Ivy Elrod

Oct 17, 2024 | nashvillescene.com | Ivy Elrod

Stepping into the recording-studio-cum-performance-venue Welcome to 1979 during the Kindling Arts Festival, audience members immediately became part of the abstract, comedic and mildly destabilizing world of Murder of Crows, Asia Pyron’s brilliantly entertaining dance performance piece featuring a superb cast of dancers/character actors.

Jul 27, 2023 | departures.com | Ivy Elrod |Jingyu Lin

IN 1980, WHEN 23-year-old Jean-Georges Vongerichten arrived in Bangkok after a rigorous three-year culinary apprenticeship in France, he had never tasted ginger. Ginger powder, yes. But fresh ginger, lemongrass, lime — foundational Thai flavors — all were brand new to the man who would eventually become one of the world’s most famous chefs, winning seven James Beard awards, penning several books, and most notably, helming 60 restaurants worldwide.