Via StyledOn.com…
Thanksgiving is coming up and we’ve reached out to a few of our favorite bloggers who love both fashion & food to talk about their passions and share one of their favorite recipes. Up first? Jordan Reid from Ramshackle Glam.
We’ve fallen hard for Jordan Reid and her blog, Ramshackle Glam. Created as a Haphazard Guide to Happiness, Ramshackle Glam is a sweet slice of Reid’s life and a happy read of ours. In addition to blogging, Reid is a freelance correspondent for BetterTV, a self-described semi-obsessive dog owner, blissful road tripper, and a reckless romantic. She went to high school at Dalton, and then majored in cognitive neuroscience at Harvard. She’s also studied at Lee Strasberg (acting), the American Academy of Dramatic Arts (acting), Parsons (fine arts), and University College London, and has completed half of a Master’s in Hospitality at NYU. Oh, and she met her now-husband through Facebook (she first friended his band), she’s adorable, and she cooks!
We sat down with the Jill of all trades to discuss cooking, her favorite restaurants, and to get her killer recipe for Chicken cacciatore. Enjoy!
StyledOn: It seems as if you’ve been cooking forever! When did you first get into the kitchen?
Jordan Reid: I started cooking around age 14, but didn’t really get into it until I moved back to NYC a few years ago and started cooking for two (myself and my husband, Kendrick).
Above: Reid with her pups during a recent shoot for Japanese fashion mag Soup.
SO: What kind of dishes are your favorites to make?
JR: My favorite kinds of dishes are those that can be made with whatever I already have on hand. I steer clear of fussy, complicated dishes, and prefer simple, quick, and delicious. I also love making one-pot meals, because we are sadly without a dishwasher, and my husband and I have an unfortunate tendency to get into dramatic kitchen accidents when we wash dishes.
SO: What makes for a great meal?
JR: Butter. Garlic. Wine. And maybe a cute dog or two snuggled up around your feet.
SO: If you had to chose one: fashion or food?
JR: Food, but there’s no reason to abandon fashion while you cook: I’m a big fan of stylin’ aprons.
SO: Favorite restaurants or chefs?
JR: I have an enormous crush on Anthony Bourdain, and the majority of my cooking lessons came straight out of Jamie Oliver’s cookbooks. When it comes to restaurants, my favorites are hole-in-the-wall finds where you can get a great, home-cooked meal for just a few dollars, but I do have a couple of top spots in the city: for a romantic night out, I’d go to wine-and-cheese bar Casellula, and for brunch with friends, I’d hit 44 ½, an awesomely fun place (with great food) in Hell’s Kitchen.
Ramshackle Glam Recipe: Chicken Cacciatore (shown above)
