Braeburn Restaurant

We’ve come across some very good news for our partners at Diane Paparo Associates! For about a year, Diane has been working on designing Braeburn Restaurant in New York City’s west village. After finally receiving the go ahead, Braeburn opened it’s doors on October 16, 2008 and was immediately reviewed by our favorite social thermometer, DailyCandy. We were thrilled at this discovery as we have nothing but nice things to say about owners Brian and John-Paul. As for the food, Diane and Kathie went to Braeburn for dinner recently and said their meals and the service went above and beyond the high standards set by DailyCandy. So we can confidently guarantee that you’ll receive only the best in this brand new American bistro.

 

To view the review, visit the DailyCandy website for more information on the food and designs.

Cheese Tasting

The following is a piece written by Raven, our designer, organic guru, and to our surprise, a fantastic foodie. Bon appetit!

About a month ago we had a meeting about the cocktail event we threw at the Lampworks showroom last Thursday. We decided on a caterer serving local upstate and organic/sustainably harvested fare. When it came to a discussion of cheese and fruit platters, I found my arm flailing up in the air to volunteer for this job. I had visions of grapes suspended in air on invisible threads hanging like chandeliers in the lighting showroom; my mind was spinning and everyone looked at me with blank faces, slow to acknowledge my task.

To begin, we had a wine tasting the night before to select the best organics available to us. Diane buys Bonterra by the case for her casual drinking and entertaining, so that was definitely in. The next day I headed out with my shopping bags to the farmers market in Union Square, only to find it closed. My second favorite place to select fine cheeses is actually Whole Foods. Their selection is quite astounding and they do a great job of stocking local artisanal cheeses that really can out-do their brethren across the ocean. Though I could not find my favorite item that they sometimes carry (Sweat Grass Dairy’s Green Hill – the best Camembert I have ever had), but I had several other excellent cheeses to choose from. I chose to focus mostly on goat and sheep cheeses (although rarely introduced to public gatherings in any other form than the standard goat cheese log) due to the findings connecting a significant global warming cause to cows. I selected a coarse-ground pepper encrusted goat cheese round, Cowgirl Creamery’s award winning Mt Tam, Blythedale Farms Vermont Camembert, Cypress Grove’s otherworldly Humboldt Fog (I will also add that their lavender infused ‘Purple Haze’ is also incredible), and of course, Parmigiano Reggiano. To accompany this selection of cheeses I walked through the cracker aisle picking up poppy-seed cheese twists, rosemary wafers and other seeded crackers in a variety of forms and colors. This season is mostly known as the pear and apple season of fruit, which I threw in alongside pomegranate, black mission figs and Valencia oranges.

dp studio in Home by Design

We are thrilled to announce that Diane Paparo Studio was published in the October/November issue of Home by Design magazine. The Hand-Tufted Swirl Rug in the Summer colorway was featured in the Inspiration section. We’re so happy about this development that we just had to share!

Image courtesy of www.homebydesign.com

Be sure to visit our website and check out the rest of our very diverse rug collection.

Diane Paparo Studio Blogs!

Diane Paparo Studio has taken to blogging! We’re excited about this new venture as it accompanies Diane Paparo’s journey as a product designer. With furniture, linens, and rugs, dp studio is overflowing with a diverse selection of products that continues to grow.

As is the case with most blogs, we encourage you to check back here often. We’ve got a lot of exciting things going on that we’re sure you would find interesting including featured products, trend reports, tips and tricks for your home from Diane, updates, announcements and events.

And feel free to comment on posts; your contributions are always welcome!