Monthly Archives: December 2020

Anthony Carrino | Spreading The Love and Passion for Design Through Authentic Storytelling

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Anthony Carrino is a designer, real estate developer, photographer and TV personality with over 20 years experience in the design industry. You may already know him from his HGTV days, including Kitchen Cousins with John Colaneri, or his latest TV endeavour, The Build Up, in partnership with Ellen DeGeneres.

In this episode of The Fireside Chat™, Anthony tells us about starting his own web development company as a student at Babson College. After he graduated, Anthony and his father opened and operated a boutique design and development firm, focusing on the revitalization and adaptive reuse of architecturally significant, underutilized buildings within the urban core of Jersey City and Hoboken, NJ.
During his years on HGTV he realized there was a massive disconnect between homeowners’ expectations and the reality of construction and home renovation in the real world. This is when his new project TheBuild.tv was born, an engaging and raw digital series focused on educating and giving homeowners real, actionable information so they can make their renovations a reality. The show’s first season follows the renovation of a historic firehouse into Anthony’s home in Jersey City, NJ, and the second season, currently in progress, features the renovation of a 1965 farmhouse in the Catskills.
We loved this fun, real and authentic conversation about Anthony Carrino’s unique journey, his undeniable passion for what he does and his amazing vision for the future of building and real estate.
Find out more about TheBuild.tv at www.thebuild.tv. Watch the Firehouse Project Roof Deck episode where Anthony installs his Urban Bonfire kitchen here: https://youtu.be/dj6PCfMU-4w
This episode of The Fireside Chat™ podcast is hosted by Ryan Bloom, Co-Founder and President of Urban Bonfire. If you enjoyed it and love great design as much as we do, please subscribe. Follow us on Instagram @UrbanBonfire or join the conversation on Linked In. To find out more, please visit www.urbanbonfire.com.

#UrbanBonfire #YourKitchenOutdoors #AnthonyCarrino #TheBuildtv #LoveTheProcess

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Chef Steve Samson | A Craftsman’s Approach to Recreating the Taste and Feel of Home Through Authentic Cuisine

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Steve Samson is the chef and owner of Rossoblu and Superfine Pizza, both located in Los Angeles’ City Market South. Born to a Bolognese mother and an American father, Steve was exposed to the pleasures of Italian food from a very young age. While he grew up in the suburbs of Los Angeles, he spent almost each summer at his ancestral home in Bologna, immersed in traditional Bolognese cooking with his nonna. While Rossoblu is an ode to this heritage, and the cities of Los Angeles and Bologna, Superfine Pizza melds New York and Neapolitan styles with Southern California’s bountiful produce to create a true Angeleno-style pizza. Chef Steve Samson was awarded the Michelin Bib Gourmand for Rossoblu in 2019, and has been recognized by the Los Angeles Times, Conde Nast Traveler, The Hollywood Reporter, Eater LA, and more.

In this episode of The Fireside Chat™, Ryan Bloom speaks with Steve about working through Covid-19 since March and how he’s adapted his style of cooking for takeout. Steve tells his story of growing up in two cultures, and how this shaped his culinary style and inspired him to think of cooking as a profession. He speaks to the craftsmanship involved in creating wholesome, delicious and authentic dishes with simple ingredients. He discusses the space chosen for his restaurant, Rossoblu, and how they saved the beauty and history of the building by integrating original elements into the decor of the space.
This episode of The Fireside Chat™ podcast is hosted by Ryan Bloom, Co-Founder and President of Urban Bonfire. If you enjoyed it and love great design as much as we do, please subscribe. Follow us on Instagram @UrbanBonfire or join the conversation on Linked In. To find out more, please visit www.urbanbonfire.com.
Chef Steve Samson – http://www.chefstevesamson.com/
Rossoblu – https://www.rossoblula.com/
Superfine Pizza – https://www.superfinepizza.com/
#UrbanBonfire #YourKitchenOutdoors #SteveSamson #SuperfinePizza #Rossoblu

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Sandra Vlock | An Architect Turned Artist, Transforming Outdoor Environments into Extraordinary Experiences

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As an architect of contemporary architectural design now working as an artist, Sandra Vlock’s focus is to engage people in a shared experience; capturing an authentic sense of place, context and narrative. Sandra Vlock views the integration of Fine Art and Architectural Elements as a natural evolution of that vision; one that enables her to design evocative steel sculptures that inspire memorable experiences and create unique environments for social gathering, quiet reflection, and visual delight.

Each piece by Studio Vlock is made of repurposed objects and sustainable materials and tells a story—real or imagined—that is inspired by nature and shared experience.
We spoke with Sandra about her shift from contemporary architecture to art and her artistic process of using metals, flames, texture, light and shadow to create meaningful pieces for her clients across North America. We discussed our shared love of fire and flames and their power to bring people together and our common passion for transforming outdoor environments into a canvas for extraordinary experiences and memories.
This episode of the Fireside Chat™ podcast is hosted by Ryan Bloom, Co-Founder and President of Urban Bonfire. If you enjoyed it and love great design as much as we do, please subscribe. Follow us on Instagram @UrbanBonfire or join the conversation on Linked In. To find out more, please visit urbanbonfire.com.

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