ATHLEISURE LIST | ONE19 WINE BAR + FOOD
The Lower East Side has a number of gems and we like the idea of uncovering a new find. One19 Wine Bar + Food is not only in the LES but is located speakeasy style behind a storefront at 119 Essex Street. Guests enter the store which is currently a deli and go to the back through the curtain where a 28 seat bar room (12 chairs wrap around a L-shaped bar) welcomes you.
Industry veterans Chef/Co-owner Matt Rojas (Rouge et Blanc, Eleven Madison Park) and Sommelier Gianni Cavicchi (Nice Matin), helm this new spot that is focused on Italian wines and Italian-inspired small plates.
They encourage and offer affordable wine at this destination which explores lesser-known grapes. Their wine on tap program offers an environmentally-friendly way to enjoy it with collapsible kegs which are recyclable and have a lower carbon footprint than bottles.
Sommelier Gianni utilizes his Italian heritage to create a list of wines that showcase smaller producers and lesser-known grape varietals that reflect the diverse terroirs of Italy. Most of the wines are organic, natural or biodynamic and you'll find that nothing on the list is more than $70.
You won't find Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Merlot; however there are unknown and ancient varieties like Albana from Emila-Romagna, Trebbiano Spoletino from Spoleto in Umbria and Forastera and Biancolella from the island of Ischia to name a few.
We suggest the Freshest Flight in the City that features 4 wines on tap including three from the organically farming Emilia-Romagna producer Tre Monti: Frizzante (Pignoletto), Orange (Albana) and Rubicone (Sangiovese), along with Rooftop Reds Traminette from the Finger Lakes. Rooftop Reds will be the only non-Italian producer on the wine list. Guests will be able to scan a QR code on the table for detailed information about the wines.
Chef Matt serves Italian-inspired small plates with a New York twist. We suggest 3 dishes to pair with your wine: Pepperoni French Bread Pizza with roasted chilis and fontina; Fresh Burrata with smoked cherry tomatoes and pea pesto and a shareable Cheese & Meat Plate with Ricotta, Alisios and Castelrosso cheeses, Finocchiona Salami, Prosciutto Cotto, Speck, pickles and grilled bread.
ONE19 WINE BAR + FOOD
119 Essex St
New York, NY 10002
PHOTO CREDITS | Jose Marquez
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WINE STYLE
Ten Speed Press
Kathy Leahy
Here at Athleisure Mag, we enjoy our wine tasting press dinners and always love trying various varietals. Even during the past few months, our sips have continued and there is nothing better then finding out the best pairings! In Wine Style: Discover the Wines You Will Love Through 50 Simple Recipes, you'll find a number of easy to make recipes that you can be paired with your wines. Don't worry about the stuffy wine rules that you may have heard!
Wine Style is a fun and easy approachable book that will give you the confidence to find what you like and what to make with it for your next gathering, date night or solo exploration when you're bingeing on your new favorites!
SHREDDERS: GIRLS WHO SKATE
Ten Speed Press
Sierra Prescott
As our readers know, we have been sharing a number of adventure sports in our issues since 2016. Especially with skateboarding debuting at the Olympics this year in Tokyo, we suggest adding Shredders: Girls Who Skate to your coffeetable collection!
Filled with colorful photographs, this book focuses on female skaters and profiles an array of girls and women who ride! You'll meet Ariel Cai who hits the largest indoor skate park in China to an old school pro who was the first woman to get a signature model board, Laura Thornhill Caswell!
This book also includes X Games gold winner and Tony Hawk protégé Lizzie Armanto. It features an array of people that make up the skateboarding community from those who are athletes and those that are hobbysists. An array of skill levels, ages, backgrounds etc are included in the pages and really allows you to see who makes up this growing group of riders.
For those that are looking to get into the sport, you'll find tips for setting and maintaining your board, learning about skate styles, the history of the sport as well as the slang!
PLANT FOOD IS MEDICINE
Ulysses Press
Natasha McKeon
In Plant Food is Medicine, we find out about Natasha McKeon, the founder of Choice Superfood Bar and Juicery who has a passion for plant-based foods that are delicious and nutritious. A number of the recipes come from the popular menu items from her eatery as well as Natasha's personal favorites.
Choice Superfood Bar and Juicery launched in San Diego back in 2014 and has been a go-to destination for locals, tourists, top athletes, celebrities, influencers and more. People enjoy their healthy vegan bites, superfood smoothies, cold-pressed juices and more.
In this cookbook, you'll find out more about Natasha's personal journey that went from overcoming a tragic childhood to focusing on her passions which led her to launching her eatery and the positive impact of a plant-based lifestyle. Her 100 plant-based recipes are gluten free and filled with tasty morsels where food is medicine.
Read the AUG ISSUE #68 of Athleisure Mag and see Bingely Books in mag.
