Inspiration – Joyful Plate

Independence, NYC 2021.

I am so happy our beloved New York City is roaring back this Independence Day 2021. I am also pausing for thought on what an extraordinary time it has been to be here since early 2020. As Paul Simon wrote, “Time it was, and what a time it was, a time of innocence, a time ...

Today’s Power Pantry

Branding, Marketing/Design

The kitchen was Command Central during the pandemic, and the pantry the power hub. While a key role in the house was line cook or top chef, it was only made possible with great supply chain management. As quarantine lingered on, the pantry evolved from a place to store simple basics to a place to ...

Word Play

Poetry

Natural Products Expo West Summary in psuedo-Haiku. Last month we attended the Natural Products Expo West -Virtually. Congratulations to the team at New Hope, while we missed connecting with industry friends in person, the swap-card format was really efficient and easy! There was an overwhelming amount of trend data shared, so instead of recapping in ...

Please support the West Side Campaign Against Hunger

Community

Over the years we’ve paused on our branding work to connect with our neighbors and celebrate the joy of giving back by auctioning an evening of risotto and wine at the annual Harvest Dinner (click here: joyfulplate risotto party for WSCAH). This year’s event knows no bounds as it goes virtual, offering a wonderful opportunity to ...

joyfulplate study: Our go-to foods during Quarantine

Branding, Marketing/Design

If there’s one thing we can all agree on, life in the pandemic has been sobering. So when we asked friends of joyful plate about their top 3 food and beverages at home during this experience, we weren’t surprised at all that coffee came up as a go-to in the 40+ group – who are ...

Keeping strong, carrying on with food and hospitality in NYC

Branding, Food Shows, Marketing/Design

In NYC, we have transitioned to a sense of normalcy, in a sort of post-pandemic, COVID- cautious community. It feels as if we are in a time warp in some ways, riding bikes vs. riding the subway, cooking at home vs. dining inside…but thankfully it is summer and a cool breeze of imagination and ingenuity ...

Independence, NYC 2021.

Today’s Power Pantry

Word Play

Please support the West Side Campaign Against Hunger

joyfulplate study: Our go-to foods during Quarantine

Keeping strong, carrying on with food and hospitality in NYC

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