Unraveling the Forbidden
“There is a charm about the forbidden that makes it unspeakably desirable.” We always desire what is forbidden to us. Having grown up eternally questioning norms and traditions with the […]
Physics, Mixology and Elixirs: Date Night in New York
“No amount of physical contact could match the healing powers of a well made cocktail.” And whether it is healing or simply an act of pure love, my relationship with […]
Between Myth and Mystery: The Great Wall of China
Time is a human construct, but sentiments are not bound by constructs. Which is why when the Year of the Ox moo-ed it’s way into a timeless year, as seemingly […]
Up Above the World so High! High to Higher in Venice Beach
If you have everything under control, then you are not moving fast enough. I travel in excess, I know it, and it has cost me a few relationships, but has acquired me […]
Memories take us Back, Dreams take us Forward
What’s in a name? Shakespeare‘s sonnets are eternally interlaced with my breaths, are his notions of romanticism and societal devils, which are prevalent even in vulnerable times. Which is why, […]
Where Imagination and Curiosity Coincide: Hotel Erwin Venice Beach
I’ve often been asked if I was to choose between stirring imagination or stirring curiosity. Why just choose one? This is a story of discovering oceanic peacocks with culinary unicorns, […]
Life Through Rosé Colored Lenses in Venice California
The romanticized rose, and its difference with the stupor of rosé, despite their pinkish similarities, has much poetry to be conjured. In French, la vie en rose means looking at […]
FOMO is a MOFO
I have an incurable case of FOMO. Until it came to time when time was valuable and suddenly, FOMO became the enemy of valuing your own time. FOMO lures me […]
To The Azure Seas and Back via Nerai New York City
“Greece has the feeling of being lost in time and geography with months and years hazily sparkling ahead in a prospect of inconjecturable magic.” – Patrick Leigh Fermor Finding an oasis […]
The Vogue of Plant-Based Vegan Sushi in New York
Did you know sushi is Japanese for happy? Beyond Sushi is Chef Guy Vaknin‘s elevated vegan eatery, with vegan and kosher sushi spear heading the menu. With a clean eating […]