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ATHLEISURE MAG | #55 JUL 2020
This month’s cover and back cover is 3 X Team USA Swimming Gold Medalist, Ryan Murphy. Our cover shoot editorial – Always Topping with Ryan Murphy, talks about Ryan’s career, how he got into swimming and his love of the backstroke, his success in the Summer Games in Rio in 2016, his approach to the upcoming games, how he is furthering the sport of swimming as well as encouraging others to embrace water sports. This interview will also be in an upcoming #TRIBEGOALS podcast episode. We also have an interview with Celebrity Fitness Trainer Harley Pasternak as we talk about working out from home, how he advises his clients in terms of what they needed on hand, his thoughts on gym and studio openings, a correlation between sugar and COVID-19 and how he has been passing his time for the past few months. We check in with Team Canada Pole Vaulter Ashlyn Newman who recently participated in The World’s Greatest in Greenville, South Carolina, this year’s first USA sanctioned Track & Field event. She talks about how she got into the sport, her training focus and what she looks forward to for the upcoming Olympic Games. Her interview will also be on an upcoming podcast of Bungalow SK. We check in with one of the Co-Founders of Huda Beauty, Mona Kattan. She talks about her role with the brand, their product assortment, KAYALI fragrance which is a part of this beauty empire, the power of fragrance and how she is spending her time in Dubai. We also talk to Head Winemaker of Cupcake Vineyard, Jessica Tomei. She talks about how she got into her career, harvest season, their newest line Cupcake Light Hearted and the importance of keeping it delicious. This episode will also be an upcoming podcast episode of Bungalow SK. In this month’s The Art of the Snack, we talk with James Beard Award winner, Food & Wine winner and runner up on BRAVO’s Top Chef Season 11 and Fan Favorite, Nina Compton. She talks about her culinary journey, her two restaurants, how she has navigated COVID-19 and signature dishes and cocktails that can be enjoyed there.
Read the July Issue #55 of Athleisure Mag here.
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ATHLEISURE LIST | CITY WINERY + CITY VINEYARD
Fans of City Winery will want to also keep City Winery Pop-up as its a sister location. City Vineyard has a number of wines to enjoy as well as entertainment. City Winery Pop-up opened on July 25th, 2019. These vino oriented destinations are founded by Michael Dorf who is also the CEO.
When you're enjoying their housemade wines (Soho-Vignon Blanc, Rosè of Syrah, Pinot Noir) at City Winery Pop-up, we suggest the Chickpea hummus and the burrata. At City Vineyard, we have two words - Seafood Platter.
Each location has its draw from City Vineyard having a rooftop that is open for the summer and allows for weekend brunches with patio seating throughout the year.
City Winery's last show with Joan Osborne takes place on July 31st. City Winery will reopen on Pier 57 in early 2020. City Winery is known for its intimate concerts and their house-made wines. City Winery is a concert venue, wine making facility and restaurant all in one! It's for those that are passionate about wine, music and culinary arts. In addition to concerts, there are opportunities to enjoy food and wine classes as well as to have private events.
With the closing of City Winery, guests can go to Rockefeller Plaza to enjoy their pop-up. In addition, this fall, City Winery will open in Philadelphia as well as in the Hudson Valley. Make sure to visit their website to see an array of events such as Vino Vinyasa which is held on the rooftop of City Vineyard with their next one taking place on Aug 11th.
In addition to a number of upcoming events and location opening, Michael Dorf's book Indulge Your Senses: Scaling Intimacy in a Digital World.
PHOTOS COURTESY | City Winery
CITY WINERY POP UP
Rockefeller Plaza
NY, NY 10111
CITY VINEYARD
Pier 26
NY, NY 10013
*Check the site for more locations.
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THE ART OF THE SNACK | BOXED WINE TWISTED
PHOTO COURTESY | Viktor Nikolaienko
ARE YOU REALLY A SOCIAL DRINKER OR COULD YOU BE AN ALCOHOLIC?
Increasingly, women are going head to head with men when it comes to binge drinking. It’s not surprising: society normalizes, encourages, and promotes drinking so heavily that it can be nearly impossible, at times, to know what’s “normal” or not. A 2015 report by the National Institutes of Health, says an exploding number of Americans are in the drinking danger zone. According to the report, published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry, nearly one-third of American adults at some point in their life have an Alcohol Abuse Disorder, and only 20% seek treatment. Drinking may seem harmless but overindulging in alcohol is responsible for more than 80,000 deaths in this country per year and is the third leading cause of preventable deaths. We turned to Carrie Carlton, Clinical Director (LCSW) of Beachway Therapy Center in Boynton Beach, Florida to outline the differences between social, problem and alcoholic drinking.
