Design work, inspiration, commentary by Demian Repucci
20.Sep.2013 at 20 | Demian
I became an instant fan of chefs John Shields and Karen Urie Shields as soon as I read the New York Times article about their work at Town House restaurant in the rural hamlet of Chilhowie, VA. I was smitten with the accompanying photos of their food – the ingredients, composition, color and texture all […]
13.Sep.2013 at 13 | Demian
In 2011 I was asked to come up with ideas for great chefs that might be interested in doing a restaurant in the commercial spaces of a loft building development project in Philadelphia. Immediately I thought of the amazing duo Alex and Aki of Ideas In Food. Alex and Aki are not only chefs but […]
10.Sep.2013 at 10 | Demian
Esquire Magazine has a tradition of featuring inventive cover design (where did George Lois find a soup can big enough to hold Warhol?) In 2011, invited by an editor at Esquire to submit a cover proposal or two, I jumped at the chance and came up with a few ideas. I started with the question […]
6.Sep.2013 at 6 | Demian
In April of 2013 I was hired by the team behind the new Wayne Donut and Ice Cream Bar in Wayne, PA to develop a menu for their first retail venture. The space that was selected was very tight, restricting not only the layout of the store but also the potential of what could be […]
9.Nov.2012 at 9 | Demian
The Rolling Stones ‘Sticky Fingers’ album cover by Andy Warhol is a genius piece of art. Straight forward yet clever, engaging, provocative, tactile… never mind that the zipper can scratch the heck out of the vinyl. I was messing around with some photography of my own recently and it struck me that a phone in […]
3.May.2011 at 3 | Demian
That day was the fourth day that I arrived at the Apple Store at 6AM to stand in line to buy an iPad (Thurs 21st, Fri 22nd, Sat 23rd & Mon 25th). On Thursday, Friday and Saturday, after waiting for between 20 minutes – 1 hour, we were told there were no iPads that day. […]
28.Oct.2010 at 28 | Demian
As you can see from this page of my website, I have contributed some creative juice to a couple of the challenges posted on OpenIDEO. One such challenge has been chef Jamie Oliver‘s ‘How can we raise kid’s awareness of the benefits of fresh food so they can make better choices?’ As a cook, a […]
21.Sep.2010 at 21 | Demian
Dinner and lunch guests scheduled for the weekend. The dinner fell through because of illness. Not a big deal. Just had to use the ingredients on hand while they were fresh. Summer Spheres: Salad of Baby Heirloom Tomatoes and Mozzarella Peel baby heirloom tomatoes and marinate in olive oil, salt and red wine vinegar. Dress […]
13.Sep.2010 at 13 | Demian
Summer Corn & Leek Soup with caramelized corn, basil, olive oil, chili oil Corn sauteed with leeks, garlic, green onions, white onion. Simmered in cream and chicken stock with corn cobbs, leek greens, bay leaf, thyme sprigs, salt and white and black pepper. Strained. Served with caramelized sauteed corn, basil chiffonade, olive oil and chili […]
30.Jul.2010 at 30 | Demian
Hosting a picnic for about twenty people, I needed to come up with a few sandwich ideas. Sandwiches that would be big taste ‘bang’ for the buck, that people would like and, most importantly, that I was interested in making. Immediately I thought of the Vietnamese Banh Mi. One of my all-time favorite foods. but […]
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