Nichelle, Nonchalantly...

An incredibly luscious tomato sauce - Home Cooking - Chowhound

Tue, 19 May 2009 08:28:41 -0400

An incredibly luscious tomato sauce - Home Cooking - Chowhound

Jeff Tobe interviewed me about Social Media. Click to listen.

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:44:00 -0400

Jeff Tobe interviewed me about Social Media. Click to listen.

rkb: New Yorkers: Join the Cupcakes Take the Cake Meetup Group...

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:03:49 -0400

rkb:

New Yorkers: Join the Cupcakes Take the Cake Meetup Group for our monthly (and sometimes more than that) fun cupcake events!

pork belly and green apple at Tailor (via nichellest)

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:18:45 -0400

pork belly and green apple at Tailor (via nichellest)

Zombies love cupcakes!

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 07:48:03 -0400

my first impulse is to run and hide; but I will probably offer the zombies cupcakes.

brianvan: jendunlap: April Showers Bring May Flowers Here are...

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 07:47:48 -0400

brianvan:

jendunlap:

April Showers Bring May Flowers

Here are our amazing costumes, designed by Lindsey Hornyak

This brings me such joy.

Back From South By: Moments in Love, Hate and WTF

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 13:16:05 -0400

This post is a recap of things that I loved, hated, and WTFed?! about SXSW.

First, I hated that I missed the Food Blogging Panel because I wanted to see my blog buddies Rachel, Cathy, Zach, Addie and Kalyn rock SXSW. I booked my flight before knowing what time the panel was scheduled, so I was at the airport while the panel was going on.

I loved that Saul from Freshbooks set up a lunch so I could meet the founders of Outright, Shoeboxed and Batch Blue.

I loved that I ate cupcakes in the morning with Rachel in the lobby of the Hilton.

I loved laughing with Rachel, Twanna and Zach. [We could have our own reality show]

I loved that I got a HARO sticker from Peter Shankman. I WTFed that a girl from Phoenix came up to me just because I wearing the sticker at The Onion party.

I WTFed that the VIP section of the Onion party only had Miller Lite for Free. I loved that a guy asked, “Didn’t I meet you at Likemind in Brooklyn?”

I hated that I got called a racial slur on the street by a homeless man. It dampened my mood for partying, but I loved that I didn’t wake up with a hangover on my last day.

I loved that I got a free ice cream sandwich from the Ice Cream Man.

I loved that I met Austin food bloggers like the TipsyTexan and Addie Broyles. I loved the goodie bag from Whole Foods food bloggers event. I hated that I couldn’t bring the lovely lotion from the goodie bag on the plane.

I loved doing a panel about Finance 2.0, and people coming up to me afterward to ask me questions.

I loved meeting Anya Kamenetz.

I hated that I missed some panels that my friends were on.

I loved that I ran into friends that I didn’t know were going to be at SXSW.

I hated the word “privilege” being thrown around at panel discussions.

I loved using Tweetdeck and Twickie while twittering the panel discussions.

I loved that I rocked three parties Sunday night.

I loved eating cupcakes at the Cupcake Social.

I loved meeting Babette from BakeSpace after knowing each other for years online.

I WTFed the Austin Convention Center. That place is a weird maze.

I loved that I met the guys from Lost Zombies.

I WTFed that a drunk cougar tried to pick a fight with me at the hotel bar.

I WTFed that bars put on the ugly lights at 8PM when the sponsored open bar ends.

I hated the ATM Fees which were $3 and up.

I loved that iPhone and Mac users were fascinated by my Peek and HP Mini.

I hated that it was hard to get something to eat at lunchtime.

I loved that I didn’t have a breakfast taco.

I loved that I want to come back next year. I am already thinking of SXSW panels to pitch in June.

92YTribeca: Music. Film. Comedy. Talks. Classes. (via...

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 21:02:35 -0500

92YTribeca: Music. Film. Comedy. Talks. Classes. (via 92ndStreetY)

Tub of Cupcakes (via nichellest)

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 08:44:58 -0500

Tub of Cupcakes (via nichellest)

Cadbury: Eyebrows Dance (via macethinho)

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 10:09:21 -0500

Cadbury: Eyebrows Dance (via macethinho)

coops: Two Chrimbo card ideas - not for work, just for me. These...

