http://www.thingsithinkarecool.com Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:38:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.thingsithinkarecool.com/self/diego-gravinese-wei-koh-and-coincidences http://www.thingsithinkarecool.com/self/diego-gravinese-wei-koh-and-coincidences#comments Thu, 16 Dec 2010 04:21:11 +0000 admin http://www.whyilovevermont.com/?p=2109

I was in New York a few weeks ago and went to the Greenwich Hotel to meet up with my friend, Wei, who was in town for a few days. Wei and I met in college and have remained friends ever since despite dating for three years, a breakup and distance (he now lives in Singapore). Anyway, while we were catching up, Wei mentioned how he’d just been to Argentina on business and had a meeting with an artist there he really likes, Diego Gravinese. At which point I got really excited, because I really like Diego Gravinese’s art a lot, too. So much so that I wrote about him in this blog in the spring. Cllick here to read my pithy blog post. Coincidences are a little magical. So are Diego Gravinese’s paintings. Gravinese was born in La Plata Argentina in 1971. He is a wonderfully talented photo-realistic painter, combining consummate skill, a unique perspective and a quirky sense of humor, to create paintings you wish you could visit. I especially like his work from the 2009-2010 and 2000-2001 time periods, some of which are featured to the left. I hope you like them, too.

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On my last trip to Rome I made it my mission to find the best gelato. I walked around the city visiting all the top-rated gelaterias and many of the not-top-rated ones. In the process I ate lots and lots of gelato. Gelateria del Teatro, located in a hard-to-find alley near the Piazza Navona, was my favorite gelateria. Everything was made in the shop. The flavors were intense and refined. Its not as commercial as the popular Giolitti (which is very very good, but a complete scene and the servers are overworked and rude), and not as sterile and insipid as San Crispino which is a bit of an institution in Rome. Definitely try Gelateria del Teatro and Giolitti if you are ever there. For those of you who are curious, gelato is actually not the same as ice cream. Gelato is made with a greater proportion of whole milk to cream, so it contains about five to seven percent fat vs. ice cream’s 10%+. Additionally, gelato is churned at a slower speed, so it’s denser because not as much air is whipped into it. While ice cream is served frozen, gelato is typically stored and served at a slightly warmer temperature, so it has a softer consistency. Finally, gelato comes in much more interesting flavors like nutella, baccio, stracciatella, cream, pistachio, coconut, zabaglione. Yum.

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I have had an amazing week visiting absolutely jaw-droppingly gorgeous places. Places that make you feel lucky to be alive. Places that feed your soul. The first stop on my trip was Whistler, British Columbia (Canada for those of you who didn’t know). Whistler may very well be one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been. And I doubt I’ll ever get tired of going back there. My first trip to Whistler was in January 1999. I didn’t want to go. At that point I didn’t like skiing because the only place I’d ever done it was Vermont. For me skiing in Vermont has always been like ice skating down a steep hill in zero degree weather. Not relaxing. Not enjoyable. At all. Whistler introduced me to skiing on SNOW. Down a MOUNTAIN. In 20 and 30 degree (COMFORTABLE) weather. Surrounded by FANTASTIC scenery. Making Vermont seem like an anthill. Since 1999 I’ve returned 3xs and would love to be able to visit every year. This photograph doesn’t do Whistler justice. Nothing does. You’ll just have to go there to experience it for yourself.

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