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“Bagel for me bagel for you. Let’s eat a bagel in a big brown shoe.”—sung to the tun of Adam Sandler’s “The Thanksgiving Song” which is stuck in my head and also not available in ig’s music catalog. An

Fiery hot falafel bowls featuring Mazaah cilantro chutney 🔥
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📸: me
Talent: @jadelaurentjackson
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Natural wine + roman pizza + patio weather = pure summer joy
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Incredible space, delightful snacks, and natural wine: @redstarttakeaway
Pizza & wine: @redstartfoods @redstarttakeaway and Fuso wines @portovino_imports
@all.opal

Can we go back to sunny and 75 for perfect patio weather to drink orange wine, eat salty snacks, and chisme with friends?
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Incredible space, delightful snacks, and natural wine: @redstarttakeaway
Talent: @jadelaurentjackson
Chips &

Towering sundaes of @jenisicecream is the only thing helping us survive this summer fever dream 🫶🍦✨
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📸: me
Styling: @kchysmith
Models: @esmelanea @archerboyette

The following conversation about a @jenisicecream photoshoot between me and @kchysmith is paraphrased, though not inaccurate.
Me: Hey, wanna do an ice cream shoot?
KC: Duh.
Me: Can we make an epic cone?
KC How high?
Me: Really high.
KC: LFG.
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