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Sunday morning genius bar. #stl #coffee #fulloctane #sundaymorning
Had a wonderful time last night at the annual Rough Shop holiday show. This is their 16th year doing it, and it always helps kick off the holiday season and get me in the spirit. Their Xmas music is a staple of mine, because it’s filled with heart, humor and acknowledges how the season is often bittersweet. Some of their best songs are tales of how there’s still beauty to be salvaged from misfortune and disappointment. And how the picture perfect doesn’t exist, but there’s plenty of joy to be found in the reality of a situation, whatever it may be. And I love the way they augment the core lineup with enthusiastic guests. One of the best nights of any December. And a night with great friends. #stl #focalpoint #roughshop
The major food groups. 🍩❤️ #stl #doughnuts #vincentvandoughnut #thegrovestl #saturdaymorningdonutrun
Congregation. #stl #birbs #stlouisgram #southcity #brickcity #birdsofinstagram
Bwok bwok chicken chicken. #stl #chicken #thegrovestl #bwokbwok #mural #streetart
Head cold busting spicy mapo tofu, sesame balls and winter survival strategizing w/ @amykristinbaker
#stl #mapotofu #corner17 #vegetarian #spicyfood #friends
Was treated last night by a very generous and thoughtful person to an amazing meal of small plates at Benevolent King in Maplewood. Top notch Moroccan inspired flavors in a really gorgeous space. We had j’ben (farmer’s cheese with fennel and mint), zaalouk (eggplant stewed with roasted garlic and pepper), split pea falafel with cucumber-orange blossom yogurt, and marinated beets with amba (pickled mango), peanut duqqa, goat cheese and mint. All accompanied by freshly baked batbout - bread like the love child of a pita and an English muffin. Excellent cocktail list too. This is the real deal and lives up to all of the hype. I will certainly be back! @thekingstl #stl #thebenevolentking #moroccan #stlouisgram
Now That’s What I Call Bedhead Vol. 273. #stl #bedhead #eraserhead
Spotted hanging from the pedestrian overpass over 44 in Webster Groves. I hope they find their mom a match, she sounds great. #stl #sign #dateourmom #sostl
Rock, Shock and Two Smoking Tailpipes. #stl #rockstar #shocktop #deliverytruck
I don’t want none unless you got buns, hun. #stl #buns #hotdogbuns #conveniencestore
Modern Vampires of the City. (Busy writing all of the year end words about sounds, so here’s one of two of my fave NYC buildings from the archives. August 2009.)
#newyork #nyc #newyorkcity #manhattan #midtownmanhattan #architecture #artdeco #gothic #modernism #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #americanradiatorbuilding #empirestatebuilding
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