Writings – Cindy Bogart

Tail-to-Nose Cooking: Chef Valentine Warner

Chef Valentine Warner, a quirky and engaging TV Chef in the UK, deserved an equally unique presentation in The DB Mag.

The Perfect Traditional Garden Shed at Seven Gates Farm

Traditional garden designs were at the forefront of Artisan’s List’s garden series. One of our favorite stories was about James Cramer, a former Country Living Magazine garden designer, who created seven garden rooms on his historic Maryland farm.

The Dodge Charger: A Muscle Car for Women Engineered by a Woman

Whether test driving a Charger on Mulholland Drive with it’s engineer, Alison Rahm, as a passenger or on Chuckwalla Valley Race Track pushing Lexus’ performance cars to their max, I was able to write automotive articles that helped women make educated decisions on purchasing their next car.

The Case of the 18th c. New England Farmhouse

In working with talented architects, such as Tim Bryant, the savior of this New England farmhouse, I was able share fascinating stories of how America’s historic architecture is being preserved.

The Best City Guide to Historic Newport, RI

This city guide was created with Eventbrite for Newport, RI. which suggested the best things to do and places to stay and eat in this quaint city by the sea.

Scotch Eggs & a Guinness Cocktail

Food and travel were a big part of The Daily Basics. Our travel editor, Priscilla Pilon and I were sent to Ireland by Trivago to follow the Irish foodie trail. After combing the west coast for culinary delights, we found ourselves in Dublin sampling Stout cocktails at the Guinness Storehouse and munching on Scotch Eggs at midnight at the Four Seasons.

The American Heiresses Who Revived Britain’s Country Homes

I was able to gain an interview with notable British architectural historian, Clive Aslet, about his book, ‘An Exuberant Catalogue of Dreams, which chronicled how country estates and castles were saved by the marriages of American heiresses to British aristocracy around the turn of the 19th century.

A NYC Rooftop Garden with a Front Porch & Screen Door That Slams

As part of our garden series, we highlighted interesting, different and inspirational gardens such as this one, which was created on the roof top of a Greenwich Village townhouse in lower Manhattan.