Greg Harrington doesn’t look like your average classical violinist. When we met at a pub in Manhattan’s Upper West Side on a recent snowy evening, he was wearing a gray hoodie and peppered his conversation with good-natured cussing and colorful stories. But as Ireland’s leading classical violin soloist and crossover artist, he’s toured the world, produced two albums, and … [Read more...] about Harrington: Taking Classical Music out of the Concert Hall
Kara Rota
From Brown Bread to Wine Writing – Irish Talent at the James Beard Awards
By Kara Rota, Contributor
The recent James Beard Awards, held at Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall on May 9, celebrate the stars of the restaurant and cookbook worlds, and this year’s winners included some true Irish talent. Matt Dillon, of Seattle restaurant Sitka & Spruce, went home with the award for Best Chef in the Northwest. Maureen O’Hagan won a Health and Well-Being writing award for her … [Read more...] about From Brown Bread to Wine Writing – Irish Talent at the James Beard Awards
Kara Rota
Kara is Director of Editorial & Partnerships for Cookstr, a technology company based in Manhattan that focuses on the intersection between food, lifestyle and health. She does freelance food journalism and is an award-winning fiction writer. Kara graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 2009, where she studied creative writing and completed her undergrad thesis on … [Read more...] about Kara Rota
Food for Thought: Susan Ungaro
Susan Kelliher Ungaro, president of the James Beard Foundation, focuses on furthering the famous chef’s legacy – and on what’s really important about a meal. As I pull open the heavy door of the James Beard House on West 12th Street and 7th Avenue in Manhattan’s West Village, the first thing that hits me is the smell. Chestnuts roasting, shallots caramelizing, the … [Read more...] about Food for Thought: Susan Ungaro
Irish Writer Finds Room at the Top
EDITOR: On Sunday, June 10 actress Brie Larson won the 2016 Golden Globe award for best actress in a motion picture, drama for her emotional turn as Ma in the film adaptation of Emma Donohue's Room. In her acceptance speech she singled out Donohue. "This movie means so much to me and so I need to start at the beginning with Emma Donohue who wrote the novel that inspired all of … [Read more...] about Irish Writer Finds Room at the Top