Addicted alcoholics hide their habit
Carrie Carlton says, “When people veer from social drinking to alcoholism, they usually try to conceal their drinking from those who are close to them. This is a warning sign because they deliberately wish to hide their drinking habit from their loved ones so as not to alarm or disappoint them. The fact is, the more they try to hide their drinking habit, the more serious their drinking problem becomes.”
Missing work
Alcoholics tend to miss work, damage other people’s lives, and not fulfill obligations because they stay busy drinking. Social drinkers will drink at specific times when they are usually free so that no important work is hampered. Social drinkers make sure that they do not over-drink, which ensures that they can tend to important obligations. “If they start ignoring these obligations because of drinking, they have likely become alcoholic,” says Carlton.
You’re a weekend warrior.
“If you don’t drink daily, but are drinking regularly, such as binges every Friday night, that’s a red flag,” says Carlton. While research shows that having about seven alcoholic beverages per week lowers your risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease, abstaining all week only to guzzle five or six glasses in a single sitting negates any of alcohol’s potential health benefits. Moreover, binge drinking can raise blood pressure and interfere with certain medications.
Drinking just “creeps up on you.”
Have you ever told yourself you were going to have only a drink or two at happy hour, and before you knew it you’d downed five? One of the clues that you may be a binge drinker is not knowing your limits—or feeling surprised when you've "suddenly" passed them. “Like diabetes, heart disease, and other health problems, drinking problems develop gradually and alcoholism is progressive,” says Carlton.
Drinking and driving
Alcoholics end up in alcohol-related accidents, while social drinkers do not. However, for a social drinker, they know that drinking and driving is not permitted and can be fatal. So, even if they over-drink on a particular social occasion, they don’t get behind the wheel.
You wonder if there will be enough alcohol available
“This most likely means that you are probably chasing the buzzed feeling and are unable to enjoy yourself without the fear of losing that high” says Carrie Carlton. “It is most definitely a warning sign of addiction and it can be a sign of obsessive thinking around alcohol, which should absolutely raise red flags.”
You “Pre-Game It”
Perhaps you are going on a blind date and don’t want your date to think you drink too much so you have 2 drinks at home and 2 drinks while on the date. You know you’ve had 4 drinks, but your date perceives you as a “normal” drinker. You are aware of your true quantity and have the buzz to go along with it.
You hide alcohol
If you don’t want your spouse, roommate or family member to see you drinking, perhaps you hide alcohol in a closet or bathroom cabinet and put your drinks in a colored paper cup so only you know you’re drinking. Carrie Carlton says, “alcoholics will do this to be able to indulge in their addiction while attempting to “act sober” and deceive others around them.”
You switch drinks or try to make rules for yourself that you don’t follow
Many people will negotiate with themselves. For example, “I will switch from 4 glasses of wine to two Vodkas” or “I will only drink on weekends,” “I will only go to happy hour when I have a new client win.” “Normal” drinkers don’t make these kinds of bargains with themselves because their lives don’t revolve around alcohol or attempts to control consumption of it,” says Carlton.
A ”problem drinker” versus an alcoholic
Carrie Carlton explains that, “A problem drinker is able to self-correct when they are given sufficient reason to do so – negative consequences, painful hangovers, birth of a child, new responsibilities, etc. An alcoholic, on the other hand, is unable to permanently cut back or stop drinking even when they have numerous reasons to do so. When faced with serious consequences and reality, an alcoholic may temporarily stop or limit themselves, but they will invariably return to their regular excessive drinking patterns.”
What to do if you’re not sure you have a problem
Carrie Carlton suggests, “If you are not certain you are an alcoholic, seek the advice of a therapist, or attend an AA meeting and speak with those who have long term sobriety to see if they share similar thoughts and experiences. If you feel that you need more than therapy to stop drinking, in patient treatment (rehab) may be the course of action you need to get both the therapy and tools to live a sober life.
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COCHON555 RETURNS TO NYC
Last year we enjoyed being media sponsors as well as attending Cochon555 which takes place across the country but has a stop here in NYC. Cochon555 is a regional culinary competition that has 5 Top Chefs, barkeeps and sommeliers, distillers, brewers that come together to benefit a charity. This premium food, wine and spirit live-event includes a feast that incorporates all the senses. A central focus is to create awareness about buying, cooking, shopping and donating food that is delicious, safe and honest to those enjoy it. You can still purchase tickets to this event, here in NYC which will take place Sunday, Jan 21st at SECOND floor (849 6th Avenue New York, NY 10001) in midtown and watch this video to know more about those that are participating.
This year, Cochon555's competing chefs include Bryan Hunt of Temple Court, Marc Murphy of Benchmarc Restaurants, Fabian Gallardo of La Esquina, Matt Abdoo of Pig Beach and Ginger Pierce alongside Preston Madson of Jams by Jonathan Waxman. One week prior to the event, each chef receives a 200-pound heritage breed pig sustainably sourced from DeBragga, New York’s Butcher®, Dogpatch Farm, Heritage Foods USA, The Piggery, and Autumn's Harvest Farm to create a maximum of 6 dishes for competition. This event becomes a decadent tasting that showcases heritage bred pork with perfect beverage pairings.
