Life is a box of herbs and a friend to share them with.

For cream of mushroom soup, you will need:

shallots

a variety of mushrooms

and plenty of thyme.

Photographing and eating, all in a day’s work.

At Caracas Arepa Bar in Williamsburg.

(Click for larger pictures and descriptions).

Hongdae herbs.

Sauté, simmer, purée. 

They got wet in the snow today.

There are a lot of pretty plant stores in Seoul.

This one was a particular favorite.

Dogfish Head’s Saison du Buff.

An ale brewed with the Greensleeves quartet: parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme.

Not necessarily a summery beer, but woodsy and aromatic nevertheless. Perfect for a not-too-hot day like today.

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P.S. I hear there’s practically no craft-beer in Korea… Goodness, WHAT WILL I DO THIS SUMMER??