with a side of Mast Brothers chocolate):
Second, thanks for having room service from The Breslin - this ham and cheese sandwich is this year's top breakfast so far:
And last, thanks for having a Stumptown branch in the lobby...I don't even drink coffee and enjoyed the better part of a cup (with a side of Mast Brothers chocolate):
Little Chick Restaurant - Metter, GA
I stopped here not knowing anything about the restaurant, but figured any place with such a quality sign couldn't be all bad..turns out the fried chicken is top-notch...
May 13, 2010
May 12, 2010
Memphis In May!
Jeff's off to Memphis to cook with the Peg Leg Porker team for the annual Memphis In May festival. We'll surely post plenty of photos here, but you can also follow us on Twitter for real-time updates of ribs, shoulders and whole hogs...
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