Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction
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DailyCandy.com – 6.13.10

Here’s The Plan Restaurateur and hotelier Edward Blanchini has teamed up with Chef David Cunningham to bring you Tweed. Much like the fabric that inspired its name, Tweed Restaurant and Bar represents leisure and sophistication. Tweed will serve classical food with a modern twist using fresh, organic and local ingredients. Tweed Opens What: Chef David [...]

City Style and Living – 6.11.10

HOPE FLOATS WITH A PHILOSOPHY THAT encourages a collective of Pennsylvania artists to “produce high quality work marked by fine craft and intellectual rigor”, Root (Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction), bucks the trend of mass production. Inspired by an 18th century Pennsylvania folk recipe for ‘root tea’, Root is a potent and highly [...]

Grubstreet.com – 6.7.10

Glenfiddich Makers Take on Philly’s ROOT William Grant and Sons, the independent, family owned distiller that makes Glenfiddich amongst many other popular spirits, has acquired ROOT, the curious herbaceous concoction created by local adman-turned-booze-baron Steven Grasse, according to Meal Ticket. In addition to ROOT, the purchase includes Grasse’s Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction [...]

Adpulp.com – 6.4.10

Grasse Dreams Up The Spirits, Feeds Them To Bigger Fish Art In The Age of Mechanical Reproduction is a long name for a company that makes craft spirits and other handmade merchandise. But William Grant & Sons, the family-owned distiller headquartered in in the United Kingdom, isn’t bothered by the unconventional name. They want Art [...]

The Cubicle Punk.com – 6.5.10

ROOT: Hyper Local Liquor I can’t remember when I first read about ROOT but the idea has intrigued me for a while.  A small batch liquor made by by the fine artists at Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction.  I think my interest began with the simple design of the glass bottles or the [...]

CocktailsandCordials.com, 6.6.10

William Grant & Sons Gets Agressive Through my experience at Johnny Rocco’s, I’ve spent a good deal of time actively promoting, and working with the brands of William Grant & Sons, and for that I’m very lucky. I’d go as far as to say they have one of the best selections of spirits of any [...]