Sebastian Coss

Sebastian Coss

my Profile  //  Welcome to my blog. I am a firm believer in the power of shared experience & will do my best to share my mine here

You can also catch up with me on my Tumblr for daily tidbits, or on LinkedIn for those relationships of the more professional variety & to keep up to date with me all the time, check me out on Twitter

Currently seem to be spending all my money on food, gadgets & craft beer these days, but couldn't be happier

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8 Feb

my Donut | Dunkin's Next Donut Contest

by Sebastian Coss
Amazing social contest by Dunkin Donuts to create their next donut . This evening, before dinner, I created the Chococonut. I offered the following description for the judges:

This donut explodes upon contact with a cacophony of flavors. Upon first bite, you experience the lightness of the classic raised dough, the silky smooth Hersey's chocolate, both perfectly intermingling with sweet delicate crunch of the coconut flakes. Mmmm...Chococonut

Voting is open to the public April 19th - May 3rd...make sure to think of the Chococonut then!

   
Click here to download:
my_Donut_Dunkins_Next_Donut_Co.zip (795 KB)

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7 Feb

the Surf | Nauset Beach Feb '10

by Sebastian Coss

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Filed under  //  cape cod   nauset beach   surf   winter  

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7 Feb

pre-super bowl beach wanderings

by Sebastian Coss

                       
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Freezing cold with a biting wind. Still beautiful though
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Filed under  //  beach wandering   cape cod   ocean   Out & About   winter  

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5 Feb

whole load of Tubers

by Sebastian Coss

 

Been a member of a local CSA for a while now -- Boston Organics . Every other week they deliver of a box full of goodies locally sourced to my doorstep destined for assorted culinary experimentations. Saves me time & what not. 

I began noticing a trend, however, as Fall turned to Winter and then into "so cold you will lose appendages" that the boxes started to contain only tubers. Obviously I could choose to get more produce from exotic locales, but that just seems like cheating.

The contents displayed in this picture include:

1 lbs Fuji Apples (VT)
3 Macintosh Apples (ME)
1 Butternut Squash (MA)
1 lbs Carrots (MA)
1 2lbs Easter Egg Potatoes (ME)
1 lbs Gold Beets (VT/Quebec)
0.75 lbs Jerusalem Artichokes (VT/Quebec)
0.75 lbs Parsnips (VT/Quebec)
1 lbs Purple Top Turnips (MA)
2 Watermelon Radishes (MA)
1 lbs Yellow Onions (NY)

I didn't even know Jerusalem Artichokes existed. What a name -- especially considering they just look like potatoes. 
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Filed under  //  food!   local first   new england   produce   tubers  

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4 Feb

the battle continues | 100 feet Below Grand Central

by Sebastian Coss
via wnyc.org

The caption reads:

One worker says Dunkin Donuts coffee is more popular with the workers

Glad to see that the work site is graciously offering its crew a choice between the two giants of coffee consumption. Have to imagine that Starbucks would turn to a sludge after a couple of hours due to its darker roast & higher concentration of beans. [Disclaimer: I worked at a Starbucks for a year+]

Photo was taken from a collection of shots taken 100 feet below Grand Central where workers are digging tunnels to revamp the entire LIRR experience. Which is something that is sorely needed.

Recommend you flip through the rest of the gallery here

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Filed under  //  coffee   dunkin donuts   grand central   LIRR   NYC   starbucks  

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4 Feb

urban Biking | Turning a City Street Into a Bike Corridor

by Sebastian Coss
via good.is

Click through the image for the full write-up, but suffice to say it is always encouraging to read of the continued experimentation going on around the country with how be design roads for more than just automobiles. Often, the surprise conclusion is that it doesn't take a whole lot: some signs, new paint, some reflectors, and chop one lane (maybe two) off. Obviously more can be done to make it an even better biking environment such as lanes separated from traffic by dividers, traffic lights dedicated to biking speeds, etc. But for now perhaps its best to keep with baby steps.

Like many things its technically very feasible, it just takes some elbow grease to get the gears of progress turning.

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Filed under  //  urban biking   Urban Fabric  

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3 Feb

#questiontime | Demand Question Time Petition

by Sebastian Coss

Take a look at the site -- http://demandquestiontime.com/ -- read what they've got to say. Then, take a moment to notice how diverse a group champions have come out in support of this petition. Talk about reaching across the isle. Having watched the video of Obama sparring with the Republicans twice now, I would love to see a repeat performance on an annual basis. Just an amazing interaction & a great opportunity for the participants of our Democracy to get a better idea of what is really going on.

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Filed under  //  GOP   internet Advocacy   Obama   Politics   question time  

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2 Feb

LOST + Sushi Party

by Sebastian Coss

             
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Group of people, $90 of Sushi & three hours of LOST. All the fixings for a great evening.
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2 Feb

mass Transit | Great Video Outlining LA's Marketing Push for Metro

by Sebastian Coss
via vimeo.com

My hometown of Boston has been dabbling with this for some time now -- the push around the launch of the Charlie Card perhaps the most memorable -- but perhaps it is not quite as necessary here. Very glad to see that the Metro is taking the steps to bring its marketing in-house, streamline messaging and promote its brand beyond just that of mass transit. Selling a solution rather than a service.

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Filed under  //  branding   LA   marketing   mass transit  

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2 Feb

introducing the Salt Pig

by Sebastian Coss

Snagged this the other weekend while out on a forced march around Boston. Had a gift card, @tanyavell liked it, so we got it. Looks nice on the counter, and I've used it as a salt dispenser a couple of times -- little spoon is very handy for adding that pinch of salt when cooking. 

It's worth to me completely changed this weekend, however, when I noticed a larger variant of it in another store with the title "Salt Pig" affixed to it porcelain peak. What a name! A quick peek around on the Internet confirmed that these little things are indeed consistently known as Salt Pigs. With that, this little orange thingy became my favorite item in the kitchen.
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