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SPRING SALE STARTS TODAY!

25% off of Spring clothing - come by and visit!

Happy Memorial Day Weekend. We opened for a few hours but the lure of lobster rolls grew too strong--we will re-open on Tuesday.

Here is the cutest summer look so far today: Marais shoes with a Tucker top. Not everything in the store is online so maybe we'll see you lunch hour on Tuesday! Better yet, we'll be here until 9pm on Wednesdays throughout the summer. Come on by to try some clothes on and if you're lucky you'll find an open bottle of Rosé!

Thanks Robin for being such a great model... Enjoy the clothes!

A fun night on Thursday with Randi and her crew - she showed up with bags and bags of beauties and wowed us all.
We still have a lot of the pieces through the weekend, so if you're in the neighborhood it would be worth a visit.
See you soon!

Welcome to the eleventh installment of the Ladies of Castor & Pollux.

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The Ladies of Castor & Pollux - Lady No. 11 - Julie Engell

Photo by John von Pamer

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Favorite recipe?
My Mother's Celery Remoulade with fresh baguette.

1 Celery Root
Remoulade Dressing:
1 hard- boiled egg
1 raw egg
2 T Dijon mustard (Maille is good)
1 tsp vinegar (apple cider or red wine)
Canola oil (1 or 2 cups or as much as you want)
Salt and pepper
1 tsp tarragon

Prepare the celery root: If you have a good mixer with a shredder attachment use that after
peeling it. Then blanch it for no more than three minutes in salted water keeping it crunchy.
Prepare the remoulade dressing: Place the mustard, vinegar, salt and pepper in a bowl or jar. Stir a
little and add the egg yolk. Start mixing more vigorously with a hand wisk. The mayonnaise will be lighter in
color and texture. Pour the oil in a thin stream while whisking continuously. For this dish, 1 to 2 cups
should be enough. Add some seasoning if you would like.  Chop the hard boiled egg and incorporate it
into the sauce. Drain the celery root and place in a salad bowl. Pour the remoulade dressing on the top and toss
until the dressing is evenly spread. The flavors will be better absorbed if the celery is still warm when you
mix in the dressing.  Let cool down before eating. It gets even better if you leave it in the fridge over-
night for marinating.

Last great book you read?
A Tale of Love and Darkness by Amos Oz.
It is an unconventional autobiography as well as a realistic account of the founding of Israel.

Animals-names and breeds?
Afraid I haven't had much luck in that department since my goldfish
died of starvation when I was 7 years old.

Do you exercise? What do you do, if so?
I occasionally go to a relaxation class which consists of lying on your back for 90
minutes. It's briliant and I am going to pretend that it is exercise.

Salty or sweet?
I love anything pickled - from cucumber to herring.

Who inspires you and why?
My 92 year old grandmother. She is very pragmatic. When she was young she didn't
like women. Then she had three daughters and changed her mind.

Pool or ocean?
The Ocean. Isak Dinesen said that "The cure for anything is salt water - sweat, tears or the sea."

Favorite city?
New York

Last great vacation?
Time spent on my family's farm on Laesoe, a tiny island in the north of Denmark.

Favorite TV show?
I have never owned a television. David Foster Wallace said that "TV is like candy in that it's more pleasurable and easier
than real food. But it also doesn't have any of the nourishment of the real food...If that's the basic main staple of your
diet, you're gonna die."

Weirdest job you've ever had?
Being a choir girl in a church for the hearing impaired. Singing in front of deaf people is a great way to get rid
of stage fright.

Favorite restaurant?
I like sitting at the bar at Mary's Fish Camp. Their lobster roll with curly fries is nice.

Favorite object in your home?
My antique leather Eames lounge chair. It's like sitting in a giant baseball glove. I don't
care if it's brown and takes up half the living room.

Favorite piece of clothing?
An original 'Lucia Guzman' alpaca wool sweater in petroleum blue, which was made for me.
Otherwise, anything I have ever bought at Castor & Pollux.

Favorite blog or website?
Unphotographable. Unfortunately, it is only upstead sporadically.

Something you're scared of?
I don't think I'm scared of anything.

Favorite record?
Lieder ohne Worte by Felix Mendelssohn played by Walter Gieseking.

Favorite popsong?
Nantes by Beirut.

Your Ideal day?
I would start with hard physical labor in the morning, followed by an afternoon at work
ending with an evening at the Metropolitan Opera.

Favorite gift you've ever received?
Singing lessons.

Favorite flower?
The confrontational Iris - a rebel without a cause.

Favorite perfume or scent?
Vol de Nuit by Guerlain.

Astrological sign?
Gemini with Aquarius rising.

What do you do for a living?
I work as a financial analyst for a renewable energy fund in Midtown.

Where do you live?
In an apartment on West 11th Street with my partner.

Your lucky number?
My lucky number is 9 according to the Chinese method of calculation.

What piece of art would you buy if you had no budget?
A painting by Hammerhoej - the Danish master of the color grey.

Pretty, pretty, pretty.
Come by tomorrow, Thursday, May 6th from 6-8 to meet Katie Finn and see all her new beauties. She's
been busy making lots of gorgeous pieces for us and all the Mother's out there. It should be a fun evening -
10% off, snacks and good friends.