In order to win, the chef's menu must win over 20 celebrity judges with the “Judge’s Plate” scored on utilization; technique; and overall flavor and be voted “best bite of the day” by guests. The winning “Prince or Princess of Pork”, New York City, will advance to the national finale, Grand Cochon, a head-to-tail, winner-takes-all showdown for the crown in Chicago on September 30th. In addition to the judging and tasting of the menu, there are beverage competitions that also take place during this time. Punch Kings, a whole bottle, large-format spirit competition featuring five top barkeeps in a hand-crafted punch challenge and Somm Smackdown, a face-off of five top sommeliers pairing the best wine with the heritage pig.
PHOTOGRAPHY | Paul Farkas
See our food editorial of last year's Cochon555 coverage
Placing the spotlight on “knowing where your food comes from", each event features an educational whole animal butchery program called the Pop-Up Butcher Shop and Silent Auction to benefit charity. This year’s headlining all-star butchers are Erika Nakamura and Jocelyn Guest from White Gold Butchers. Together with gifts from chefs, sponsors and John Boos & Co., they will raise money to benefit Piggy Bank, a start-up farm in Missouri that serves as a kickstarter for new family farms and a safety net for those in the wake of a disaster (flood, fire and disease). As an accelerator, Piggy Bank supplies piglets to small farms in exchange for business plans that are posted online in the name of a transparent “open-source agriculture”.
The ultimate aim of Cochon555 is to provide education to chefs and consumers and create experiences that guests can sink their teeth into: honest food from real farmers. The goal is to raise the bar on building a sustainable and profitable relationship for brands and chefs participating in culinary festivals.
Although tickets are still available with general admission starting at $130 and VIP tickets (early admission + exclusive access to cocktail competition and allocated wines and spirits) at $200, we are giving away 2 VIP tickets to this event which provides you early access to the event at 4pm (whereas general admission tickets can enter at 5pm).
ENTER TO WIN 2 VIP TICKETS TO THIS WEEKEND'S COCHON555 IN NYC
Follow and tweet @Cochon555, @AthleisureMag and tag a friend that you would like to join you at Cochon555. We will accept entries until 5pm EST on Wed Jan 16th. A winner will be randomly selected later that evening.
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ATHLEISURE LIST | YOGA UNWINED
When you're selecting a workout studio or method, it's about finding a class that fits what you're interested in targeting as well as what fits your mood at the moment. A few weeks ago, we took our first Yoga Unwined class, which is founded by Morgan Perry and yes this combines yoga and wine together in a responsible and fit way!
Yoga Unwined is a yoga and wine education company. The classes weave together vinyasa-based yoga and fun wine facts through creative yoga poses. Each hour long educational class
ends with a meditative wine tasting, inviting you to mindfully taste what's in your glass while applying what you learned through the poses.
Morgan worked in wine marketing for a decade and fell in love with wine when she had the chance to visit wineries and vineyards in Chile on a press trip. She came back to New York and
started taking wine classes to learn more, and has been hooked ever since. She had practiced yoga for the past seven years. When she left her job in 2016, she immediately enrolled in an immersive yoga teacher training program. It was during this time that she created a yoga class that included wine education.
Each class focuses on one grape varietal (like Pinot Noir or Chardonnay) or category (like rosé or sparkling wine), so you will get a chance to learn about 20 facts about that particular wine. Instructors discuss some basic, but fun facts, which can include winemaking information, tasting notes, food pairings and more. These facts are woven seamlessly into the yoga flow, which is about 45 minutes long. After a five minute savasana or breathing meditation, you have the chance to comparatively taste two different expressions of the wine you just learned about and are able to see, smell and taste firsthand what is learned on the mat.
In New York City, they have partnered with The Arlo Hotel for their series - Bubbles & Brunch (look for these monthly classes in 2018). Students can book a package that includes a Yoga
Unwined class (focusing on sparkling wine), followed by bottomless brunch at Arlo Nomad's restaurant, Massoni. Recently, they concluded a series with Outdoor Voices and have partnerships with several yoga studios, such as Yoga Vida, with bi-monthly workshops. In January, classes will be held at Lululemon and SOLACE.
Expansion for Yoga Unwined will take place in Austin, TX due to the founder being from Texas. After the success of an event held in Austin this past summer, she will be offering a course this
Feb at Austin Winery. YOGA UNWINED Visit the website to find out more about Yoga Unwined series in NYC and additional cities. For those that are members of private clubs or luxury
buildings, you can find out when they are coming to these locations as well.
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