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 10:38:33 -0500

coops:

Two Chrimbo card ideas - not for work, just for me. These are works in progress. Once I decide which one to go with I’ll nice em up a bit.

Saw these cards at PSFK’s Good Ideas Salon last night.

T.I.- Whatever You Like SPOOF! (OBAMA- Whatever I Like) (via...

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 09:46:38 -0500

T.I.- Whatever You Like SPOOF! (OBAMA- Whatever I Like) (via Alphacat)

This Week in Blackness. This Week in America.

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:03:43 -0500

This Week in Blackness. This Week in America.

Nerve and Hendrick's Gin Present You With Highly Scandalous Photos

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 23:55:50 -0400

brianvan:

…so says the title of an email I received today from Nerve.com, which links to image galleries for two parties (one in SF, one in NY). I was invited to neither!

I have no expectation of receiving special consideration from Nerve for their party lists, as I have no relation with them. Never worked there, never freelanced, only a few friends who are writers, etc. But, since when is it polite to share event photos with people who were not present? Especially when your peers were invited - it’s no secret that the guest list consisted of people from the media community. It’s a bit rankling. Try doing that with a wedding sometime. Go ahead, send your wedding photos to someone who was conspicuously left off the invite list. See how fast they tell you to go fuck yourself.

And the email makes a point of saying that “everyone looks marvellously glorious” in the photos. I must not be on the “glorious list” in the media community. What an insulting insinuation. Why, I must have been on the “smelly dog shit list”. When’s that party happening?

Okay, I admit I’m using harsh words. I don’t really care. Repeat: I don’t really care.

But as I scramble for an invite, ANY invite or +1, for the next big party on my radar *cough*, it’s still apparent that, despite the depth of my professional skills, the breadth of my social connections and the pedigree of the companies I’ve worked for, I will have to accept that respect and camraderie will often be arbitrarily withheld and reserved for other folks… and for no particular reason other than their proximity to buzz, money, or power.

Such is life in NYC.

I was wondering the same thing, so I didn’t click through. I hate gin, anyway.

'Suck It, Barbie' Sums Up This Gawker Thread Quite Nicely.

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:13:51 -0400

'Suck It, Barbie' Sums Up This Gawker Thread Quite Nicely.:

(via andrewgraham)

I agree even though I love Betts for saying “my people are Nordic”.

abangupjob: (via therealjanelle) This should be great — lost...

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:21:24 -0400

abangupjob:

(via therealjanelle)
This should be great — lost and hidden spots in Brooklyn, including some buildings set to be demolished. I think I will even make a trek out to the old stomping grounds to check this out.

Just say his ethnicity, it doesn't make you racist.

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 09:31:47 -0400

josephweisenthal:

I had one of those incidents yesterday where someone was trying to point out someone to me in a crowd, but he felt hesitant to describe how he actually looks.

Me: Who should I talk to on this quesiton?

Him: Actually that guy over there… the one with the sharp haircut (pointing towards a crowd)… the one not wearing a tie… the one who’s currently talking, oh he just shut up, oh he’s talking again now to the three other people….

Me: Oh, the Indian dude?

Him: Yep.

Moral: It’s fine, if the best way to describe someone in a crowd is “the Indian dude” or “the black guy” or the “Asian lady” then just say it. That’s what language is for, to be useful.

Yes!

Saturday Night Live - Palin / Hillary Open - Video - NBC.com

Sun, 14 Sep 2008 16:06:35 -0400

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Saturday Night Live - Palin / Hillary Open - Video - NBC.com

This Week In Blackness - Ep#2 (via bccofilms) nostalgia for...

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:39:41 -0400

This Week In Blackness - Ep#2 (via bccofilms)

nostalgia for billy clubs?!

"He says the cuisine will be “old Jewish food, date-raped by bacon.” Top Chef Ilan Hall..."

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 08:15:52 -0400

“He says the cuisine will be “old Jewish food, date-raped by bacon.” Top Chef Ilan Hall on his new restaurant in LA.”

- HEATED WORDS IN THE KITCHEN- New York Post