Custom Framing

Final product:Working from the premise that framing is too expensive and homemade things are always better, my brother fashioned the above frame from a rough-cut piece of cherry wood in his wood shop. The stain is only polyurethane, the rest is natural redness. The next step was having a piece of glass cut, 12.5 x 12.5. After a few phone calls, I found this place in the east village. The staff were very helpful, and the glass only cost $6. Don't let the Rottweiler "Tyson", placidly pacing the shop, keep you away.

AAA Glass Plus, Inc.
528 East 11th Street
New York, NY 10009
212-995-1635

Bread Alone Bread

Six months in new york and I have finally found a way to procure whole grain, local bread without an extra plastic bag every time. Sold both at the Union Square Green Market (where they'll bag the bread in a reused bag) and at a local grocery on Court Street Gourmet Fresh (although not listed as a retailer on the website), this is a wholesome (whole food) bread without the chemical crap. At $4.59 a loaf ($4.75 at their Union Square stall - still haven't figured out why it should be more expensive) it's not cheap, but when you consider that any sandwich usually costs more, it's worth it. Plus it's healthy and tastes good. From the site it sounds like the grain is locally sourced. Win, win, win, win, win.