John Ortved

5 days ago | ediblemanhattan.com | John Ortved

If you are travelling the hills of Kentucky, and you are lucky, you may meet Star. Friendly, with a distinctive beard and unkempt hair so thick and wild you cannot see his eyes, nor he yours, Star is an Italian water dog. He is the truffle-hunter extraordinaire at Star Hill Farm, the 1,100-acre homeplace to the Maker’s Mark Distillery, which keeps a steady flow of tours and is a necessary stop on the state’s Bourbon Trail.

1 week ago | culturedmag.com | John Ortved

Liev Schreiber, Taylor Neisen, and Eileen Guggenheim at the New York Academy of Art. All photography by Matteo Prandoni/BFA and courtesy of the NYAA. “Did you feel the energy in this place?” asked Eileen Guggenheim, Ph. D. and Chair of the Board of Trustees for the New York Academy of Art, at the organization's annual Tribeca Ball on Tuesday evening. “It took a lot of it for the New York Academy of Art to gather tonight.

1 week ago | ediblebrooklyn.com | John Ortved

Ten years ago, when Williamsburg was well on its gentrification journey but was still without an Apple Store, the Four Horsemen opened on Grand Street and changed what wine could be. Originally a locus for the natural wines championed by their beverage director, Justin Chearno, as those vinos vini-ed and vici-ed their way to every list, liquor store, and fridge in the country, the eclectic, locally sourced menu under Chef Nick Curtola increasingly made the Four Horsemen a food destination.

1 week ago | vogueadria.com | John Ortved |Elisee Browchuk

For twenty years of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, we follow the female detectives as they investigate brutal sex crimes. The victims come from all walks of life, but sex workers are often killed off early or portrayed as unreliable witnesses on the streets. These women face complex challenges, and their rights didn’t start to be recognized until the late 70s and early 80s.

2 weeks ago | ediblebrooklyn.com | John Ortved

If you are travelling the hills of Kentucky, and you are lucky, you may meet Star. Friendly, with a distinctive beard and unkempt hair so thick and wild you cannot see his eyes, nor he yours, Star is an Italian water dog. He is the truffle-hunter extraordinaire at Star Hill Farm, the 1,100-acre homeplace to the Maker’s Mark Distillery, which keeps a steady flow of tours and is a necessary stop on the state’s Bourbon Trail.