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Flower crowns all the rage for spring racing - Wyndham Star Weekly

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From Premium Booze to Fresh-Cut Flowers, These Luxury Services Still Deliver to Get You Through Quarantine - Robb Report

Food Courtesy of Scott Warman/Unsplash Restaurants for whom take-out was once a dirty word are now reliant on home delivery. In New York, that means you can summon up 9 oz of caviar from L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon for $200, and a 30 oz rib-eye steak from Carbone for $140, where the new take-out menu has proved so popular that last week police had to enforce social distancing among the crowds of delivery workers.In the Hudson Valley, Blue Hill at Stone Barns has swapped its usual jacket-and-tie $278-a-head set menu for a selection of build-your-own hotpot kits, at $150 per person (pick-up only), plus optional botanical cocktails and a sommelier selection. Other Michelin-starred options include omakase and sake from Sushi Yasuda, and a gourmet Korean barbeque experience in your own home, courtesy of Cote NYC, which will deliver an “ultimate steak feast” to your door and advise on the finer points of home grilling technique.Off the Michelin trail, New York’s hottest no-reservation neighborhood favorites, such as Le French Diner on the Lower East Side, and Lucali’s pizza in Brooklyn—where it’s usually the work of several hours to get a table—are now providing exquisite meals to go.For those working towards their own domestic Michelin experience, take advantage of the fact that, with many restaurants closed, gourmet wholesalers are now moving into home delivery. You can take delivery of epicurean ingredients from Foods in Season and “eat well from home kits” from New York’s most illustrious butcher, Debragga, while specia... https://robbreport.com/lifestyle/news/from-premium-spirits-to-fresh-flowers-these-services-still-deliver-2910286/

Finding a florist — and the right flowers — for your North Fork wedding - Northforker

Living Coral, so I expect coral to be incorporated into florals this year,” said Aquebogue-based florist Kim Jackson Reeves, who managed florist Ariella Chezar’s shop in New York City before starting her own business in 2014 (Kim Jackson Reeves Design, 516-993-4316). “Yellow is having a moment, which is a color I happen to have loved since getting into floral design.” Kim Jackson Reeves expects yellow to continue to be a major color moving forward. (Credit: Kim Jackson Reeves)In fact, yellow sunflowers do pop their sunny heads into more casual local weddings, as they are such a symbol of the rustic North Fork. That might be true, but not for everyone. “I’m always trying to put color into weddings but I’m not always successful,” laughs Clarke. “People still want white, green and blush, but they love the gray-green of eucalyptus and thistle/eucalyptus mixes.”Other trends include more elaborate floral installations, such as green vines dripping from the ceiling, a floral meadow running down the ceremony aisle, floral chandeliers or a floral entryway for the reception. “These are usually higher-ticket items, but the impression they make on you and your guests is worth it,” said Reeves. To stay within budget, she suggests choosing one or two impact items and opting for more minimal table centerpieces.Most brides are really looking for unique, eclectic assortments that are more natural and garden-style, which is a good fit for us ,as a lot of our style is rooted in the garden.Peter ClarkeJenny Marchese of Wildflower Floral Events (631-655 3117) has been doing weddings on both forks for more than 25 years and is thrilled at the wedding boom of the past decade. She describes the North Fork bride as having an “elegance that’s casual and rustic yet glamorous,” but notes it’s stepping up from shabby chic. “People don’t necessarily want pews made out of hay anymore,” she said. “Now they’re lining the farm fields with lucite chairs. It’s high-end style in a rustic setting.” Marchese often stages a photographic backdrop for guests (think “Instagrammable moment”) such as a flower cart, vintage car filled with flowers,or strategically placed bike basket overflowing with f... https://northforker.com/2020/03/finding-a-florist-and-the-right-flowers-for-your-north-fork-wedding/

South Bay History: Torrance flower producer once supplied gardenias and orchids nationwide - The Daily Breeze

Photo Collection)The advent of shipping by air meant that freshly cut gardenias, more prolific and easier to raise than orchids, could be harvested and processed in Torrance, and could arrive in New York City 24 hours later.Wright became one of the nation’s first and most successful flower growers to exploit the potential of transcontinental shipping.By the mid-1930s, he was growing and harvesting more than 5 million gardenias from his greenhouses. At one point, it was estimated that he was supplying New York City with 90% of its gardenias. That percentage decreased as he widened his shipping to other U.S. cities.He continued to build new greenhouses at his Torrance business throughout the 1930s, including some just for raising orchids. These specially tailored buildings used the latest technology for climate control and plant production. By 1940, he had 39 greenhouses with about five acres... https://www.dailybreeze.com/south-bay-history-torrance-flower-producer-once-supplied-gardenias-and-orchids-nationwide

BACK IN TIME: Flowers by Telegraph in Englewood, 1933 — Pascack Press & Northern Valley Press - Pascack Press & Northern Valley Press

Printed in the Brooklyn Times Union newspaper 150 years ago, a classified from 1870 advertises property for sale in Tenafly. In those days, estates in the rural Northern Valley were marketed to New Yorkers, who could live in the country and commute to the city. For this reason, the ads typically mentioned the proximity of the railroad station. This house had nine rooms, stable, outbuildings and fruit trees on 5 acres. The cost to buy: $9,000. ... https://thepressgroup.net/back-in-time-flowers-by-telegraph-in-englewood-1933/