june
2022
June feels like a blip. Like one moment it was May and then suddenly July looms, we’re halfway through the year, the days are getting shorter and sweaty summer nights are numbered.
June is Pride Month, June is Juneteenth. And apparently June is when the Supreme Court decides to throw all progress out the window and take us back in time. We’re nostalgic for the before times, sure, but we meant the pandemic, not the Global Sixties.
June was a bleak start to summer. As they long days wore on, it transitioned from hesitantly warm to decidedly hot. But longer days mean more time to spend out and about, and there’s nothing like summer in the city.
culture fix
June was a culture-heavy month. Started off strong with a mid-week trip up to the Met for the fashion exhibition.
Somehow unintentionally attended two (2) premiere screenings: Ms Marvel (which was followed by a surprise and very endearing cast panel moderated by Hasan Minaj), and Spiderhead (which was a baby netflix screening that felt like a nice gesture but honestly this movie probably would have been better watched from home like a true netflix movie – sorry tny!)
And of course watched the new Top Gun movie (which was objectively so much better and subjectively much more enjoyable) at a drive in on an offensively cold summer night after an absurdly colorful sunset over the city.
good bites
ate quite sporadically this month, but alas, it’s summer
skewers
@ nonono
danish pastries
@ ole & steen
avocado memela
@ for all things good
halvah croissant
@ librae
lunchy bowls
@ milu
current obsessions
shopping irl, or even window shopping
which is a big deal for someone who prefers online shopping
plus it is an activity that gets you out the house and away from screens
plus plus it makes me consciously think about shopping local, and in turn offers new discoveries in every shop
what's cooking
heavy on the citrus
summer squash + olive + lemon pappardelle
roasted cauliflower & colorful potato salad
meyer lemon winter melon cocktail
cold brew citrus tonics from here on out
mini okonomiyaki topped w lots of furikake
chocolate mascarpone blackberry mousse
new favorites
yunhai finally opened a brick and mortar shop, conveniently in my own neighborhood, dangerously easy access to dried fruit snacks (particularly obsessed with the pearl guava)
new aapi founded food products
— AFAR savory protein bars
— ONE STRIP CHAI tea blends
— MUNCHROOMS dried mushroom “jerky”
camera roll
librae is a very very strong new favorite bakery contender
nonono was a yesyesyes
petition to have every city library have a peaceful public rooftop
POV sad desk lunch that might look fancy but is still sad
summer in the city
showfields: like an eerily uncrowded experiment in experiential retail, color this marketer intrigued
golden hour, trying to find inspo to cook without using the stove
ilysm chinatown
i mean most people are enchanted by the library room but i adore the dramatic windows