new work – bon appétit magazine

Hello, happy spring!

Remember last year when I told you about
a trip Michael and I took
to the Hudson River Valley?
I didn’t mention it then
but we had travelled there to shoot
a story about April Bloomfield
for the current issue Bon Appétit.
If you haven’t picked up a copy, you should,
April’s Pot Roasted Artichokes are life-changing.

 

Anyway, more from me soon!
I’ll be back with
for the love of pie posts,
new things for HG,
and some fun bits of news too.

xo, N

 

 

 

Images: Michael Graydon + Nikole Herriott (that’s me!)
Page Layouts: Bon Appétit Magazine
Props: Amy Wilson

a word on fall and italy!

 

I can feel fall sneaking into the air here.
The days are still summer hot by the afternoon,
but the evenings are cool
and the mornings, crisp.

 

There’s still heat enough
for ice cream in the park
and lazy saturdays at the market.
There’s still weather
for shoes with no socks
and dresses with no tights.
But I feel that familiar fade,
that familiar tugging of fall.

 

 

It’s good though.
I’m going to make apple pies and coffee cakes.
I’m going to make crème caramel
and late summer crisps.
And in a couple weeks
I’m going to leave it all behind
for Italy. (!!)

 

 

So, I need your help with recommendations.
I’ll be in Abruzzo (about 10 minutes from Roseto delgi Abruzzi)
for the first bit of my journey
and then down in Puglia (about 20 minutes from Lecce)
for the last bit.
Anything I shouldn’t miss?
Olive groves,
farms,
markets,
restaurants,
shops,
beaches,
parks
or anything at all you loved
while visiting Italy?

 

 

 

xo,
see you soon!
n

 

 

 

this dress
this hat
the third and last photos in this post
this dress
the strawberries in this post
these oxfords
these pants
a new for the love of pie post soon!
this photo
the photos in this post were taken by michael graydon and styled by me for garden making magazine.
wave white and astrid navy cuffs
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and we made the cover!

a little on my lately and the mjölk book

 

Two weekends ago now,
we spent a couple days in a small
cottage alongside a massive lake.
A place we’d never been,
but hope to return.

 

 

We ate dinner and we met friends,
and it was extraordinary.

 

We bought fish directly from
those that fished it.
We spent the day with the sun in our eyes
and the shoes off our feet.

 

We swam in that very large lake,
we walked for coffee near dawn.
And we spent time giggling with these two.

 

It was one of those weekends
that felt like all the perfect parts of summer
rolled into two short days.
One of those weekends
that July and August are made for.

 

Too, we came home with the Mjölk book.
It’s the first in a run of coming volumes
inspired in part at least by those self-published books
you find in Japanese boutiques.
And I think by craftsmanship and design.
And by passion and travel too.

 

And I’ll tell you what,
it’s beautiful.
Find it here.

xo, n

 

 

 

this song
this pizza truck
these images (via)
blood orange cocktails
summer berry tarts!
this bag
these sandals
and these apple fritters

 

 

 

also, these things from mjölk:
this knife
these little trays
these coffee scoops
these bowls
this brush

 

 

 

all photos courtesy of mjolk

a little on my lately & the hudson river valley

 

 

The pictures here don’t relate to my title so much
but suffice to say,
they came from a trip with equal beauty
to that of the week before last.

We arrived in the dark
late Thursday
to a small cottage
far off the beaten track.
A place near Cold Spring, New York
in the Hudson River Valley.
A part of the state that I hadn’t been before
but one so full of beauty,
I’m certain I’ll be back.

 

We awoke early Friday
to a farm so quietly beautiful
that it took a moment
to take it all in.

 

 

On our way to breakfast
we walked the wrong way
down the drive
and found ourselves smack in front
of two spotted pigs.
They ran toward us at a rate I was surprised to see
ears flapping
and snouts snorting.
It was awesome.

 

We saw fields of fireflies,
pastures with cows
and more deer
than I could reasonably count.
We saw piglets and chicks
and tiny wee goats.

 

We sat by a boathouse,
we drove to the city to watch a game,
we ate cookies outside
and drank champagne on the back step.
It was busy and tiring
and pretty close to perfect.

 

I’ll be back with pie later this week.
Until then, hope things are swell.
xo, n

 

 

this post
these sandals and these ones too
this looks fun
DIY bracelets (via)
i like the pizza here
i’d like to spend a weekend here (via)
this town looks nice
there are still tickets left to my sunday suppers workshops, you should come!
the hudson highlands are beautiful
and this looks delicious

 

 

photos in this post are by michael graydon
for, into the beguiling wild, by tara o’brady, michael graydon & me (in kinfolk magazine and including recipes)
and find tara and my campfire twist bread in video, here. yum!

the herriott grace film

 [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/39851788[/vimeo]

 

 

 
For 10 days back in 2011
we made a film
about my dad’s role
in HG.
This is a story
about who my father is
and about how he
makes HG possible.
xo, n

a little on my lately

hi. happy summer!

 

i’ve pulled the summer dresses to the front of my closet
and i’ve started wearing shoes, sans socks.

this morning i saw a momma bird
feeding her baby birds
and i giggled aloud on a downtown street.
it’s possible i looked crazy.

this past monday i spent near eight hours at the beach,
i laid in the park in the summer sun.
i grilled hot dogs
and i ate frozen cream.
i drank beer on a patio
and sipped tequila after dark.
i played frisbee
i ate popovers
and i walked through
neighbourhoods
i didn’t already
know.

 

it felt like summer. in may. and for all that,
i’m glad.

xo, n

 

ps:
how about there?
what sort of summer
(or winter) things have you been getting up to?

 

 

 

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this cake looks and sounds lovely
this salad looks tasty
the second photo in this post. i love love love sweet peas
watermelon and honeydew sorbets
this image
and this one
cutest cat toys ever
this loveseat
this light
super cute crafts for kids (via)
and my instagram

 

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