After 24 years in the West Village, owner Jupira Lee has brought Brazilian home cooking to the former Khe-Yo space, blending hearty feijoada, light cassava-flour pão de queijo, and inventive caipirinhas into the mix. (Casa Restaurant, 157 Duane St, New York. 212-220-5352.)
I roam the streets with my pen and paper, sketching the facades of beloved restaurants. Drawing in ink with no corrections and finishing the image with a single color, I create one-of-a-kind works that evoke fond memories of cherished meals together.
Bring home a beautiful reminder of what made your nights out so special. Each Giclee print is one of 365 and signed and numbered. The prints are great as unique gifts to mark important milestones - a first date, a deal closing, or a big anniversary.
“John Donohue is the Rembrandt of New York City’s restaurant facades.”
– Adam Platt, restaurant critic, New York magazine
"If you know someone who’s wild for a special New York restaurant, this is the perfect present.”
– Ruth Reichl, former editor of Gourmet magazine
"John Donohue, a former editor at The New Yorker, has a talent for the visual image, not just the written word."
– Florence Fabricant, of The New York Times
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