Archive for October, 2007

Pig Pencil Sharpener for Alessi at Unica Home

from the Department of Just Not Right:

Something about the crazed eyes and the too-wide smile….I’d give this ‘pig pencil’ by massimo giacon a miss.
But if pig decor or olfactory animal sharpening is your thing, this plastic pig pencil sharpener is available at Unica Home.
Link: ‘pig Pencil’ By Massimo Giacon - Alessi - Massimo [...]

Pork shoulder dulce de leche on the Lower East Side

The just-opened Cantina is bringing pan-Latin flavor back to a hood overrun with overpriced vintage shops and hair salons. Chef Jason Neroni (Porchetta, 71 Clinton Fresh Food) is cooking his Cuban great-grandmother’s recipes in a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it kitchen by the bar — chorizo empanadas, pork shoulder dulce de leche, and beef and pork meatballs with [...]