Lunch with Amy

Each week I get a ton of emails from photographers searching for advice, looking to connect with a contemporary, or just wanting to shoot the proverbial shit. Sometimes I will meet them for lunch or coffee. So, I'm starting a new feature on the blog called Lunch with Amy wherein I highlight the work of the photographer I've met and give a brief review of the lunch.

Photographer: Adam Golfer
Restaurant: Delhi Palace

Delhi Palace is just around the block from me and also happens to be the best Indian restaurant in Jackson Heights. Forget what you've heard about Jackson Diner, the Delhi Palace is a few door down and worlds better. The lunch buffet is only $8 and features most of the highlights from their regular menu. The Saag Paneer and Chicken Tikka are my favorites.

Here are some standouts from Adam's series Kin:

© Adam Golfer

© Adam Golfer

© Adam Golfer

My Big List of Lists

Cats of the Year, Fatty and Gilbert

Last year is so, well, last year at this point I don't even know why I'm bothering with my year end list. I could say that I needed some distance from 2007 to truly appreciate and evaluate what the year had to offer me, but the sad truth is I started this in December and forgot about it. So, without further ado, I give you old news.

1. Top 3 Photography Shows
1. André Kertész's Polaroids at Silverstein Photography
2. Kohei Yoshiyuki's The Park at Yossi Milo
3. Zoe Strauss' If You Read This at Silverstein Photography

2. Top 2 Photography Galleries
1. Silverstein Photography
2. Yossi Milo

3. Top 2 Movies
1. No Country for Old Men
2. Superbad

Ok, so I didn't see a lot of movies last year.

4. Top 4 Albums
1. LCD Soundsystem, Sound of Silver
2. The New Pornographers, Challengers
3. Spoon, Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
4. Feist, The Reminder

5. Top 4 Places I Ate
1. Yakitori Totto, New York, NY
2. Paley's Place, Portland, OR
3. Dumont, Brooklyn, NY
4. La Super Rica Taqueria, Santa Barbara, CA

6. Top 2 Book I Read
1. The Road by Cormack McCarthy
2. You Are Not a Stranger Here by Adam Haslett

7. Top 4 Place I Visited
1. Laguradia, Spain
2. Biarritz, France
3. Mendacino, CA
4. New Orleans, LA

8. Top 3 Photography Books
1. Tod Papageorge, Passing Through Eden
2. Kohei Yoshiyuki, The Park
3. Alec Soth, Dog Days, Bogotá

9. Top 2 Cats
1. Fatty
2. Gilbert

10. Top 3 Career Goals of 2008
1. Finally get a solo show!
2. Finish my Domesticated book
3. Find a flippin' New York gallery (call me)