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...WITHOUT WHOM THIS ISSUE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE LATE SPRING 2013 craig carlson Craig Carlson is an automotive consultant based in Boston. He started his career with General Motors and was later appointed CEO of SI Automotive, a technology corporation that developed an improvement in vehicle stability control. Carlson most recently was a senior advisor to the Global Automotive Division of Boston-Power, a leading lithiumion battery manufacturer. In this issue: He test-drives the Porsche 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet for "Carnoisseur." What was your first car? "My VW Karmann Ghia convertible in high school." What car do you wish you still had? "A four-speed 1971 MercedesBenz 280SL." Where will you be driving this spring? "Lime Rock Park, a racetrack in Lakeville, Connecticut." eric roth victoria abbott riccardi For 17 years, Victoria Abbott Riccardi has written about food, wine, nutrition, and travel for a variety of print and online outlets, including Bon Appétit, Saveur, and The New York Times. In 2003 she wrote the travel memoir Untangling My Chopsticks: A Culinary Sojourn in Kyoto, and she continues to blog about her adventures in Boston and around the world. In this issue: Riccardi writes about the opening of Newton's Sycamore restaurant in "So Many Dinners." What is your favorite current food trend? "I love all the rustic, earthy fare that's coming out of kitchens around town. I am a peasant at heart when it comes to food." What are you most looking forward to eating this spring? "Fresh goat and sheep's milk cheese." 28 This Boston photographer loves shooting interiors, architecture, and gardens. His work has been widely published in books and magazines, including Elle Decor, Cape Cod Home, and Architectural Digest. In this issue: Roth photographed Chuck and Anne Hajjar's magnificent new home on Martha's Vineyard. What did you enjoy about the shoot? "The house has that rare combination of inspired architecture with well-appointed and creative interior design." What do you love most about your home? "My own garden, my own kitchen, and my own cat. At the end of the day, there's nothing better than coming home." andy ryan Andy Ryan's photography has appeared in Domus, Condé Nast Traveler, and Food Arts, and his books include The Big Dig, Foods of Naples and Campania, and The All American Cheese and Wine Book. In this issue: Ryan focuses his lens on the food at Sycamore in Newton for "So Many Dinners." Where will you be shooting in New England this spring? "I'll be shooting more food at Deuxave and the MIT Media Lab." What is the best thing you have ever photographed and eaten? "A lobster tail made by Ken Oringer at Clio." Do you have a favorite meal? "I had a transcendent culinary experience with my wife at Stan Frankenthaler's Salamander restaurant in Cambridge back in the late 1990s." BOSTONCOMMON-MAGAZINE.COM 028_BC_FOB_Contribs_LATESPRING_13.indd 28 4/10/13 11:25 AM